Summary:
EJ Ferris is a mall cop now, but she's a former Air Force investigative officer who was injured in the line of duty. She took the mall cop job while she hunts down a position in whatever police department will take her, though with a bum knee, the hunt is not going well. During her morning patrol through the throngs of early-morning mall walkers, she finds a dead man in a boutique's display window. The investigating detective from the Vernonville PD hardly gives her the time of day, even though EJ's done some questioning already and just wants to help in any way she can. The detective dismisses her, showing just how highly he regards mall cops. Even though the detective explicitly orders EJ to stay out of the way, she can't fight her investigatory nature, and after two more bodies are found, she devotes her time to finding out who the killer is.
Thoughts:
Really well written. DiSilverio is great at spinning the story so you can't quite put all of the story together until the very end. I had suspicions throughout, but there was always a new clue that could distract from one suspect and bring up two more. There were enough curiosities that the murders could be connected, but then again, they could not be. EJ is a really strong character, too, great at solving the little dilemmas that come to a mall cop's attention, and smart enough to find the loose ends of the murder plots to tie up neatly. And since this is the first in a series, it has just enough loose ends that it leaves you wanting more, and soon! I'll definitely be continuing on with this series. Yes please.
Book 27 of 50
Pages: 288
Genre: Mystery
Grade: A
Would I Recommend?: Absolutely. Especially if you've ever worked retail, and particularly at a mall.
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