A
bestselling author of over 40 something novels, Jance delivers
on this one as well. Put in a female Sheriff, a dead body,
and a thousand miles away bad blood, found money, and murder
and you’ve got suspense. Call it crazy but it’s
a formula that is used over and over again expecting different
results.
Sheriff Joanna Brady was elected to the job after her husband
died from a drug deal gone bad shoot out. The townspeople
were skeptical at first but after proving her seriousness
for the job, their distrust melted away. She now finds herself
in the middle of a puzzle that spans two states and two dead.
Is she up for the job? With a small staff and a husband and
children at home, Joanna begins to put the missing pieces
together.
Not quite
sure how I feel about this one. The premise is intriguing
but the execution left me flat. Jance does a good job of opening
the story with action and putting the reader immediately in
the middle of a question mark. But the resolution is weak.
Innocence
is seventeenth in the Brady series so it might be a good investment,
if you are a fan, to start with her first, Desert Heat. I
think you will have a better familiarity with the characters
development over the years and more empathy for their story.
Reviews of other titles in this series
Paradise Lost #1 [review
1] [review
2]
Tombstone
Courage #2
Dead
to Rights #3
Exit
Wounds #11
Dead
Wrong #12
Damage
Control #13
Fire
and Ice #14 [JP Beaumont series #19]
Remains of Innocence #16 [review
1] [review
2]
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