5 Star Review ~ Her Deadly Secrets by Laura Griffin

HER DEADLY SECRETS 

By Laura Griffin 

On sale July 2, 2019 

Blurb: 

Private investigator Kira Vance spends her days navigating the intricate labyrinth of Houston’s legal world, and she knows all of its shadowy players and dark secrets.

On a seemingly normal day, she’s delivering a report to her top client when suddenly everything goes sideways and the meeting ends in a bloodbath. Twenty-four hours later, the police have no suspects but one thing is clear: a killer has Kira in his sights.

Fiercely independent, Kira doesn’t expect—or want—help from anyone, least of all an unscrupulous lawyer and his elite security team. Instead, she launches her own investigation, hoping to uncover the answers that have eluded the police. But as Kira’s hunt for clues becomes more and more perilous, she realizes that she alone may hold the key to finding a vicious murderer. And she knows she must take help wherever she can find it if she wants to stay alive.

Excerpt:

“Excuse me?”

“You’re Kira Vance?” 

She stood up, which put her eye-level with his neck. “Who are you?”

“Jeremy Owen. Wolfe Security.”

Kira stepped back to look at him. Shaggy brown hair, tanned skin. He had a square jaw covered with at least a week’s worth of beard.

“I’m head of your security detail,” he said. “We were supposed to meet upstairs at the briefing. Which you skipped.”

His blue eyes looked irritated and bloodshot and together with the scruff made him seem like he was coming off a weekend bender. Except for the gun. He wore jeans and an untucked black T-shirt that did little to conceal the holster at his hip.

“My detail?” she asked.

“That’s right. I’m—”

A jackhammer sounded nearby, drowning him out. Kira waited patiently until the noise stopped.

“Look, Mr. . . .” What had he said?

“Jeremy.”

“Not to be rude, Jeremy, but I don’t have time for this now. I have a police interview, and I’m late to pick up my car.” At least some of that was true, but he looked unmoved. “Let’s reschedule for tonight. Maybe around six? I should be clear by then, and we can go over whatever it is.” She stuffed the chain into her bag and jerked her bike from the rack.

He plucked it out of her hand, holding it by the frame.

“No deal.”

“Excuse me? You want to put that down, please?”

“No.”

“No?”

“Come with me.”

He turned and walked back to the building, carrying her bike like it weighed nothing. He held the door open and waited, clearly expecting her to follow him.

She snatched up her helmet and complied, ducking under his arm into the air-conditioned lobby, where he guided her out of the traffic flow and set down her bike.

“Rescheduling isn’t an option,” he said as she glared up at him. Damn, he was tall. “But I’ll make this quick if you want, and we can get to your interview.”

She crossed her arms.

“Let’s start over.” He held his hand out. “I’m Jeremy Owen, lead security specialist with Wolfe Security.”

It seemed petty not to shake his hand, so she did.

“Kira Vance.”

“Good to meet you.” He rested his hands on his hips and gazed down at her. “I understand you’re on the defense team that was targeted yesterday evening.”

“Yes and no.”

His eyebrows tipped up.

“It’s a long story.” She huffed out a breath. “Look, is this really necessary? I don’t need a bodyguard, and I’m very, very late for something, so can we—”

“If you don’t like the arrangement, take it up with your boss.”

“Brock Logan is not my boss.”

“His law firm, then. They hired us to protect Logan’s team, and I was told you’re on it. Or am I wrong about that?” 

She thought of the wire transfer hitting her account right about now. By taking the money, she’d tacitly agreed to all this.

And she thought about the likelihood that Jeremy had driven himself here.

“No, you’re right, I’m on it.” She blew out a sigh. “Sorry, it’s been one of those mornings.”

“No problem.”

“Hey, so Jeremy, any chance you have a car here?”

“Yes.” He picked up her bike again. “Tell me where we’re going.”

Review:

This is the first time I have read any books by Laura Griffin and this was a perfect start to reading more books for me!! 

I loved Kira.  She was this ball of fire and her determination and intuition was always right. When she got a itch to do something she went for it and stayed underneath the radar.  In one instant things took a turn for the worse when she was just going to deliver information and finally get her payment.  Kira was the champion and didn't struggle with what was happening but was saddened by the results of what had taken place.  

Jeremy was this strong alpha, protection detail that took his job seriously and traveled the world often.  His job was to protect and  see things his clients could not see but things took a turn with Kira.  She wasn't the person who would listen.  She played by her own rules and she never backed down when someone told her no.  Her gut never lead her wrong and she wasn't going to stop now. 

Jeremy and Kira are lead down different paths to finding out different truths about each other and this lingering case.  Will they be able to figure things out before another wrong happens? 

I am so happy to read Her Deadly Secrets and I can't wait to dive into more books by Laura Griffin!!

About the Author:

Laura Griffin is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tracers series, the Wolfe Sec series, the Alpha Crew series, and several other novels. 

A two-time RITA Award winner and the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award, Laura lives in Austin, where she is working on her next book. Visit her at LauraGriffin.com, and on Facebook at Facebook.com/LauraGriffinAuthor.