Don't Look Back (Women of Justice #2) - Lynette Eason

I had jury duty last week and figured this would be an appropriate book for the occasion.  I had plenty of time to read it and was almost done by the time my duty had ended.  I really didn't like jury duty...  This book is #2 in the Women of Justice series.  I have read the first one, Too Close to Home, and it was okay.  The characters in that one are in this one as well.  I like when I can check in on the same characters throughout a series.

The book was a little dark.  Jamie is an anthropologist that is being stalked by a man who abducted her years before, raped her and tortured her.  She was the only victim that escaped and that bothers him still.  She's also working on the case of his other victims.  He is The Hero, rescuing women from their pain.  A pain that he inflicts.

Dakota is an FBI agent who works with Jamie on the case and is in love with her.  Jamie doesn't feel ready for any kind of relationship because of her past and tries to warn Dakota off.  He is gentle with her and gives her the space she needs while trying to keep her safe.

The Hero is sick, a product of his childhood.  I'm not sure, in retrospect, whether this was the best choice for taking my mind off jury duty, it was a lot of crime to deal with in 3 days!  I wasn't as pleased at the end as I might have been if I had read it another time.  I believe that the story line was well thought out and had unexpected twists and turns, especially at the end.  I had the villain figured out long before they did, but that's not unusual.  There's another book in the series, A Killer Among Us.  From the little teaser at the end of this one, this guy appears to be The Judge.  I'm not going to watch it for a price drop, but if it pops up free, I'll pick it up.  Okay book, may have gotten a Good Book rating under other circumstances.  :)