Detective Sam Jazz is still reeling from the murder of her Police Chief Father, as well as the fact that he was not exactly squeaky clean. When another detective seems to randomly and quite suddenly leave Austin for Houston, a very messy case ends up in her files. This case happens to be extremely dangerous, with Detective Jazz sensing the killer following her and appearing at the most inopportune times. With the help of her amazing colleagues, she will have to find the man who ties people up, poisons them, and puts a poem in their mouth, before it happens to those closest to her. The cases notes give the killer the nickname The Poet, but he’s far from innocuous.
Author Lisa Renee Jones has created a quite likeable set of characters in The Poet. Detective Jazz reacts how many officers likely would, but there are still times were you want to scream “omg don’t do that” because you know she’s about to get in trouble with the new Chief. There’s touches of romance, but nothing overwhelming. Over all, the pace of the book keeps you locked in and dying to know who the killer is going to be, even as the killer peaks in from time to time to make his personality known.
The Poet is available March 9, 2021 from Entangled Publishing, LLC.
