By: G.K. Parks
Libby audiobook 10 hours
Read by: Amy Deuchler
Published 2023
Genre: mystery, romance
I did it again. I looked for audiobooks / available now / English / first in series / mystery . . . and grabbed one that sounded interesting.
"I quit my job. I walked away from everything I knew. I couldn't lose anyone else. Not again. Working for James Martin wasn't supposed to be complicated or lethal. Too bad someone wanted him dead, and I was the only thing standing in the way."
Alex Parker is bossy, whiny, and irritating. She crosses all the professional / personal boundaries . . . but not until I was sucked into the story and curious about the criminal mastermind!
The reader, Amy Deuchler, did a fabulous job with the voices! It can be hard for a woman to make a male character sound sexy, sneering, etc. but she did it.
Too bad I didn't notice the "romance" tag until AFTER I'd already listened to a few hours of it. It was forced sexual tension and it just bugged me.
The shootout scene was intense and fast-paced. Most of the rest of it was just meh. The bad guy was exactly who the obvious bad guy seemed. The title - "likely suspects" - really only has one suspect . . .
Her use of her former boss's time and the local PD seemed unbelievable as well.
