4⭐️/ 1🌶️

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Mia Sheridan’s newest release brings suspense, danger, romance, and mystery as two individuals come together to solve the series of cases that keep popping up in San Francisco. Lennon Gray was an inspector in the SFPD, and with the cases she worked on, she was always faced with a new set of circumstances she needed to solve, but the newest case was one that was disturbing and kept wracking up a number of victims. Trying to solve case with homeless people being at the center of it, also brought Lennon’s new temporary partner, Ambrose Mars, a.k.a. an agent from the FBI. A dangerous drug being found at the crime scene, and unusual items left at the scene made Lennon and Ambrose question who was the one behind the hallucinogenic substances and the reasoning why they were targeting homeless people. 

As you can imagine, I was really looking forward to reading Mia Sheridan’s newest book. This story had an intriguing plot line with the way Lennon and Ambrose were partnered up together and had to solve the mystery behind the hallucinogenic drugs that had surfaced in each crime scene among the victims. The beginning was a bit slow, but only because it had to set up the story and the small details that would later prove to be more significant. Upon meeting both Lennon and Ambrose, I was curious about the types of people they were and their backstories. When it came to Ambrose, he was someone I couldn’t get a clear reading on, but with each chapter certain things about him left me feeling suspicious as to who he really was. Lennon on the other hand was an inspector and she seemed very insightful when it came to detecting clues, and possible motives in connections to the case she worked on. 

I had high hopes for this book especially considering I absolutely love Mia Sheridan’s stories, but this wasn’t exactly the five star read I thought it was going to be. I do think there was some interesting parts to the story including the mystery behind Ambrose which I wasn’t expecting and seeing both Lennon and Ambrose embark on solving the case. Maybe this wasn’t the right book for me at the time, but I didn’t feel a sense of urgency or connection to Lennon and Ambrose. Towards the end, the story felt rushed and ended quickly which I would have preferred it being flushed out a bit more if that makes sense. Regardless, I did like some parts of the story and because I love Mia Sheridan, I’m still giving it four stars.