We Don't Talk about Emma | 
pick3.5 ⭐️
J. D. Barker's books are usually a 5 ⭐️ for me, but this one hit at 3.5⭐️. I don't know what was different about it, other than him writing with Findorff. It just wasn't as well written as Barker's other books. There was a lot of dialogue that I was not sure was actually needed for the book. I usually don't figure out the person with one of his books, either, but I figured out one of the bad people pretty quickly. ⬇️
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When is cold-blooded murder justified? New Orleans Detective Nikki Mayeaux has decided it'swhen a technicality sets a serial rapist free. Jaded and frustrated, this latest injustice brings her to aboiling point. She arrives at the monster's home, intending to end his reign of terror, only to find
someone else got there first. His throat slit, his lifeless body left in the front seat of his car. Only one person wanted him dead more than her - his final victim - a girl of only sixteen who has vanished in the seedy underbelly of the French Quarter where residents will go to great lengths to protect their own, even when their own is a killer. When is cold-blooded murder justified? End a killer. End a cop. Sometimes, both
It hits the bookstands February 4, 2025.
Thanks to J. D. Barker for the book for an honest opinion. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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