L.J. Garland

Reviewed by: Victoria
Book provided by: Publisher
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book

Sins of the Mind is the first book in the red River series by L. J. Garland and Deborah Gould. I chose this book because I enjoy spine tingling mysteries that keep you on your toes that mix in erotic romance.

Ethan Parker is assigned to investigate a grisly murder because he is the best detective in town. Ethan is a big strong and smart cop. He is a quite person that is not quick to discuss sensitive subjects when he should be. Ethan has his new partner Grant Montgomery. Grant is a rookie cop who seems to have a chip on his shoulders. As it turns out Grant’s sister Abby was at one time a victim of Ethan brother’s.

Abby Montgomery was the victim of a very violent crime. She is a strong woman who works every day to put the past behind her. It is apparent from the beginning of the book that the men around Abby are dying. She is involved somehow. Ethan works quickly to rule her out as a suspect. The next question is who wants to hurt Abby?

The book takes you on a roller coaster of emotions. The author did a wonderful job of created unique and engaging characters that stick with you even after you put the book down. I loved that as you got closer to the end of the story the more you were on the edge of your seat and hanging on each sentence.

While the story was well written and very realistic, I wish the author hid the identity of the killer better. It was apparent halfway though who it was. I was very surprised that it did not occur to anyone to consider him/her. The rest of the ending was a surprise. This was a great start to the series and I cannot wait to see what the next book has in store!… (meer)