Book Review - UNTOUCHABLE by Jayne Ann Krentz

Title: Untouchable
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense and Romance
Publisher: Penguin Group LLC (USA)
Release Date: January 8, 2019
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About the Book:

A man's quest to find answers for those who are haunted by the past leads him deeper into the shadows in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell.

Quinton Zane is back.

Jack Lancaster, consultant to the FBI, has always been drawn to the coldest of cold cases, the kind that law enforcement either considers unsolvable or else has chalked up to accidents or suicides. As a survivor of a fire, he finds himself uniquely compelled by arson cases. His almost preternatural ability to get inside the killer's head has garnered him a reputation in some circles--and complicated his personal life. The more cases Jack solves, the closer he slips into the darkness. His only solace is Winter Meadows, a meditation therapist. After particularly grisly cases, Winter can lead Jack back to peace. 

But as long as Quinton Zane is alive, Jack will not be at peace for long. Having solidified his position as the power behind the throne of his biological family's hedge fund, Zane sets out to get rid of Anson Salinas's foster sons, starting with Jack.

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Available for Pre-Order - Release Date January 8, 2019

My Review:

This is the third book in the Cutler, Sutten & Solinski series and it could actually be read as a stand-alone. But don't. You will want to read this series from the beginning because it is so dang good you won't want to miss anything! 

After reading the first two books in this series, I was anxiously waiting for this third book to come out and I was so thankful to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC so that I didn't have to wait until January. Although I had a tough time putting this one down, I didn't connect as well to the characters and the romance was a bit stiff. Sort of wham bam thank you mam. But I can overlook most of that because the story was so sit-on-the-edge-of-my-seat exciting! Actually, one of my favorite characters was Arizona. I would have liked to have seen more of her. 

I hovered between 4 and 5 wine glasses on this one, but ended up with 4.

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About the Author:

The author of over 50 New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 35 million copies of her books in print.

#BookReview - Promise Not to Tell by Jayne Ann Krentz

Title: Promise Not To Tell
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense and Romance
Publisher: Penguin Group LLC (USA)
Release Date: January 2, 2018

About the Book:

A broken promise reveals a terrifying legacy in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of When All the Girls Have Gone.

A painter of fiery, nightmarish visions throws herself into the sea—but she’ll leave some of her secrets behind...

Seattle gallery owner Virginia Troy has spent years battling the demons that stem from her childhood time in a cult and the night a fire burned through the compound, killing her mother. And now one of her artists has taken her own life, but not before sending Virginia a last picture: a painting that makes Virginia doubt everything about the so-called suicide—and her own past.

Like Virginia, private investigator Cabot Sutter was one of the children in the cult who survived that fire...and only he can help her now. As they struggle to unravel the clues in the painting, it becomes clear that someone thinks Virginia knows more than she does and that she must be stopped. Thrown into an inferno of desire and deception, Virginia and Cabot draw ever closer to the mystery of their shared memories—and the shocking fate of the one man who still wields the power to destroy everything they hold dear.

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My Review:

Jayne Ann Krentz pulled me into this book from the very first page and I could not put it down until I was finished.  I had not realized that this was the second book in the Cutler, Sutten & Solinski series when I started reading it, but quite frankly, it can be read as a stand-alone.  I was so enthralled with the characters, however, that I purchased the first book in this series from Audible and listened to it that same day!  Now I can't wait for the next book in this series!  

"Promise Not to Tell" starts off with Hannah Brewster splashing accelerant around the inside of her small cabin and setting it on fire in order to destroy a painting on the wall.  She is frightened out of her mind and ends up going over the cliff nearby.  Was is murder or suicide?  And how is Quinton Zane involved?  This book goes much more into the background of Quinton Zane and his cult and how these children and their mothers ended up in the predicament that ensued.

Virginia Troy is one of the nine children rescued by Anson Solinski many years ago when Quinton Zane set the barn on fire that he had  locked the children in, hoping to kill them as well as their parents who had been locked in a separate building.  The parents could not be rescued, but at least Anson had been able to rescue the children.  Three of those children ended up as foster children to Anson since they had nowhere else to go.  He raised them as his son''s.  Virginia knew that Anson was involved with a private investigative agency and hoped that she could get his help to find out what happened to Hannah.  

This storyline kept me on the edge of my seat with new twists being thrown in at every turn.  Very exciting stuff!  And the characters, in Jayne Ann Krentz style, were multi-dimensional and realistic.  The romance was exciting too!  Loved it!.

Disclosure:  A complimentary ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  All thoughts, opinions and ratings are my own.

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About the Author:

The author of over 50 New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 35 million copies of her books in print.

#BookReview - When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz

Title: When All The Girls Have Gone (Cutler, Sutter & Salinas - Book #1)
Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense and Romance
Publisher: Penguin Group LLC (USA)
Release Date: November 29, 2016

About the Book:

Jayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of Secret Sisters, delivers a thrilling novel of the deceptions we hide behind, the passions we surrender to, and the lengths we’ll go to for the truth...

When Charlotte Sawyer is unable to contact her stepsister, Jocelyn, to tell her that one of her closest friends was found dead, she discovers that Jocelyn has vanished.  

Beautiful, brilliant—and reckless—Jocelyn has gone off the grid before, but never like this. In a desperate effort to find her, Charlotte joins forces with Max Cutler, a struggling PI who recently moved to Seattle after his previous career as a criminal profiler went down in flames—literally. Burned out, divorced and almost broke, Max needs the job.   

After surviving a near-fatal attack, Charlotte and Max turn to Jocelyn’s closest friends, women in a Seattle-based online investment club, for answers. But what they find is chilling...

When her uneasy alliance with Max turns into a full-blown affair, Charlotte has no choice but to trust him with her life. For the shadows of Jocelyn’s past are threatening to consume her—and anyone else who gets in their way...

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My Review:

I was recently given the opportunity to read the second book in this Cutler, Sutter & Solinas series by Jayne Ann Krentz, "Promise Not to Tell", to be released in January 2018.  It was an Advance Review Copy (ARC).  At the time, I didn't realize it was Book #2 and actually it can be read as a stand-alone.  I'll be posting my review of that book later.  The reason I'm mentioning this is because I loved that book so much that I absolutely HAD to go back and read Book #1.  This one.  Actually, I purchased the Audible version of the book, which I must say is FABULOUS!

Jayne Ann Krentz has the ability to make her characters come to life, with multi-dimensional personalities that make them seem so real.  Max and Charlotte had strengths and weaknesses and together they dealt with each situation thrown before them.  Once I started listening to this book, I could not stop.

Max is a private investigator hired to look into the death of a young woman.  Was it murder or suicide?  And how is this death attached to Charlotte's missing stepsister?  When Max and Charlotte team up to discover all the twists and turns in this mystery, more than a few answers turn up... and the heat between the two turns up a notch too!

This may not have been my favorite of Jayne Ann Krentz's novels, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend it.

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About the Author:

The author of over 50 New York Times bestsellers, JAYNE ANN KRENTZ writes romantic-suspense in three different worlds: Contemporary (as Jayne Ann Krentz), historical (as Amanda Quick) and futuristic (as Jayne Castle). There are over 35 million copies of her books in print.