Series:
Hawaii CI (Book 4)
With a serial killer on the loose
A homicide detective is on the hunt…
In Hawaii to research a mass murder, Daphne Dockery seeks
out the lead detective on the case. Kenneth Kealoha is glad to help -- and
eager to get to know her better. They're exploring their instant connection when
Daphne realizes that she's being followed. Has an obsessed fan tracked her to
the island, or has the monster Ken is hunting chosen her as his next victim?
Good mix of suspense and romance. Daphne is a true crime
writer on Maui for a book tour. She is also researching her next book, a
murder-suicide that took place on the island the previous year. She seeks out
Ken, the lead detective on the case. Ken is a detective with the Maui PD and is
currently immersed in the search for a serial killer who stuns and then
suffocates his victims.
I liked the first meeting between Ken and Daphne. He
attended her book signing and got a copy of her book. She noticed him
immediately as a good-looking man who intrigued her. Imagine her surprise the
next day when she discovered he was the detective she needed to talk to. Ken
was equally intrigued by Daphne. He had read her latest book in one sitting the
night before and found it fascinating. I liked their immediate connection and
desire to get to know each other better. The time they spent together showed
their respect for each other's vocations and their compatibility. Their
feelings for each other deepened quickly, but both were wary of saying
anything. It took a nearly fatal incident for them to overcome their fears. The
ending was good, and I liked the epilogue.
The suspense was good. I could feel Ken and the other
task force members' frustration over their inability to catch him. When Daphne
gets involved with Ken, she also gets involved with the search because of
previous research on serial killers. Each new murder ramped up the intensity,
especially after they'd thought they had him. Ken's protective instincts are
aroused when he suspects Daphne may be the serial killer's next target because she
resembles the other victims. I enjoyed watching the investigation progress, and
I was glued to the pages as Ken and the others closed in on the suspect's
identity. The final confrontation was a nail-biter with a twist I didn't see
coming.
The book was good and kept me hooked from start to
finish. It lost a star, however, because of an overabundance of adverbs, mostly
describing how a person spoke. People spoke: honestly, calmly, politely,
friendly, tersely, lyrically (really!?), stiffly, wryly, eagerly, anxiously,
bleakly, flatly, matter-of-factly, and emphatically - and that was just in the
first chapter. It became very distracting as I waited to see what new adverb
the author would use next. "Maudlinly" struck me as incredibly awkward sounding.
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