Christian | Romance
No sooner has Alexis Stone been sworn in as the interim sheriff for
Russell County, Tennessee, when a serial killer dubbed the Queen's
Gambit Killer strikes again--this time in her hometown. Pearl Springs is
just supposed to be a temporary stop along the way to Alex's real
dream: becoming the first female police chief of Chattanooga. But the
killer's calling card--a white pawn and a note with a chess move printed
on it--cannot be ignored.
Pearl Springs chief of police Nathan
Landry can't believe that his high school sweetheart Alexis (he refuses
to call her Alex) is back in town, and he can't help wanting to protect
the woman he never stopped loving. But as the danger mounts and the
killer closes in, can Nathan come through on the promises he makes to
himself to bring a killer to justice before it's too late.
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4 STARS
Alexis is one focused, competitive, driven woman. All work and no play has what she has become. She has a goal and it didn't included staying in her hometown. She loves her grandparents who raised her but she has a specific job that she wants to get promoted to. And she can't get it here with loving but hovering grands. She doesn't want to stay here permanently. As much as she loves and owes her grandparents.
On the other total side is Nathan, who is great at his job, loves the town and never wants to leave. You can clearly see the dilemma that they face as their attraction re-appears.
Chess was one of the things that made it a different kind of story. While I appreciated that it was also something that being a non-chess player I found a bit harder to follow..often. I just didn't realize when I chose the book that there would be so MUCH chess information. On the plus side, I think it shows the author did their homework on it. I did like how at about 36% on my kindle, that's when I saw how the title of this book fit.
I had a lot of questions about Kayla. What's up with her? Who is she really? And what are her motives ? She made my suspicion meter go up.
Although
this is a Christian story, it's my hope than people wouldn't pass it by
because of that. It's really good and references to God aren't like a
punch to the face.
There is plenty of action in this story as the serial killer dubbed the Queen's Gambit Killer plays a murderous game of cat and mouse with Alexis. Come to find out there is more to deal with that just this serial killer. Others have plans to "damage" Alexis and we discover that as time goes on. Leads to a whole lot of suspects. The story keeps you guessing until the final moments which come to some stunning surprises.
I liked how the story ended with hope for the future.
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
NETGALLEY
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