Flashpoint
Lynn Hightower
Oct 2015 · The Sonora Blair Mysteries Book 1 · Open Road Media
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A New York Times Notable Book: Cincinnati homicide detective Sonora Blair hunts a serial killer who’s playing with fire in Shamus Award–winning author Lynn Hightower’s chilling thriller
A single mother of two children and a police specialist with the Cincinnati Homicide Division, Sonora Blair is still awake in the middle of the night when the call comes in. Mark Daniels has been found in Mount Airy Forest handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car, doused with accelerant, and set on fire. As the hideously burned college student lies dying in the ER, he describes his killer: blond, female, and a total stranger.
But Mark may not have been the intended victim. Evidence points to a sexual fixation on his older brother, Keaton, a teacher currently separated from his wife. Then the murderer—who has been dubbed “Flash” by the media—calls Sonora one night, taunting and mocking her. As the investigation heats up, the harassment continues. The female psychopath knows intimate details about Sonora’s family and her past. As the criminal’s monstrous plan becomes chillingly apparent, Sonora must risk everything to corner a cunning killer.
Flashpoint is the 1st book in the Sonora Blair Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
A single mother of two children and a police specialist with the Cincinnati Homicide Division, Sonora Blair is still awake in the middle of the night when the call comes in. Mark Daniels has been found in Mount Airy Forest handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car, doused with accelerant, and set on fire. As the hideously burned college student lies dying in the ER, he describes his killer: blond, female, and a total stranger.
But Mark may not have been the intended victim. Evidence points to a sexual fixation on his older brother, Keaton, a teacher currently separated from his wife. Then the murderer—who has been dubbed “Flash” by the media—calls Sonora one night, taunting and mocking her. As the investigation heats up, the harassment continues. The female psychopath knows intimate details about Sonora’s family and her past. As the criminal’s monstrous plan becomes chillingly apparent, Sonora must risk everything to corner a cunning killer.
Flashpoint is the 1st book in the Sonora Blair Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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Linda Strong
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October 12, 2015
She's a single mom with two children and an ulcer. She also carries a badge and gun, as she is a homicide detective. She is Sonora Blair. The victim is a young man who has evidently been abducted, shot, handcuffed to the steering wheel of his car, doused with gasoline and burned to death. The killer is a woman ... and she's done this before. Once Sonora and her team start investigating, she becomes a target. And the killer really gets serious when she thinks the brother of the young man she killed is interested in Sonora. Fearing for her family, Sonora is in a race to find out who and why. Terrific mystery with just a touch of romance. Tightly woven plot. Believable characters. No clues to the who and the why. Very well written. This is one series that I am definitely going to be following! 4.5 Stars My thanks to the author / NetGalley / Open Road Integrated Media who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
About the author
Lynn Hightower is the international bestselling author of two detective series, the Sonora Blair and Lena Padget books, as well as the supernatural suspense series, the Enlightenment Project, and the Junie Lagarde thrillers. Her works have been listed as a New York Times Notable Book and Times (London) bestsellers, and have won the WH Smith Fresh Talent and Shamus Awards. Hightower teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where she was Instructor of the Year in 2012. She works as a manuscript consultant and writing coach for novelists and regularly contributes to Psychology Today.
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