I don't believe I've read anything this author has done until now and was very impressed! Absolutely loved this book!

A Blossom of Bright Light A Jimmy Vega Mystery Book 2 by Suzanne Chazin

448 Pages
Publisher: Kensington Books, Kensington
Release Date: October 27, 2015

Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller

Jimmy Vega is a Latino police detective in New York. Adele Figueroa, former attorney, now runs a community center. They have a night planned together but things go awry when she gets a call that a man sees the Madonna in the woods with the baby Jesus. The next morning, Jimmy gets a call of an infant found dead behind the community center. Is it the same baby?

The book has a fast pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. The book covers the lives of several immigrant families and what they go through while living undocumented. The reader feels the hardships the characters are going through in the story. It is easy to get drawn into this book.

Even not having read the first Jimmy Vega book, I was immediately drawn into this page turner. Vega, is a good role model for a character driven mystery and the topic of illegal immigration is spot on.

This one was too political for me. While at times it’s undeniably upsetting, the procedural was a bit biased. Also, I called many of the “twists” and “surprises” along the way. I know this is the second book in a series, so maybe I should have read the first installment before?

This was a slow to start book. I was about 1/3 of the way through before it finally caught and held my attention. Once that happened, I had a hard time putting the book down.

The story includes issues of immigration, green cards, child sexual abuse and the fear of helping police solve a crime for fear of retribution from those cause the trouble. The lead character is a Latino police officer, Jimmy Vega. His girlfriend, Adele, runs a center for the local immigrant community. One night, Adele gets a phone call to help a homeless man who says he saw a murder. Since he is a drunk, Jimmy asks Adele to let it go. She does and the story escalates from there.

The next day, a baby is found dead and then a young girl as well. How this all ties together with the immigrant community and the wealthy people of the city is what makes this a story of our present society.

With secrets held by most everyone, the story of murder, abuse and love are all entwined together.

I AM SO EMBARRASSED ... JUST NOW FINDING THIS ONE ON MY KINDLE/AMAZON. WAS NEVER READ SO NO REVIEW COMING AT THIS LATE DATE. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. BOOK HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.

It was a interesting departure from her previews series. I can't recommend it though because it couldn't hold my interest.