Half-Cherokee Marquitta "Skeet" Bannion thought she was leaving her troubles behind when she fled the stress of being the highest-ranking woman in the Kansas City Police Department, a jealous cop ex-husband, and a disgraced alcoholic ex-cop father. Moving to a small town to be chief of a college's campus police force, she builds a life outside of her work. She might even begin a new relationship with the amiable Brewster police chief.
All of this is threatened when the student editor of the school newspaper is found murdered on campus. Skeet must track down the killer, following trails that lead to some of the most powerful people in the university. In the midst of her investigation, Skeet assumes responsibility for a vulnerable teenager when her ex-husband and seriously ailing father wind up back on her hands. Time is running out and college administrators demand she conceal all college involvement in the murder, but Skeet will not stop until she's unraveled every last secret.
On a personal note .... this is a new author for me. Wasn't sure what I was getting, so was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book a great deal. I really enjoyed the interaction between Skeet, her ex-husband and her father .... a dysfunctional family for sure .... but I did feel the love under the masks of anger, betrayal, and needs.
This is not a deep, dark psychological thriller, but it's not a cozy mystery, either. I found it very entertaining and enjoyable. So I'm off to find the next 2 books in this series. I gave it 5 stars!
All of this is threatened when the student editor of the school newspaper is found murdered on campus. Skeet must track down the killer, following trails that lead to some of the most powerful people in the university. In the midst of her investigation, Skeet assumes responsibility for a vulnerable teenager when her ex-husband and seriously ailing father wind up back on her hands. Time is running out and college administrators demand she conceal all college involvement in the murder, but Skeet will not stop until she's unraveled every last secret.
On a personal note .... this is a new author for me. Wasn't sure what I was getting, so was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book a great deal. I really enjoyed the interaction between Skeet, her ex-husband and her father .... a dysfunctional family for sure .... but I did feel the love under the masks of anger, betrayal, and needs.
This is not a deep, dark psychological thriller, but it's not a cozy mystery, either. I found it very entertaining and enjoyable. So I'm off to find the next 2 books in this series. I gave it 5 stars!
