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Nothing to Lose

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Anna Sandoval has come to the small town of Nazareth, New Mexico with her own agenda. She is a reporter from D C but she has a secret tie to this town. Feeling safe in her ananimoity she is investigateing the death, of the Call family. A triple murder that happened twelve years ago. At least a double murder, the mother was never found. A suspect was arrested and he committed suicide in the local jail. However, Anna knows more than she is telling and she knows that he was not the murder.

Deacon Call is a bad boy cop with burn out. HE is also the only surivor of the CAll family, he was not at home when the murders happened. Deke has returned home to try to find his way out of the misery and pain from his last undercover operation. He must find his way out of the bottle and back into a life he isnt sure he wants. When he finds out Anna is questioning others about the murder he is incensed. Then another murder exactly like the one that took his family happens in the same house.

Maybe he doesn't want to live anymore but he can't go until he has resolved the freak murders, in case they are connected to his family. Anna and Deke are finally forced by the deep attraction between them to join forces. Deke's Uncle is being attacked in the dark of night and now he has been shot. What is going on?

Absolutely great, had me from the first page and took me on a long ride. I hated for it to end. Wish there were more authors out there who can give me such a great treat. I loved it.

This was a really great book.

Twelve years ago in Nazareth, New Mexico a family was brutally slain. The only survivor was one son, Deke Call. And at the same time Deke's mother went missing.
The man that was arrested for the murder was a drifter and he killed hisself in his cell.
After 12 years, Deke Call comes home to find answers to the murders and what happened to his Mother.
Also there is a new woman in town, Anna Sandoval. She is writing a book about the call murders.
Anna and Deke are attracted to each other, but they both have secrets from their past that could distroy and kind of relationship.
Someone is shooting and messing with Deke's Uncles's ranch. And someone is trying to kill or scare Anna off.
Then the unspeakable happens again in the house that Deke grew up on. The Father and son of the family are killed and the wife is missing.
Coincidence? Or is the real killer back?

This book was so fast paced that it was hard to put it down. Even though I figured out the killer early in the book, the ending was still good.

THIS BOOK WAS JUST OK. THAT'S NOT SAYING A LOT SINCE I AM A SUCKER FOR "BAD BOY TURNS GOOD" STORIES. WASN'T INTENSE BUT IT WAS OK.

S.K. McClafferty had a good plot with this story and writes great dialogue. However, I could not get lost in the book and I never got truly invested in any of the characters.

This book did not seem to have a main character. When you ask the question "Whose story is this?", there is no particular answer. It was everyone's and anyone's story.

Each character she introduced had a viewpoint, including very minor characters. She floated from one viewpoint character to another, often within the same scene. Consequently, I was never able to really get into any one character's head to follow the story. I like to know whose story it is, who has the most to win and/or lose. I like to feel their emotions. With this book, it was too much of everyone's emotions and not enough of any one person's. Deke, the person I considered to probably be the main character, had great potential but just didn't stand out on his own due to the constant barrage of other people's thoughts, emotions, wants, desires, history, etc.

The "villain" at the end would have been a terrific twist. However, due to each character having a viewpoint, I figured out who it would be halfway through the book. This "villian" was a very minor character and did not require a viewpoint. Without that viewpoint, the twist at the end would have been much harder to figure out