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A review by katemc7
Liar's Point by Laura Griffin
dark
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
4.0
This is the fifth book in this series and centers around Nicole and Emmett in the small town of Long Beach. It can be read as a standalone in all actuality. These two have been circling around each other since the first book. We have always known that Nicole has a crush on Emmett while he has been playing the field. I was really interested to see how this one panned out, and I thought that Laura did a great job. The buildup was perfect. The focus of the book is the murder and other strange things happening in the small town with a side focus being Nicole and Emmett. I like how the book ended with them being together and progressing quickly due to how long they have known each other. I read somewhere that this is the last one but am hoping that either isn't true or that there will be a spinoff!
Nicole has been stood up AGAIN. On Valentine's Day no less. And then while she is processing what has happened she gets a call about a body that has been found in a car by the beach. Things don't make sense about the scene though. Everyone is reading it as a suicide, but Nicole feels that they are missing something. More clues slowly start to show up that reveal it was in fact a murder. Nicole and her team immediately zero in on Cassandra who found the body. Nicole knows she isn't getting the whole story from her. So she starts working everything from scratch. Mid investigation she gets run down by a truck and injured. And who comes to her rescue? Emmett. The same Emmett who she has decided to move on from because she doesn't think it will ever happen. But then IT DOES! And now nothing will ever be the same. I mean they work in a small town police department. It can't happen again. But as the investigation unravels further and the picture gets bigger Nicole realizes she can't live without Emmett.
Emmett doesn't know what to do. He has been harboring feelings for Nicole for a long time but has never figure out when to make a move because she is so competitive with him. And now she has a boyfriend and he has to act like he is ok with everything. To distract himself, he focuses on the current investigation they are working together. The one where he is the lead and there is not a lot to go on. The one where Nicole has now been hurt and he finds himself not being able to stay away. The one where he realizes he wants to figure this out with her and make it work. The one where things aren't as they seem and as they continue to investigate, the players get big on a level that is outside of their jurisdiction. Will they be able to get justice before it is too late?
I listened to this on audible and wanted to thank NetGalley and DreamScape for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed the narrator. I thought she did a good job with the voices. Emmett's was nice and scratchy for me LOL. I recommend this book and this series if you like a suspense/murder novel with a dash of romance on the side.
Nicole has been stood up AGAIN. On Valentine's Day no less. And then while she is processing what has happened she gets a call about a body that has been found in a car by the beach. Things don't make sense about the scene though. Everyone is reading it as a suicide, but Nicole feels that they are missing something. More clues slowly start to show up that reveal it was in fact a murder. Nicole and her team immediately zero in on Cassandra who found the body. Nicole knows she isn't getting the whole story from her. So she starts working everything from scratch. Mid investigation she gets run down by a truck and injured. And who comes to her rescue? Emmett. The same Emmett who she has decided to move on from because she doesn't think it will ever happen. But then IT DOES! And now nothing will ever be the same. I mean they work in a small town police department. It can't happen again. But as the investigation unravels further and the picture gets bigger Nicole realizes she can't live without Emmett.
Emmett doesn't know what to do. He has been harboring feelings for Nicole for a long time but has never figure out when to make a move because she is so competitive with him. And now she has a boyfriend and he has to act like he is ok with everything. To distract himself, he focuses on the current investigation they are working together. The one where he is the lead and there is not a lot to go on. The one where Nicole has now been hurt and he finds himself not being able to stay away. The one where he realizes he wants to figure this out with her and make it work. The one where things aren't as they seem and as they continue to investigate, the players get big on a level that is outside of their jurisdiction. Will they be able to get justice before it is too late?
I listened to this on audible and wanted to thank NetGalley and DreamScape for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed the narrator. I thought she did a good job with the voices. Emmett's was nice and scratchy for me LOL. I recommend this book and this series if you like a suspense/murder novel with a dash of romance on the side.