4.5 Stars
It has been a very long time since I have read an Amanda Quick novel, but I am so glad to have taken a chance with this one. Although it is the fourth in this series, it is also what could be called a stand-alone novel. Each book deals with a different couple.
The era (the 1930's) that the author chose is just perfect, and I wholeheartedly believe that she has done excellent research into that time period. This era was the era of the flapper, women wearing pants, and breaking into what has always been considered 'men's' work. But Vivian is also working on the quiet as a photojournalist.
In this book, Vivian (the main female character) is breaking into photography as an art form. (think nude male models!) One of the unusual things about Vivian is that she has a strong intuition, and she puts that to good use. The male protagonist, Nick, also has some paranormal leanings, and he meets up with Vivian in a most unusual way.
The story is exciting, frustrating, suspenseful, informative as to the historical background, confusing yet straightforward. The ending seemed to have come out of the blue. In other words, I love it, and I am planning on buying the three earlier novels that I've missed.
*ARC supplied by the publisher.
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Synopsis: "Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer…
Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills.
After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the “Dagger Killer,” Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims—details that only another photographer would have noticed—details that put Vivian at the top of the killer’s target list.
Nick Sundridge has always been able to “see” things that others don’t, coping with disturbing dreams and visions. His talent, or as he puts it—his curse—along with his dark past makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. Together, they discover the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse—all in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders."
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