Killers! by Thomas A. Burns Jr - Rajiv's Reviews

Killers! (Natalie McMasters Mysteries #6)by Thomas A. Burns Jr

Release: August 9th 2021
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Tekrighter, LLC
Source: RABT Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle

Her dead father once asked, “What did you do to make God sad, Nattie?”

Natalie McMasters is a twentysomething college student who just wants to get on with her life, and she’s got to wonder. Her dear friend lies dead and the crazed killer responsible now has Nattie on his short list. Her only choice? Cancel him before he cancels her!

Nattie assembles an unlikely squad to find the killer: her wife Lupe, her husband Danny, an aging FBI agent and an even more ancient Tai Chi master. Jointly and separately, they embark on a totally lit road trip across the Old South, meeting danger and death at every turn. Unexpected help is provided by a voice from the grave. But her adversary has a badass squad too, and friends and loved ones fall along the way.

Naked and afraid in a primeval swamp, Nattie must confront her greatest enemy one last time. How will she ever get the W?

About the Author:

s a kid, Tom started reading mysteries with the Hardy Boys, Ken Holt and Rick Brant, and graduated to the classic stories by authors such as A. Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr, Erle Stanley Gardner and Rex Stout to name a few. Tom has written fiction as a hobby all of his life, starting in marble-backed copybooks in grade school. Also, he built a career as a writer, doing technical writing, science writing and editing for nearly thirty years in industry and government. Moreover, now that he’s truly on his own as a freelance science writer and editor, he’s excited to publish his own mystery series as well. Follow Tom on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/3MDetectiveA…, on Twitter @3Mdetective or email him at tom@3mdetectiveagency.com to get all the news about Nattie and 3M, as well as Tom’s other writing projects..

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Killers! Review:

I have not read any of the previous books in “The Natalie McMasters Mysteries”) but I had no trouble following the plot of the 6th book in the series. Natalie is great in the lead as she tries to find out who killed Rebecca. She is determined and dedicated to her role and would not stop at anything to solve the mystery. I also enjoyed her relationship with Danny and Lupe and felt that Nattie and Danny made a good team.

The author also narrates the tale creatively by toggling between multiple subplots. There is something new happening in each chapter, like Natalie finding the key, or what happens to Ye-ye, or when they search for Danny, to name a few. Moreover, it was interesting to see the flashbacks through Rebecca’s diary entries to see what happened when she spent time with Barrett. The diary entries also connect with the present storyline and provide shocking twists on what happened. Also, the story has some steamy and gory scenes, which makes you feel like there is a bit of everything to expect while reading the story.

However, I do wish that I had read this series in order. From reading the story, it is clear that the characters go way back before this book. While I enjoyed the plot as a standalone, I would have enjoyed the characters and the situations better had I read the series in order.

Apart from that, Killers was a gripping crime fiction mystery that I thought was well-executed. It excited me to pick up the first book in the series to see how it all started.

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