Killing Her Softly

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How happy am I that I found "Beverly Barton"? I really liked this book. I read a lot and a lot of the books I've been reading are "ho hum". Not this one. It's a real page turner. In the courtroom Quinn Cortez is a ruthless - take no prisoners - kinda lawyer. In his personal life he's a charming seducer that woman fall for immediately. Unfortunately the woman he is lover to are being brutally slaughtered. Quinn has blacked out for the murders being committed. Annabelle Vanderley (from a very wealthy family) wants her murdered cousin Lulu's killer found and brought to justice. She and Quinn try to hire the same P.I. (the best in the country) to help solve the murder. She and Quinn are immediately attracted to one another and both try to ignore the attraction. He wants her. She's afraid he may have killed Lulu and then several of his past lovers also turn up brutally murdered. If you want to be totally entertained, read this book. This was my first Beverly Barton book but it won't be my last. I'm a true fan. I haven't been this interested in an author since James Patterson.

Well I haven't read all of BB's books but I have read a few of them and this one had to be one of my personal favorites. I usually can guess pretty early on "who did it" but I loved the fact that not only was I unable to quickly guess the killer but I was wrong in my assumption. That for me was the greatest thing ever! I will say that even when I can guess the killer quickly, I usually have several moments when I change my mind while reading one of her books. But usually I am right!

WHEN A KILLER DOESN'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT... The woman has been waiting impatiently on her satin sheets. Her lover knows exactly how to satisfy her. But this time, he has something else planned...something that will really take her breath away... THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO ELIMINATE HIS VICTIMS... In the courtroom, defense lawyer Quinn Cortez has a reputation as a ruthless predator who always gets what he wants. In the bedroom, it's no different. Quinn is an accomplished seducer with a long list of conquests. But now, someone has brutally slaughtered one of them, and Quinn has no memory of the night he was found in her home... SOFTLY... Annabelle Vanderley wants justice for her murdered cousin, and if Quinn Cortez swears he can find the true killer, she's willing to give him the benefit of a doubt. But then another body is discovered...and another...each victim an ex-lover of Quinn's. Now, consumed by dread, Annabelle wonders just how close she may be to a twisted psychopath for whom her pain would be the ultimate pleasure...

Annabelle Vanderley is 34. Since she was 23 she has been the one to handle all the responsibility in her family. Her fiancee was in an accident and was paralyzed. For the last 11 years she has been alone taking care of him for the 9 years until his death and still taking care of her uncle and his 2 preverted children, Lulu and Wythe. At 28 Lulu is wild and selfish, Wythe is an abuser and even worse. But Annabelle loves her uncle and protects him from the truth about his children. Quinn Cortez is an attorney. He has come from nothing and from the first uses his brilliant mind for the one with the most money. A judge saved him and turned him around at 16 so he tries to help other young people. He may do good for youngsters needing a hand, but he's not so good on women. Quinn is a lov'm and leav'm sort of guy. The string of broken hearts is long and winding. He may be passionate but he's not compassionate to women. His affairs are legion and so is his reputation. Quinn doesn't make love he just fills physical needs. Annabelle is summoned to Memphis where Lulu lives. She is shocked to learn Lulu has been murdered, she was found by her latest lover, Quinn. Naturally he is the main suspect. When they meet the unexpected happens. Quinn finds for the first time he has met a woman he can relate to. Annabelle finds him attractive but knows only to well, that the man is a player and he may have killed her cousin. Both try to hire the same private investigator and thus find themselves joining together to find the murderer. If Annabelle can learn to trust Quinn and overcome the unwanted attraction she feels, maybe they can solve this case. However, suddenly another one of Quinn's lovers is found dead. The police and the PI find 3 other women over the last 2 years who have been killed in the same way. All of them had had affairs with Quinn, and since he has been having black-outs he is not even sure he didn't do it. So how can Annabelle be so sure? When Annabelle starts an affair with Quinn she puts herself in the path of a psychopath. One who will stop at nothing to make Quinn pay for his free and easy life style. The rage of a woman scorned can cause the most terrible pain. And someone has to pay. The mix of characters is wonderful and we are assured that Beverly will give each of these new personalities their own story. I look forward to each and every one. Her suspense thrillers just get better and better.