If You Know Her: A Novel of Romantic Suspense

"Fresh Meat" by Laura K. Curtis for Criminal Element

One of the things I like about romantic suspense as a genre is that—when it works—the romance heightens the suspense while the suspense deepens the romance. Frequently, these books are about those who don’t know what they’re getting into, which also serves to increase the tension.

Shiloh Walker’s If You Know Her is the final book in her Ash trilogy. In the first book, we were introduced to a brutal killer who is still at large, still unknown, when If You Know Her begins, despite the police having closed the case because they think they’ve killed the killer. Nia Hollister, the first victim’s cousin, has returned to Ash because, as she says,

“I can’t go home. I can’t. In my gut, I know there’s something more to what happened. I know it. And I’m going crazy just sitting at home—I can’t work, I can’t sleep, I can barely eat. This is dominating my mind and unless I do something, it’s going to drive me crazy.”

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Why I Read this Book: To find out who the killer is!

What I Liked: I was dying to know who the killer was. After reading the first book, I had a guess as to whom the killer was - a pretty damn good guess. Hell, I was damn sure I knew who the killer was until the end of the second book, which completely dismissed my idea. When I started reading If You Know Her, I had absolutely no freakin’ idea who the killer was. None. But I had a feeling that whoever it was, was going to shock the hell out of me and it did. (read more) ( )

Why I Read this Book: To find out who the killer is!

What I Liked: I was dying to know who the killer was. After reading the first book, I had a guess as to whom the killer was - a pretty damn good guess. Hell, I was damn sure I knew who the killer was until the end of the second book, which completely dismissed my idea. When I started reading If You Know Her, I had absolutely no freakin’ idea who the killer was. None. But I had a feeling that whoever it was, was going to shock the hell out of me and it did. (read more) ( )

IF YOU KNOW HER, by Shiloh Walker, is the suspenseful conclusion to the Ash Trilogy. Although these books tend to be an overall POV from the citizens of Ash, this book focused on the romantic relationship between Law, a ten-year resident of Ash, and Nia, a photojournalist who is the cousin of the woman who was murdered in If You Hear Her.

Throughout the books I've been patiently waiting for Law's turn at being the main POV and it finally came! Remy and Ezra are great characters but Law has always been my favorite. It took me a little bit to get used to Nia since her introduction to Law was anything but subtle but, as with the the rest of the characters in each book, I learned to like her too. Their chemistry was very (very very) hot and their relationship started off a lot different then others in the series. More of a lets bang then get to know each other but it definitely worked for me!

If I thought If You See Her was suspenseful, it had nothing on this book. The pieces started to fall into place about the killer relatively early in the book (thank goodness because I don't know how much longer I could have waited) and once they fell into place for the characters all hell broke loose. This person was not going down without a fight and seemed to appear on the heels of the Ash residents he wanted to hurt. By the second half of the book I literally could not stop. I blocked off time to just sit and read until I was finished. And the ending….it was goooood.

Once again Walker does not cease to amaze me and this series solidified my love for this author. I love how she is so versatile in the genres she writes and I will not not read a book she comes out with.

Overall, fantastic series. I am normally a paranormal buff but I think I will have to try more romantic suspense because I can't see to get enough now! Bravo Shiloh, bravo.