Deadly Obsession (A Brown and Deluca
Novel)
Maggie Shayne
Harlequin MIRA, Nov 25 2014, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778316800
Renowned self-help author Rachel de
Luca gained psychic skills after she received the corneas donated from
the late brother of police detective Mason Brown. Rachel and Mace began seeing each other and
tonight enjoy another wonderful evening together when they see a blaze. Mace learns from bystanders that the two
Rouse children are trapped inside.
Without regard to his safety, he rushes inside and soon exits carrying
eight years old Jeffrey and three years old Rose though afterward Mace is
rushed to Syracuse’s St. Joe suffering from severe burns on his arms and smoke
inhalation. Panicked Rachel calls her
sister who reminds her that Mace’s nephews (Jeremy and Joshua) need her with
their father Eric dead, their mom Marie locked away in a padded cell and now
their uncle injured.
Mace’s partner Rosie informs him and Rachel that the fire
inspector concluded arson killed the mother and the person of interest is the
separated husband Peter. Mace leaves the
hospital to finish recuperating at home.
He hires Gretchen Young as his in-home nurse; unaware she has romantic
plans for him after watching his heroism on the news. At the same time Marie escapes confinement,
several more arsons including Mace’s home occur. Rachel distrusts Gretchen although she
wonders if that is jealousy instead of her psychic barometer warning her.
The fourth Brown and de Luca paranormal police procedural (see Sleep
with the Light, Wake To Darkness and Innocent Prey) is a tremendous thriller
that rotates perspective giving the audience a wonderful 360 panorama at what
is going on that ironically the characters do not have. Fast-paced, loaded with action and a strong cast,
this is one drama hard to put down.
Harriet Klausner
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