Federal prosecutor, Melanie Vargas, spending a leisurely romantic evening with her new love, FBI agent, Dan O’Reilly, is inadvertently drawn into a primo case and must “meet the press” after a long sabbatical from the public eye. The brutal rape and horrific murder of Suzanne Shepard, a celebrity reporter who is seemingly on everyone’s hit list, puts Melanie square in the middle of an investigation with more twists and turns than the paths of Central Park in Manhattan where the murder occurred.

During the course of Melanie’s investigation, she is shocked to discover the killer, dubbed by the press as “The Central Park Butcher”, has an inside line into her personal life and activities….and has become her stalker. She’s forced to confront the fact he may be someone she knows or admires. Someone who knows far too much about her. Is it the self-serving politician? The drug-dealing personal trainer? The father of her dear friend? Or………..?? She knows she must solve this mystery fast because the killer has designated her as his next victim.

Author, Michele Martinez, had my attention at the first chapter, but by the time I reached the fifth chapter, I couldn’t put the book down. The author draws readers into the investigation from beginning to end. She guides you as you form theories, then re-form them after your ideas are dispelled. When she shares the ultimate, you’re caught off guard. You might have suspected, but you were never sure, until the end.

This book is well written and easy to read. I appreciate that the chapters are short and the terminology easy for folks who have not spent time in law enforcement, television and law. A perfectly wonderful read for mystery/suspense sleuths and I look forward this author’s next!