Kelsey Allen is working to build her security consulting business. She has been offered a job at the Pink Palace Museum as undercover to find who has been stealing artifacts while she is posing as the conservaor at the museum.
Attending a function at the museum, Brad Hollister is to be her escort; they have known each other since high school. Brad is a detective at the Police Department and has been assigned to cold cases. The father of Kelsey disappeared 28 years ago and it is suspected he stole some artifacts from the Pink Palace Museum where he worked.
This is a fast moving moving book with more than one murder and someone trying to kill Kelsey.
Clean language. Kelsey prays to God more than one time and they attend church but religion is not preached. Family is very involved in the book. I like Brad has adopted Tripod, a dog with three legs.
I won a copy from LibraryThing. The opinions are my own.
I gave it a 5 star rating as it was a clean book that held my attention. ( )

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My book club read Patricia Bradley’s romantic suspense novel, Justice Delayed, several years ago. I suggested the book because I had devoured her Logan Point series. Well, we all loved the first book in the Memphis Cold Case series, and I vowed to read the series through. Three years later, and here I am just now reading book 2, Justice Buried. My reaction? What in the world had I been waiting for! This book has everything I look for in a romantic suspense — endearing characters with great chemistry, a puzzling case that keeps me guessing, and, as an added bonus, a setting that captures my imagination. I loved Justice Buried! It is definitely a recommended read!

The two main characters, Kelsey Allen and Brad Hollister, were frenemies in high school. She was the nerdy and aloof rich girl, he the good-looking popular guy. Now years later they are first thrown together by their moms — oh yeah — and then by a murder. I loved these two characters. Brad is a tough and fearless cop, but only a risk taker in his job. Kelsey can be described as a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Given their differences and their less than stellar history, you would think these two would never get together. But there are sparks right from the beginning. And what a beginning this novel has. It is a page turner from the beginning. There’s plenty of action and suspense mixed in with the romance thread. There’s also a modern day mystery with roots in the past. The Memphis setting complete with the landmark Pink Palace Museum gives this book a great vibe. Both characters are believers, and their faith plays a natural and important role in their decisions.

As I said, I waited far too long to read Justice Buried. Luckily I have books 3 and 4 already on my shelf, so no waiting for a trip to a bookstore or library. And in this time of social distancing, you can get your hands on the whole series from Amazon. Binge-reading is a must right now!

Recommended.

Audience: adults. ( )

RTC ( )

An intriguing mystery with just enough fun and romance without it getting in the way of the storyline. First book by this author and I will read more for sure! ( )