Reviewed by lizarodz on
I'm a big fan of Jayne Anne Krentz's contemporary novels as well as Amanda Quick's (one of her pseudonyms) historical novels. She always strikes just the right combination of romance and mystery and When All the Girls Have Gone is no exception.
Charlotte moved to Seattle to live near Jocelyn, her stepsister and only living relative. They are best friends and sisters so when Jocelyn leaves for a month-long internet-free in-the-middle of nowhere retreat, Charlotte agrees to take care of her apartment and mail. When Jocelyn's best friends suddenly dies, and murder is suspected, Charlotte starts worrying about her sister. Charlotte is smart, lively, and a little too trusting. Her previous boyfriend left her five days before their wedding, leaving a financial and emotional mess behind.
Max is a private investigator hired to look into the suspected murder and that's how he meets Charlotte. They team up since it seems like they are looking for the same answers. Max is handsome, divorced and with a painful childhood. He recently moved to Seattle to restart his life and open a private investigator office.
Charlotte and Max's relationship developed quickly, but it felt very real. That's usually the case fast moving, action packed thriller type of books. I liked that they were protective of each other, that they said what they thought and believed and didn't kept big secrets from each other. I like that they trusted each other and of course, that their love was genuine.
The plot is action packed and I have to confess that I suspected about one of It looks like this is the first book in a series instead of a stand-alone book. I feel like there is so much room for more, for us to learn about Max's brothers stories too.
Overall, I really enjoyed When All the Girls are Gone. Krentz has a magical formula that always seems to work and get my hearts strings going; it's the perfect combination of romance, hotness, mystery and murder ;)This review was originally posted on Quite the Novel Idea
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 24 October, 2016: Finished reading
- 24 October, 2016: Reviewed