Take the Key and Lock Her Up (Deadly Games Thrillers, #4)

by Lena Diaz

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

Take the Key and Lock Her Up is apparently the final book in the Deadly Game series, which can be read as a stand-alone. I have not read the other books in the series as such I am unable to make any comparisons.

The story started out with a bang and continued at that pace until the very end. This is a fast paced read that kept me on the edge of my seat and had me turning the pages as I was eager to find out what was going to happen next.

There were so many twists and turns and it was not easy to figure out who was the villain. Just when think that you had it figured out the author throws in something else that takes you on a different track.

The main characters were likable and were easy to connect with. Detective Emily O'Malley is really cut out to be cop, but she had mad skills when it came to conducting investigations which led to her closing quite a number of cases. She felt that she had to be constantly proving herself as such she was intent on solving the case of the women who had gone missing and who were then murdered.

In the midst of following a lead she came in contact with Devlin Buchanan, a mercenary who worked for Extreme International Tours Inc (EXIT). He came to her rescue when the suspect had locked her into an abandoned building. She was torn as she was not sure of his connection to the murders coupled with the fact that she was attracted to him.

The chemistry between these two was undeniable. The banter between was entertaining. Emily knew that Delvin was hiding something and being the tenacious person that she was,she did not plan to stop digging until she found out what it was. Her tenacity, however, would land her and Devlin in some serious mess.

The ending was not what I expected. There are still some unaswered questions that I was hoping would have been addressed, this however did not take away from the story.
I enjoyed every suspenseful moment of this book and as a result I am now compelled to read the other books in the series.

This is a must read and I highly recommend it to persons who love romantic suspense.

I received a complimentary copy from Edelweiss in exchange for a honest review.