GRR Reviews Because Of You (Survivor) by Emilia Finn

"Because of You" is an excellent romantic suspense with good twists, quirky small town, mysteries left and right, plus two main characters with a good meet-cute and some serendipity.

Alex, the town police chief, lives a simple and single life. The town is small and charming, and most crimes are simple if the perps just get their punishment, but the darn lawyers help them get off with just a slap on their wrists... Things started to go askew when Juliette came to town. She's also hiding a big secret. She's choosing to hang her lawyer shingles in his town, helping the existing lawyer (who's already past 70) retire. They should have been enemies, except Alex rescued Juliette from a car wreck moments before she pulled into town. And there's a connection between them. But they can't indulge, when the town found its first murder victim in years... then a second... a serial killer is stalking this town, and why are they all blue-eyed blonde that looks like Juliette?!

The beginning of the book started with the car accident that had Alex rescue Juliette, only to have Alex found out later she's the new lawyer in town and even more secrets. The tensions escalated very nicely, The serial killer came even later... All in all, a nice romantic thriller.

Category: Contemporary / Romantic Suspense

Primary Plot: What secrets is the new lawyer in town hiding from the police chief? Is there a serial killer in town targeting her look-alikes?

Overall Rating: 5/5

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