Dani Pettrey’s latest is out, and it’s a winner ….
Blacklisted in the photography business over a controversial shot, Avery Tate answered an ad for a crime scene photographer. She expected to be laughed at, but crime scene analyst Parker Mitchell hired her outright–and changed her life. But six months ago, when her feelings for Parker became too strong, she left his employ to sort out her heart.
Now, for the first time, Avery is facing the world that rejected her to attend the gallery opening of a photography exhibit and support her best friend, who modeled for the show. But the only image of her friend is a chilling photo of her posing as if dead–and the photographer insists he didn’t take the shot. Worse, her friend can’t be found. She immediately calls Parker for help. As Avery, Parker, and his friends in law enforcement dig into the mystery, they find themselves face-to-face with a relentless and deadly threat.
Pettrey’s latest work in the Chesapeake Valor series is an action-packed winner! If you enjoy romantic stories that keep you on the edge of your seat, then Still Life is most definitely for you. Between the danger that Avery faces as she tries to find her friend, the romantic tension between her and Parker, and morbid photos that keep popping up of dead beauties, you won’t be able to put Still Life down.
Avery is a fascinating main character to me. With her rough background and gritty determination to overcome it, Avery’s journey to healing and love is a page-turner. With Parker’s fun Irish accent, who wouldn’t be enthralled?
I enjoyed the ties Pettrey created between Avery’s past and her present, between the art world and the real one. As my daughter and I enjoy playing with our cameras and trying to get the ‘perfect’ shot – though only of things like flowers and butterflies – reading about real photographers and their work was a fascinating angle of the story.
Pettrey excels at building suspense, and part of that is the way that she adds suspects to the list and then sorts through them. She keeps you guessing for much of the story while she drips details into your brain. I was a good two-thirds of the way through the story before I had even a hope of pinpointing who the killer was, and even then I wasn’t sure I was right. I love when an author can keep me guessing ’til the end!
If you’re a fan of Christian suspense fiction, hurry and get your hands on a copy of Still Life. You won’t regret it.
I received a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
