Jenna Mills Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

Jenna Mills

Signature Select, May 2006, $5.99

ISBN: 0373837054

New Orleans reporter Renee Fox is stunned when her friend Savannah Trahan vanishes without a trace. The prime suspect Savannah's boyfriend, a ten year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department, Detective Cain Robichaud is cleared of all charges due to a lack of evidence though his law enforcement career is over as the shadow of doubt 'convicts" him among his peers. Disappointed with officialdom and though the trail is cold, Renee vows to keep digging until she learns the truth as she suspects Cain killed Savannah.

Cain, haunted by his girlfriend's disappearance and feelings of guilt for not being there for her, swears he will find Savannah alive or her corpse and killer. As he makes inquiries, he realizes that someone wants the case to remain cold and is willing to kill to achieve that objective. The cop also fears that obstinate Renee is upsetting this unknown culprit and could be next; he pledges to keep the woman who has entered his heart safe.

This romantic suspense thriller enables the audience to compare Cain's relationships with the two best friends, Renee and Savannah by using flashbacks to tell the latter tale. The story line is action-packed though some readers will insist Cain falls in love too easily while others will appreciate the strong torrid attraction between him and the woman who suspects he got away with murder.

Harriet Klausner