Four months ago, a pretty young marathoner disappeared while training on the isolated trails of Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The police have few leads, no witnesses and no results. As a last resort, they call in private investigator Lacey Fitzpatrick and Navajo medium Sam Firecloud to pick up the rapidly cooling trail. Sam and Lacey, however, are on the outs. Their efforts to take their … relationship to the next level failed miserably, and now they must redefine their working relationship, as well. Can they find the murdered girl and her killer, and still hang on to their partnership?
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After an attempt to bridge their business relationship to a personal one and failing, Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud aren’t doing much of anything together. Until the police have a missing persons case they haven’t been able to solve in four months. As a last resort they call in Lacey and Sam to see if Sam can sense the woman who the police are fairly certain is dead. Lacey gets on her part of the research and Sam does his walk, but things aren’t as easy as they once were. But there’s a girl out there that needs their special skills so they forge ahead to a satisfactory conclusion.
I’ll admit I’m bummed about the relationship failing, but I can’t say I’m surprised. Lacey has some serious baggage. I am glad they sucked it up and got straight to work on finding that poor missing girl. The writing is crisp and flows quickly. Before I knew it I was done. The mystery is great and I love the characters. The ending is satisfying. Two thumbs up.
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This is the fifth book in the Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud mystery series. Each of the five books is a standalone book with no cliffhanger ending and can be read without having read any of the prior books in the series. Having said that [or written it], the two main characters, Lacey and Sam, have developed quite a bit since the first book in the series and so has their relationship with each other. These two main characters are very likeable and interesting so I have really enjoyed learning about them in an organic way. Additionally, I like the interesting way that Sam’s talents come into play with each book and learning, along with Lacey, how these talents best fit into the investigation. So, I would highly recommend that you start with the first book in this series.
This well written book [#5] is a very quick read. The focus of the mystery is the disappearance of a runner who has led a somewhat tragic life making each one of her relations a suspect. In addition, Sam and Lacey have hit a bit of a speed bump in their relationship, which seemed very realistic and authentic. Although I figured out the culprit early on, I still enjoyed the investigation and the reveal.
The narrator, Laura Wilson, is perfect for this series.
novella, relationship-issues, investigation, supernatural, cozy-mystery, law-enforcement, private-investigators
Lacey is an ex-homicide cop turned private investigator and Sam is her partner in special investigations requiring communication with the victims of murder. They also have a personal relationship which is pretty rocky just now. They are called in by the parents of a young woman who was out on a marathon training run four months ago and simply vanished without a trace or viable suspect. LAPD is just as baffled and agrees to work with them once again. Another great installment in a terrific series! Loved it!
Laura Wilson continues to be the great narrator.