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A review by jonetta
Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire
4.0
This is the final book in the trilogy within this series. With the identities of all three daughters of Eileen Stafford uncovered, former Bullet Catcher Jack Culver is focused on discovering the identity of their father and the real murderer of Wanda Sloan. Bullet Catcher owner Lucy Sharpe is now completely invested in the investigation, offering up her full resources, even though she's not as convinced as Jack is about the suspected identity of the killer.
This is just as much Jack and Lucy's private story as it is about the investigation. We finally learn quite a bit about her past, enough to have a clearer picture of the character and what drives her, including Lucy's history with Jack. While I found her story compelling, their romance didn't engage me that much, primarily because he was too focused on it with every comment and I had imagined someone much more intriguing for her. Maybe it was just me.
I found the investigation to be the heart of the story and it engaged me from the start. It wasn't completely clear who was involved with whom as there were multiple agendas. There were a couple of twists that I never saw coming and threw me for a loop. It had a heck of an ending, some parts I got right and others a little off the mark. I really enjoyed this one, despite my issues with the romance.
This is just as much Jack and Lucy's private story as it is about the investigation. We finally learn quite a bit about her past, enough to have a clearer picture of the character and what drives her, including Lucy's history with Jack. While I found her story compelling, their romance didn't engage me that much, primarily because he was too focused on it with every comment and I had imagined someone much more intriguing for her. Maybe it was just me.
I found the investigation to be the heart of the story and it engaged me from the start. It wasn't completely clear who was involved with whom as there were multiple agendas. There were a couple of twists that I never saw coming and threw me for a loop. It had a heck of an ending, some parts I got right and others a little off the mark. I really enjoyed this one, despite my issues with the romance.