Devil in the Deadline

Posted on 14 December 2018 by LynDee Walker

A human sacrifice unlocks a chilling mystery, and leads Nichelle Clarke into a world of unimaginable danger.When Richmond Police find a young woman s bloody remains spread across a candle lit altar in an abandoned power plant on the banks of the James River, they give crime reporter Nichelle Clarke an all access pass in exchange for her help.But the information Nichelle gets from the victim s friends only draws her deeper into the mystery Where did Jasmine come from How did she end up on the streets of Shockoe Bottom And why doesn t she have any dental records The answer trail stops at the front doors of a sprawling compound in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, where Nichelle finds a secretive cult leader and his devoted following It is a world where lies become truth, and money is the true idol Money some people would do anything to keep collectingEven if it means murdering a nosy reporter. Best Read Devil in the Deadline by LynDee Walker For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is how cozy mysteries should be written I m not talking about the language, or the story I m talking about the quality of the writing and the plot Ms Walker proves that cozy mysteries don t have to be unsophisticated or naive to work The...Walker s journalistic background fuels her snappy dialogue, thrill of the chase plotting, and A List fashion sense Headlines in High Heels is a top notch cozy mystery series readers will enjoy slipping into Julia Spencer Fleming, New York Times and USA Today...I like this series We get to solve the mystery right alongside Nichelle And now I m curious about her own personal mystery.A grisly murder scene has crime reporter Nichelle Clake cringing in her designer shoes as Devil in the Deadline the fourth Headlines in High Heels mystery begins The murder investigation soon leads Nichelle to a shady religious compound in the country She smells a rat right away especially when her fabulous footwear is confiscated before a service and her gut tells her that this church, and its leaders, have something to do with the still unidentified young victim She s so sure, in fact A grisly murder scene has crime reporter Nichelle Clake cringing in her designer shoes as Devil in the Deadline the fourth Headlines in High Heels mystery begins The murder investigation soon leads Nichelle to a shady religious compound in the country She smells a rat right away especially when her fabulous footwear is confiscated before a service and her gut tells her that this church, and its leaders, have something to do with the still unidentified young victim She s so sure, in fact, that she s willing to be her shoe closet and her life.Nichelle gets help in her investigating from both of the men in her life While she has romantic history with Kyle, it s Joey who has her heart pumping mine, too Lucky for her whether she admits it or not both men want to keep her safe Unfortunately for Kyle and Joey, Nichelle s instincts won t let her back away from t...3.5 starsWell written solid suspense.Likable heroine, smart and independent The romantic part gets a bit annoying I wish she would make her mind and choose already Team Joey all the way Finally, finally she broke her 10 years long celibacy HurrahThis crime reporter series just keeps getting better and better.Dollycas s ThoughtsNichelle Clarke is a crime reporter with excellent taste in fine footwear and she doesn t let those high heels hold her back when she needs to climb to the latest crime scene The scene she finds is just ghastly and almost beyond words But her new competition, a blogger, has no problem putting all the gruesome details out there The big question is where is she getting her information Nichelle is supposed to have an exclusive agreement with the cops for her help in the inve Dollycas s ThoughtsNichelle Clarke is a crime reporter with excellent taste in fine footwear and she doesn t let those high heels hold her back when she needs to climb to the latest crime scene The scene she finds is just ghastly and almost beyond words But her new competition, a blogger, has no problem putting all the gruesome details out there The big question is where is she getting her information Nichelle is supposed to have an exclusive agreement with the cops...This new Headlines in High Heels Mystery was probably one of my favorites The story takes crime reporter Nichelle to the headquarters of a televangelist with shady practices I laughed out loud when she was denied access to the church in her high heels and had to wear the guest flip flops instead I lo...I loved this book Once I picked it up, I read it straight through Although it s the fourth in a series, it s the first one I ve read I loved the fact that I wasn t bogged down in back story from the previous books and only realized towards the end that the characters knew each other two well for there to have been just the one book Excellent I love Nichelle, a journalist with a flair for detecting I loved how the story was woven to where I wasn t sure what the outcome would be until it was I loved this book Once I picked it up, I read it straight through Although it s the fourth in a series, it s the first one I ve read I loved the fact that I wasn t bogged down in back story from the previous books and only realized towards the end that the characters knew each other two well for there to have been just the one book Excellent I love Nichelle, a journalist with a flair for detecting I loved ho...Really enjoying this series

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14 December 2018

LynDee Walker