Thursday 28 June 2012

Romantic Times gives Trusting Evil by Mary Leo 4 Stars

In the summer of 1966, Richard Franklin Speck, a twenty-two year old Ordinary Seaman, waiting for a berth aboard a merchant ship, murdered eight student nurses inside a townhouse in South Chicago, shocking the surrounding hardworking, religious community to its very core. 

Twenty years later, Carly Rocket and her business partner, Mike, find themselves inside Stateville Correctional Facility hired to cast extras for a Hollywood movie. Unbeknownst to her, Speck is one of Stateville’s inmates. His infamous murders took place only blocks from her childhood home leaving her with deep emotional wounds. Discovering that Speck is enjoying his life behind bars, Carly is outraged and conspires with a guard to make a video tape of Speck’s uninhibited life in an attempt to change prison regulations. But it backfires, and suddenly Carly finds herself in danger of becoming Speck’s ninth victim.

"Trusting Evil is eerily gripping, spine-tingling and masterfully written, and should help Leo establish herself as a dynamo in the romantic suspense genre. Robust characters, a pulse-pounding atmosphere and a plotline that is brilliantly sketched by real-life events showcase Leo’s superlative storytelling skills." ~ 4 Stars, Diane Morasco, Romantic Times Book Reviews

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