"Jake has to deal with a young man from her past."
Reviewed by Leanne Davis
Posted March 7, 2011
Mystery
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree has come a long way from her past as
a financial adviser to the wealthy and villainous. She has
settled in Maine, married again, and spends time repairing
her 200 year old home. One of her last acts as a financial
adviser will come back to haunt her. Jake denied a request for a $50,000 loan by a man
who continuously gambled away any money he had. His son was
with him for that last visit and remembers Jake's refusal.
When his father disappears, Stephen Garner, Jr. decides that
Jake will pay for his father's murder. Stephen grew up with a mother who was descending
increasingly into mental illness. He has struggled with
mental illness as well but his intention to kill Jake is
immutable. His mother's paranoia kept him indoors much of
the time allowing him to develop strong computer skills
which he puts to use in his taunting of Jake. His campaign of terror has Jake, her friends, family, and
her husband's relatives on the lookout and concerned for
Jake's safety. This is a rather chilling book given the campaign of terror
that the reader gets to follow. There is no doubt about the
perpetrator but that doesn't make it any less disturbing.
Ms. Graves has written an engrossing series with Jake once
again in real danger which she barely manages to escape.
SUMMARY
They say you can’t go home again—and when it comes to
someone with an old score to settle, sometimes you’d better
not. That’s what Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree discovers when the
past she thought she’d laid to rest comes calling at her
lovingly restored 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport,
Maine. Unfortunately, her old life and her new one are about
to collide with deadly consequences. . . .
Jake is deep in her latest home improvement
project—repainting a porch—when she notices the man
repeatedly biking past her house. His face is unsettlingly
familiar, but his chilling message seems inexplicable: Blood
shows up again. Murder will out. If it’s a prank, it’s an ugly one, and so is the anonymous
email warning her to beware the Fourth of July—just two days
away. Back in her days as a hotshot financial manager she
did business with plenty of shady characters, but she’s
still baffled as to the identity of her nemesis—until she
receives a photo of a murdered man. Now Jake knows what—and whom—she’s up against. But knowing
her enemy is no guarantee that she can escape the grim
payoff he has in store for her. From home invasion to
kidnapping, this twisted killer is slowly but surely
plotting a knockdown with not just Jake but the entire town
of Eastport at its explosive center. And no one can predict
when or where the shockingly deadly finale will occur.
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