When I began reading When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason, I expected medical examiner (ME) Serena
Hopkins to be under duress in China . . . considering that’s what the epilogue
of When the Smoke Clears, book one in
the Deadly Reunions series, indicated.
At the very least, I expected
her work with the earthquake cleanup in China to be mentioned sometime
throughout When a Heart Stops.
Neither of those scenarios
happened, but that didn’t distract too much from the whodunit suspense found
upon the pages I kept turning long into the night. With each new twist and turn
along the journey (none of which I’ll be sharing, so you’ll have to pick up a
copy of the book to discover the sneakiness for yourself), my heart beat faster
and faster as I attempted to anticipate what would happen next.
I was wrong so often!
But that’s part of the fun of
reading a Lynette Eason novel. If they were predictable, they wouldn’t be so
addictive.
Book three I recently purchased
because I knew I’d want to read it after finishing this one. I was right. I
want to read it NOW!
In When a Heart Stops, ME
Serena Hopkins and FBI agent Dominic Allen are baffled to discover that the
Doll Maker Killer is back—even though he’s sitting in prison. How is this
possible? They aren’t quite sure, but you can be certain they’ll use all their
knowledge and resources to find out!
This novel is an
edge-of-your-seat suspense that will keep you up late, flipping pages while the
moon inches higher and higher in the sky—not that you’ll notice. If you haven’t
yet read any of Lynette Eason’s books, the Deadly Reunions series is a great
one to start with. You’ll be hooked before you know it!
Have you ever read a book that you just couldn’t put down? What drew
you into the story so thoroughly? What tips do you have for authors who want to
write books that keep you flipping those pages?
2 comments:
I really want to read this one! I haven't read any of Lynette Eason's books before, but I love the suspense genre. I can never put down Dani Pettrey's Alaskan Courage books. I think the lovable characters and suspenseful plot twists are what pull me into her stories. :)
I haven't yet read Dani Pettrey's books, but they are on my to-be-read list! I'm sure you'll love Lynette's books. She's quite the master of suspense. Would you like a challenge? Try making a list of suspects as you read and see if you can figure out whodunit before she reveals it. I haven't been completely right yet!
Oh, and her Women of Justice series is awesome, too!
Thanks for stopping by, Jillian. I really appreciate your comments.
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