All her life, Midwest restaurateur Sydney Richardson has been searching for answers about her past. Now, in this riveting thriller, the truth hits home—with a vengeance.
Billy Tremble thought he had finally made it out of the skids. He was happy to share his good fortune with his less fortunate friends . . . and that’s why he ended up dead.
Sydney Richardson’s enjoying a rare night out in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, when she learns that one of her friends has been shot. Rick Sheffield thought he was staking out a drug deal; turns out he had a front-row seat to a million-dollar cash drop gone wrong. Meanwhile, at a construction site across town, a young vagrant is killed execution-style after spreading some serious wealth among his street friends.
Sydney sees no reason to link the shootings—until the money disappears from the evidence locker, resulting in the release of the suspect in the first shooting and the suspension of the detective investigating the second. Determined to connect the dots herself, Sydney uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy tying a respectable local family to the Chicago underworld. But what frightens her most is the fact that the trail of blood leads to the decades-old cold case that has haunted Sydney’s every move: her father’s murder. AMAZON 5 STARS
Wow, what a powerful story! Powerful on so many different levels. Loved the main characters, they were strong ones, and they were likable too. And oh, did I mention smart and good at what they do?
Sydney was someone who succeeded in so many ways especially when it came to her businesses. Now, her love life was kind of a different story though. Her lover and friend Clay wants so much more with her but there's just something that isn't showing her as all in. This is going to be a problem. So is her feelings for Rick Sheffield, there's more there than they want to really address. I wouldn't say that this thriller had as much romance as i would have liked but that's just me probably. It still was incredibly good.
Her late father's cop partner, Horst Welke (what a name) is a great addition to the story. He adds so much to the story as being the man who stepped up and was always there for Sydney whenever she needed him. They had such a great, affectionate relationship.
This story has surprise after surprise with several twists of surprises towards the end of the book. I kid you not, at least one of them I didn't see coming and I liked that the author could surprise me like that. I don't want to give anything away so I am going to stop right there. I would be open to read more by this author after reading this book.
I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy of this book via Netgalley. And this is my honest opinion of it.
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