Murder Road

After reading a LOT of mediocre suspense thrillers, I am so relieved to finally find one that not only meets the genre's requirements, but also exceeds them. Simone St. James's latest is atmospheric, unpredictable and character-rich. The highlight is the love story between April and Eddie, recent newlyweds who know almost nothing about each other. Their relationship deepens as they work together to solve the mysteries of “Murder Road,” but these two lonely, wounded people have dark secrets. I was rooting for them and wary of them at the same time.

I stopped reading Simone St. James's books when she moved from historical to more-or-less contemporary settings (the 1990s are NOT history!), but I may have to reconsider that decision.