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katyanaish's review against another edition
4.0
****4.5****
Gripping RS - and be forewarned, the deaths are gruesome - with great characters. Loved that both leads could be skilled and competent without undercutting each other (no TSTL or damsels in distress here, hooray!).
Gripping RS - and be forewarned, the deaths are gruesome - with great characters. Loved that both leads could be skilled and competent without undercutting each other (no TSTL or damsels in distress here, hooray!).
laurenjodi's review against another edition
4.0
Fade to Black
4 Stars
The Black CATs is a new FBI cyber team dedicated to solving murders originating on the Internet. The newest case involves a serial killer auctioning off his kills on an underground website. The team track the killer’s first victim to a small-town and Special Agent Dean Taggert is assigned to liaise with the local Sheriff Stacey Rhodes. As the two develop a personal relationship alongside the professional, they find themselves in a race against time to locate a sadistic psychopath before he kills again…
Fans of the TV show Criminal Minds will find themselves in familiar territory with the Black CATs. Although the subject matter is exceedingly disturbing, Kelly handles it all with subtlety and a minimum of blood and gore.
The plot is a solid police procedural with the traditional investigative techniques and an abundance of suspects. Even though there are sufficient clues as to the killer’s identity, Kelly manages some clever slight of hand and the ultimate reveal is quite a surprise.
The romance is similar to many others in the genre with cooperation between the FBI and local law enforcement turning into something more. Dean and Stacey are both appealing characters with their own personal baggage, but this never interferes with either their professionalism or their growing emotional connection that builds slowly after the initial physical attraction.
All in all, Fade to Black is a well-written romantic thriller that includes all the right elements for an entertaining read. I have the rest of the series and look forward to continuing with it.
4 Stars
The Black CATs is a new FBI cyber team dedicated to solving murders originating on the Internet. The newest case involves a serial killer auctioning off his kills on an underground website. The team track the killer’s first victim to a small-town and Special Agent Dean Taggert is assigned to liaise with the local Sheriff Stacey Rhodes. As the two develop a personal relationship alongside the professional, they find themselves in a race against time to locate a sadistic psychopath before he kills again…
Fans of the TV show Criminal Minds will find themselves in familiar territory with the Black CATs. Although the subject matter is exceedingly disturbing, Kelly handles it all with subtlety and a minimum of blood and gore.
The plot is a solid police procedural with the traditional investigative techniques and an abundance of suspects. Even though there are sufficient clues as to the killer’s identity, Kelly manages some clever slight of hand and the ultimate reveal is quite a surprise.
The romance is similar to many others in the genre with cooperation between the FBI and local law enforcement turning into something more. Dean and Stacey are both appealing characters with their own personal baggage, but this never interferes with either their professionalism or their growing emotional connection that builds slowly after the initial physical attraction.
All in all, Fade to Black is a well-written romantic thriller that includes all the right elements for an entertaining read. I have the rest of the series and look forward to continuing with it.
reneesutton00's review against another edition
5.0
LOVE LOVE LOVE! One of the best I've read in a long time. Great story, great characters, great author!
vesper1931's review
4.0
A new FBI task force - Cyber Action Team or CAT has been set up. One of the team discover a series of murders by someone calling themselves the Reaper who has been publishing the videos of the murders in a cyber club called Satan's Playground. The team go back to what they believe is the first murder to found clues to the Reaper's identity.
rockchick062's review
2.0
This book was fair. The story was ok. I wouldn't include in romance more a mystery. However the story did not keep my interest. I had to force my self to finish the book.
mslizalou's review
5.0
Book 1 of the Black CATs series. Must read by any romantic suspense fan. Leslie Parrish found her voice with her new series of books.
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