A Killer in the Keys

Now You See Her by James Patterson is a great book for those seeking mystery and adventure. After a nightmarish college spring break and a spontaneous marriage to a police officer in Key West, Nina Bloom changed her identity and ran to New York to save herself. She has successfully raised a daughter and worked hard to put herself through law school. She now finds herself assigned to a case that dredges up her past and takes her back to Key West to deal with some demons. She must risk everything, including her daughter’s love, in order to set the record straight. This fast-paced story has some real surprises built into it! DB    

Frozen Iceland

Frozen Assets is the first book in a new crime series set in Iceland and features Gunnhildur "Gunna" the cop. She's a tough woman in a man's world and up to her neck investigating government corruption after a body is found floating in the harbor. The book jacket says "...is a piercing look at the endemic corruption that led to the global financial crisis and bankrupted Iceland's major banks..." For the American reader, this is a novel with a great sense of place,and a heroine to admire. ML