Damage Control by Renee Benzaim

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Annie Avants turns her back on her Southern roots and becomes a homicide detective in Kern County, California.Her partner, Tom Weston, suffers his own life tragedy when his wife is killed on live camera TV during a bank hostage situation gone bad.Jesse Greyeyes wants to be DA and he wants Annie, but his Native American roots make him both arrogant, defensive, and unsure of himself.Laine DelMonte, Chief of Technical Investigations has a secret she's kept hidden and is always looking over her show more shoulder.Can this diverse group solve random serial killings in Kern County, California?_________________________________________ DECEPTION * POWER PLAYS * MURDERDetectives Annie Avants and Tom Weston tackle one of the most perplexing cases since they began working together.A local, well-respected attorney has gone missing.There's not much evidence to go on. His car was found an hours drive out of town with blood on the passenger seat.No body.His staff is in a quandary. He had a new trial scheduled to begin the next morning. Everything was set to go.And then, he just disappeared.A mysterious package left in the restroom of the County Courthouse leads our detectives to believe that the attorney is dead.Will our detectives find the answers before a media frenzy erupts in the Kern County/Bakersfield area? Will the FBI be called in to help?And now. . . another person has gone missing! show less

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catya77 306 reviews

This is the second multiple murder investigation/mystery staring Detective Annie Avants and her partner Tom Weston. The legal profession, specifically at one firm, is under attack by a killer.

While this can be read as a stand alone novel, I would not recommend it. To get the full enjoyment, as well as understanding of the characters and references to previous events, reading the prior novel helps. It also shows a fuller development of the characters and the relationships with each other and their society/reality.

The narrative is heavily researched and detailed while not being obtuse, heavy, or boring. Even when told from multiple points of view, it flows seamlessly with the twists and turns the mystery demands. There was only one show more instance which caused me some pause.

Characters are more fully developed in this second installment than in the first, but perhaps that is because of my familiarity with them. New and interesting characters are also introduced.

Overall, an exciting read! show less

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