Lethal Relations

Lethal Relations

by Lo Monaco

I really liked the plot some of it I saw coming and other parts were very much a surprise. I thought to much filler was used that wasn’t needed. I am unsure why it had the little bit of romance between Terry and Carl which had nothing to do with the plot or the story. I felt it took away from the story and was used as filler.  3.5 rounding it up to a 4 star.

What I did like was the characters, how the story was laid out and how it all came together. Yes I was pretty sure who did the killing and the why of it but the author puts one heck of a twist on things. It is mind blowing and a shocker. It can be so surprising how one murder can affect so many people breaking a family in two.

When Terry is hired to clear the name of the killer’s girlfriend who happens to be the sister to the victim’s brother in law, if you think that is confusing just read the book to find out just how confusing it can get. The author does leave hints along the way that you most likely will pick up on before Terry does. Some hints you will never get others are very easy. Terry is living a dangerous game of cat and mouse trying to find the killer and all that might be affected. The plot is complex and mind blowing. The characters are easy to like some more so than others. Even the killer I thought was nice, there is no hate going on that you can see, the killing isn’t really based on hate. It is more a need for silence. It is very interesting and does keep your attention once you get past the filler. The authors does a great job keeping the mystery going, filling it with danger, lies and decent. I really liked the surprise ending.

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Summary

Terry Strong is a PI with a Black Belt in Taekwondo and a ceaseless determination. Fred Greene has been murdered…in his own home while watching TV. The police have arrested his girlfriend, Barbara Metcalf. But Barbara’s brother, attorney Donald Remick doesn’t believe she did it. Remick hires Terry to prove Barbara’s innocence. But it won’t be easy. All the evidence points right to Barbara. Even Fred’s son, Robert, believes Barbara shot his father. She had been at the Greene residence that night just as Robert was leaving. Later that night, Fred was found dead…by Barbara. Trying to untie all the twisted knots of relationships has Terry frustrated and confused while at the same time, her relationship with her sometime SO, Carl Black, compounds the stress. Adding to that the puzzling connection between Robert Greene and Donald Remick’s daughter, Sylvia, makes this a mystifying and difficult case to solve. Terry finally unweaves all the strands and with the help of her Black Belt, brings this case to a shocking conclusion which no one expected.