Triple Exposure

Triple Exposure by Colleen Thompson starts out in the perspective of the killer well at lest one of them. Just so you as the prospective reader understands in advance this book switches between the eyes and points of view of at least three different people. Though most of it is from the main characters angle. Another thing to know is this not just a mystery/thriller (and yes I would put it in the thriller genre) it is also a romance novel. Though not all mystery/romance novels delve so much into the romance genre this one does (much to my happiness and excitement). There are love scenes and they are somewhat descriptive. Not to the point that I would label them erotic but possible more than those that don’t read romance novels on a regular basis are used to reading. If you are put off by this then please pass on this book. Please don’t buy and read this book just to give it a low rating because it has a couple of sex scenes (yes two) in it. On the other hand if you want a decent romance and well written mystery with many twists and turns then by all means grab this book and read it.

Now on to the review, and please remember all reviews are the opinion of said reviewer. That being said starting out I wasn’t a huge fan. It was a little slow out of the gate but about 25% of the way in that changed and I was glad I picked it back up plus I was at the point of not wanting to put it down. Rachel Copland has come back home to West Texas and her daddies small town airfield after a traumatic previous year. Almost convicted of murdering a man who entered her home intent on hurting her up in Philadelphia where she had tried to make a living with her photography (her true passion). She has returned to her childhood home to try and start over and get past what happened. Problem is people won’t let it go and they don’t forget not to mention the woman that keeps finding her with threatening phone calls. All Rachel wants to do is to move on and maybe Zeke Pike (if that’s his real name) can help with that. Zeke Pike showed up in the town of Marfa, Texas (yes it is a real town that has the light phenomenon depicted in the story) several years back. Turns out Zeke is running from his past and a murder that happened fourteen years ago. He thought Marfa was a good place to lay low and live out his life all he has to do is keep to himself right? That worked for years but then Rachel moved home and he realizes everything he’s tried to forget and ignore actually matters. Can he have a future while running from his past? Can Rachel find peace after being forced to shoot a man, a shooting that killed that young man, but saved her from who knows what? Also who is the woman that keeps calling and threatening her and are these accidents just that or does someone really want her dead?

Usually I figure out who the killer is before it’s revealed in the book hence I’m not surprised or left guessing. Colleen keep me guessing. Just when I thought I had figured it out she would prove me wrong. There were so many twists and turns, some that left me with my jaw on the floor surprised she had gotten me yet again. Colleen does a great job leading you to suspect one person just to reveal an oops it’s not them without revealing who the real culprit is until that moment she want’s you to know. If you can get past or don’t care about the romance part of this book then I wholly recommend picking it up. Even though it was slow to start it more than made up for it as the story picked up and gained speed. I happened to have picked up this book back when it was offered for free. Yes there were a few errors but nothing that pulled away from the story or that interfered with the flow of the writing, and no more than what I’ve found in books that I’ve paid for. I would be more than willing to pick up more of Colleen’s books and will at some point down the road.