Blaize of Glory [by] Louise Crawford Unity, ME; Five Star [2001] 0-7862-3013-4
Ex-PI-turned-psychologist Blaize McCue is forced to face painful memories when former high school friend Sunny Wright returns to town. Sunny has been receiving threatening notes from a man who calls himself "Mac the Knife." When they were 16, Sunny and Blaize were raped by a man they called ‘Mac the Knife.” He's apparently back in town and wants to finish what he started. Blaize doesn’t want to deal with those memories, so she fobs her school friend off on her former employer (and boyfriend) Ross, who provides a bodyguard.
Blaize’s friend and current employer, Maria, confesses to her that the girl she has brought to her for counseling is actually her daughter, the product of a teen seduction by her father’s prize student, who is now a State Assemblyman, with a family and a campaign to run. Blaize relives her own rape through Connie Donovan’s rape story. The next day Maria calls Blaize to tell her Connie’s gone missing, and would Blaize look for her? Blaize’s comment that she’s no longer a PI falls on deaf ears.
Blaize’s friend and current employer, Maria, confesses to her that the girl she has brought to her for counseling is actually her daughter, the product of a teen seduction by her father’s prize student, who is now a State Assemblyman, with a family and a campaign to run. Blaize relives her own rape through Connie Donovan’s rape story. The next day Maria calls Blaize to tell her Connie’s gone missing, and would Blaize look for her? Blaize’s comment that she’s no longer a PI falls on deaf ears.
When Connie’s body is found, brutally murdered, Blaize swears to bring her killer to justice. Then her school friend Sunny is likewise murdered and Blaize senses that “Mac the Knife,” her own worse nightmare, is back in town, and that she will be next on his list. The pace picks up when she begins to get threatening notes, like Sunny, and whispering phone calls, even at her new boyfriend’s house.
Blaize tries to search for clues, but is ineffectual until a friend on the force brings her into contact with the devastatingly attractive (and patient) Detective Stephanos Zoloski, who helps her overcome her insecurities as he becomes her new lover. Together and separately they pursue clues and interview suspects, traveling across the City of Sacramento and down the State of California
Twice Blaize comes in contact with the killer, with Zoloski bringing the Cavalry in just in time to save the day. Effortless prose, good storytelling, a solid plot line, and steamy romance all contribute to a very satisfying mystery. Recommended. ~ lss-r
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Book is from my Public Library.
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