“Cool air blasted from the car vents. The AC struggled to stay ahead o fthe rising summer temperatures. Amy Baker maneuvered through the afternoon traffic, whispering a prayer for the millionth time that the person responsible for her sister’s death hadn’t discovered his mistake: he’d killed the wrong twin.”

This opening paragraph to the book sets up a suspenseful story that does not stop until almost the end of the book. The action was plentiful, and the scenes were unpredictable. The culprit did keep me guessing as well.

I am really glad that Sami Abrams wrote a sequel to Buried Cold Case Secrets. Deputy Keith Baker is mentioned in that book and makes a great lead in this story. (I also look forward to reading the next book (Detecting Secrets) in the Deputies of Anderson County series. I have enjoyed the characters and am definitely curious about why the next main character acts the way that he does.) I always like getting to know characters in multiple books.

One thing I did not like was some of the repetition. One main character had made a mistake. A rather major one. This choice is mentioned over and over and over again. Raher than simply being an issue, it became a fixation and an obstacle. While by the end there was some resolution, I started to get annoyed.

Perhaps this is a trend for this publisher as I read another Love Inspired book with a similar overemphasis of a problem. Even though I liked the authors, this caused me to want to get past part of the story to find the conclusion. I may not be able to read as many LI books.

That being said, there were many redeeming qualities. I definitely enjoyed the characters. The mystery seemed plausible, and the situations seemed like that they could happen. I like how this story happens in a small town.

I did receive an advanced copy of this book. I wanted to read and review it. All opinions are my own. Overall rating: 4.2 stars