Book Review: I See You by Mary Burton

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  Reading thrillers never gets old for me. I am always looking for my next exciting crime story. When I discovered Mary Burton's newest series last year with Hide and Seek, I was pleasantly surprised. She has a fun writing style that blends crime thrillers and romance. Since I am not a fan of romance novels, I was certain I would not like her writing. I was very wrong. 

  I See You is Mary Burton's second book of her new Criminal Profiler series. In it, we are introduced to a disgraced reporter, Nikki McDonald. She is on the hunt for the story that will re-launch her career. But when a tip leads her to the remains of a long-dead girl, she may be in over her head. Enter Special Agent Zoe Spencer, whose job is to painstakingly reconstruct a likeness from skeletal remains. She is diligent in her work and soon the remains are identified as Marsha Prince, the daughter of a wealthy business owner, missing for many years. Prince's sister, Hadley Foster, had since moved on with her life, married and with a teenage daughter, Skylar.

  Soon Zoe is reunited with a former lover, Detective William Vaughan, as the two are assigned the case. To complicate things a serial killer has seemingly set up shop in their jurisdiction. Then Hadley and her daughter disappear. Could this be the work of the same person who kidnapped and killed Marsha Prince? Or has their latest maniac taken them? With Nikki McDonald hot on their heels for the scoop of the decade, Spencer and Vaughan must be one step ahead to solve this latest case.

  I See You was a good addition to the series, although not as good as the first book. I enjoyed the chemistry between Zoe and William and their romance was intense and a much-needed distraction. The storyline was good and the reveal at the end was satisfactory. Burton had some interesting police procedurals thrown in that were very interesting. And Nikki McDonald was a fun character that I hope to see more of. 

  Bailey Carr narrates the audiobook. She did not disappoint with this presentation. Carr brought Burton's words to life quite nicely. Her use of different voices did well to bring the narrative alive. I hope she will be reading more Mary Burton novels.

  Three stars later I found this to be an enjoyable, but forgettable book. I was not as invested in the novels' characters as I was with book one. But it was a nice distraction during my last reading slump. 

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