Casee‘s review of Dying Scream by Mary Burton.
NO ONE WILL FIND YOU.
An aspiring artist. A high-school senior. A stripper. Three women who seemed to have nothing in common except their sudden disappearance. But one man knew them all. Wealthy, privileged Craig Thornton even claimed to love them. And for that, they paid the ultimate price.
NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU
When Adrianna Barrington receives an anniversary card from her husband Craig, she assumes it’s a some crackpot’s idea of a joke. After all Craig is dead. But then come phone calls, flowers, messages…all reminding her how much Craig misses her. While Adrianna begins to doubt her sanity, grisly remains are found on the Thornton estate. Detective Gage Hudson is convinced the bodies are linked to Craig. But the biggest shocks are yet to come.
NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM
A psychopath has taken up his chilling work again, each death a prelude to the moment when she is under his control at last. And the only way for Gage and Adrianna to stop him is to uncover the truth about a family’s dark past–and a twisted love that someone will kill for again and again.
I wasn’t too impressed by Mary Burton’s debut. It bore too many similarities to I’m Watching You by Karen Rose. I was able to get this book free on my Kindle which is really the only reason I read it. I’m glad I did because it has convinced me that while I didn’t like her debut, I like her writing style.
I liked Adrianna. She was very matter-of-fact. After losing her husband to a drunk driver, she has to take care of two years of medical bills and various other debts. Adrianna is auctioning off anything that remains of her husband’s estate. Selling the familial home is the last thing Adrianna has to do before she is free to start a life away from the east coast and anything that has to do with the Thornton’s.
Gage Hudson long since thought that Craig Thornton was involved with the disappearances of several women. When Adrianna needs to excavate the cemetery on the family property, he thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to find where the bodies are buried. Literally.
Adrianna and Gage had a brief summer affair before she went to back to Craig and subsequently married him. It was hot while it lasted, but ended when they started spending less and less time together. The attraction is still obviously alive between Gage and Adrianna. I don’t know what it was that made me care about this couple as much as I did.
I didn’t see what was coming which is not unusual. That didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the book. I found that the blend of romance and suspense was done extremely well.
3.5 out of 5.
This book is available from Zebra. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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