Serial Burn by Lynette Eason

 

Years ago Jesslyn McCormick's family all died in a house fire. It was arson and Jesslyn has made it her life goal to find out who killed her family and why. Now it seems she has poked the culprit because lately there have been a string of fires that all seem to be pointing at Jesslyn as the target. FBI agent Nathan Carlisle is determined to keep Jesslyn safe. He's interested in her, but he has his own past to deal with and doesn't have time to pursue a relationship with Jesslyn. 

This is the 3rd book in the Lake City Heroes series. I really liked the pace of this book. It started out exciting and just kept that energy up throughout the whole story. I loved Jesslyn and Nathan together. I loved that even though Jesslyn was independent she also knew when to let people help her. I liked how both of them were able to open up to each other about their pasts. An exciting addition to the series and I look forward to more to come!

Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

 

First book of the New Year and a book on the Mystery puzzle list:

I'm going to keep plugging along on reading all of the books that were represented in this puzzle. This is number 11 out of something like 37. I'm not sure. Anyway, some of these books that are presented as the best all time mysteries just aren't doing it for me. Bluebird, Bluebird was one of those books. It was more of an investigation than a mystery. I guess there was a mystery as to who done it. If you are interested in reading books that have racial violence and justice as a theme then this would be a good book for you to read. I hate acts of violence against anyone and so at times it was a bit hard to read. The main character, Darren, was admirable in his desire to find out how a black man died in a small little town in Texas. The desire of the local law enforcement to sweep the crime under the carpet or to arrest an easy target was frustrating and irritating to me. There were times I wanted to put the book down, but I continued on to the end. The ending wasn't very satisfying and I did see that there are two other books in the series with Darren as the main character. I probably won't read them, but they are out there if you find this book to be to your liking.