Love Kills: a Britt Montero Novel

Marc Notes: 8; Journalist Britt Montero makes an exciting comeback as she joins forces with the Cold Case Squad. Solving the mystery of the Honeymoon Killer while helping the squad find a killer of their own, Britt has to brave the dark waters of her heart and put old hurts behind her. Publisher Marketing: "Where the hell is Britt Montero?" So says Sgt. Craig Burch of Miami's Cold Case Squad at the end of the first chapter of Edna Buchanan's new novel, "Love Kills." So have readers been wondering since reporter Britt Montero vanished after her lover, homicide cop Kendall McDonald, was killed three books ago in Buchanan's "The Ice Maiden." When a bulldozer in the Everglades unearths the skull of an infamous kidnapper, the Cold Case Squad is brought in to investigate. Britt was the last person to see him alive, and the detectives have questions only she can answer. On a remote desert island where she has sought solace, Montero finds a camera on an isolated beach. The film inside yields photos of a happy young couple on their honeymoon. Soon after, Britt is shocked to learn the newlyweds were lost at sea. When only the groom is rescued, the connection between the reporter and the new widower astonishes her -- and Britt is even more astonished when she finds out the truth. Ultimately, her search for the bridegroom's secrets and the Cold Case Squad's search for the kidnapper's killer collide. Britt finds herself desperate and in danger, and only one person can help -- Cold Case Squad Lt. K. C. Riley, McDonald's childhood sweetheart. The two women must confront their differences in order to survive and to protect the life of someone they both care about deeply. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/23/2007 pg. 31 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 05/01/2007 pg. 18 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2007 pg. 475 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Library Journal 06/01/2007 pg. 96 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Romantic Times 06/01/2007 pg. 84 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2008 pg. 11 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 72 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 99 (EAN 9780743294768, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Buchanan, Edna As a Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter, Edna Buchanan has used her twenty-plus years of experience to bring a dynamic and deadly Miami vividly alive in each of her novels through the fiercely intense eyes of tough newspaperwoman Britt Montero. The author of twelve books, Buchanan has spent time behind bars - with two serial killers. She lives in Miami, Florida.