ncrabb's review against another edition
3.0
When I first began reading this, I thought I had died and gone back to the time when Geraldo Rivera did television specials on the evils of satanic worship. It felt like that era was back in this book. Irene Kelly is a newspaper reporter. She is romantically involved with a homicide cop, and that creates a lot of tension in both places. The newsroom wonders whether she's holding stuff back; the cop shop employees don't trust him with information for fear he will run to her with stuff they'd rather keep secret. It makes for a tough environment to grow a romance. But the two are working at it, and they are doing fine.
As a local election draws near, Irene receives a visit from a teenage boy. His dad is running for the district attorney slot in town. The opponent has a teenage daughter, and the boy's father is certain he can capitalize on a family issue in his opponent's life. It seems the girl is into covens and witchcraft. The boy's father wants to expose that. The problem we have is the young man has romantic feelings for the girl. He really doesn't want his dad to go public with the information. That seems like pretty small potatoes until someone murders a girl who knew the lawyer's daughter.
I have dipped in and out of this series. So, I know the writing style improves as the books move forward. This one was ok. At one point, someone kidnaps Irene and threatens her life. The author fills the final chapters with suspense and a lot of nail-biting plot points. After I read this, I would think twice before getting into a sailboat. That's all I'm going to say about that. I will definitely continue with this series. I read the first book several years ago, and that's why I'm not writing about it now.
As a local election draws near, Irene receives a visit from a teenage boy. His dad is running for the district attorney slot in town. The opponent has a teenage daughter, and the boy's father is certain he can capitalize on a family issue in his opponent's life. It seems the girl is into covens and witchcraft. The boy's father wants to expose that. The problem we have is the young man has romantic feelings for the girl. He really doesn't want his dad to go public with the information. That seems like pretty small potatoes until someone murders a girl who knew the lawyer's daughter.
I have dipped in and out of this series. So, I know the writing style improves as the books move forward. This one was ok. At one point, someone kidnaps Irene and threatens her life. The author fills the final chapters with suspense and a lot of nail-biting plot points. After I read this, I would think twice before getting into a sailboat. That's all I'm going to say about that. I will definitely continue with this series. I read the first book several years ago, and that's why I'm not writing about it now.
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