Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
First line: Martin was going to kill her.
Running Hot is Jayne Ann Krentz’s new Arcane Society novel. If you’ve read any of her Jayne Castle novels, even some of her Amanda Quick novels, then you know of the paranormal twist that she carries throughout several centuries.
Krentz’ books are among my favorite. In this story, the heroine is a butler who realizes her boss is about to kill her. And due to a new drug he should be able to do it without touching her. Unfortunately for the villain, it backfires – literally. Like the ricochet of a bullet, killing him instead.
The hero is an ex-cop hired by the psychic Agency to look out for her while she conducts a psychic profile. That’s her specialty – Psychic Profiling. His specialty is manipulating a person’s stress level and getting persons to talk. Making them want to talk. A leak high is suspected extremely high up in the hierarchy of the Agency. When the leak is discovered to be one of their own, and yet murders still happen, the twist becomes extremely interesting due to how the murders are conducted. (Let’s just say I won’t spoil the fun by telling you how.)
For: Readers who want a fast paced, action pact story with a paranormal twist that is not so bloody, gory. -Kathy Wheeler