Annie Solomon, One Deadly Sin

One Deadly Sin

Annie Solomon

Forever, May 2009, $6.99

ISBN: 9780446178440

Twenty years after her father allegedly committed suicide rather than face prison time for embezzlement and her family including her were run out of town, Edie Swann returns to her hometown of Redbud with an agenda. First she wants the truth about her dad as she refuses to believe he killed himself or he would steal money. Second she wants revenge on those townsfolk who caused her father's death.

No one recognizes her so to stir the pot, Edie sends black angels that are identical to her father's grave marker. The first target dies of a heart attack and a second death follows as if her list is cursed especially with black angels left behind as a trademark of the killer. As Edie and Sheriff Holt Drennen fall in love, he remains suspicious that his "angel" might be a serial killer.

This action-packed yet lead character driven romantic suspense thriller grips the reader from the first step Edie takes in Redbud since she and her family were run out of town two decades ago. Needing closure and justice, her efforts awaken fear and anger in the town and a killer salivating to see her blood flow as well as internal friction between the man she loves and his family. Though somewhat over the top of the Adirondacks with the serial killer spin, no one will truly care as the romantic subplot deftly enhances the tension of Anne Solomon's exciting winner.

Harriet Klausner