When medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver take a trip away from the small town of Heartsdale - an escape from all the pressures which complicate their relationship - it should be a straightforward weekend at the beach. But they decide to take a detour via Jeffrey's hometown and things go violently wrong when Jeffrey's best friend Robert shoots dead an intruder who breaks into his house. Jeffrey and Sara are first on the scene and Jeffrey's keen to clear his friend's name, but for Sara things aren't so simple. The sear marks around the bullet-hole don't tally with Robert's story. Robert's wife, Jessie, is incoherent and confused. And when Jeffrey appears to change the crime scene, Sara no longer knows who to trust. Twelve years later, Sara and Jeffrey are caught up in a shockingly brutal attack which threatens to destroy both their lives. But they're not random victims. They've been targeted. And it seems the past is catching up with both of them...
So I purchased a copy of Indelible and I read it over a 3 or 4 day stretch. I have to say that although the book was wonderful as usual, it was very hard to follow at first. The book bounces back and forth from a modern day crisis to things happening in the past in Jeffrey Tolliver’s home town of Sylacauga, AL. At times I had to stop and think for a moment and remind myself where we were in the story. LOL
However, it was just as “gotta know what happens” as the previous three books, especially since what you read about in the past in Sylacauga relates to what’s happening in the modern day crisis. Basically there’s a hostage situation at the police station and a lot of the major players are caught in the fray. Interspersed with that is a tale of friendship and betrayal from the beginning of Sara & Jeffrey’s relationship - based on a visit to Sylacauga. You won’t be able to put this book down any more than you’ll be able to put the first three down, that much I can guarantee you!
There are two more books in this series - Faithless & Beyond Reach. Triptych is also supposed be tied into the series somehow, but it’s not actually a part of the series. My next quest is to obtain a copy of Faithless so I can start it. I’m sure it will be just as good as the first four books in the series.
This one gets 4 stars, not because it as bad, but because it was hard to follow at times.
