Deadly Proof

Book one in the Atlanta Justice series. It is full of suspense, legal fiction and romance. It is an edge of your seat kind of book. I am excited for book two.

Romantic Suspense, clean; Murder Mystery, crime; Christian
Kate's case the elements that lead to a verdict, and the suspense as the case and the crime becomes known was a fun legal thriller, suspense read with bits of faith mixed in. Landon, her hired PI was a fun character. Their interactions softened the book a little as they got to know each other and formed a relationship.
Strong characters, interesting side characters, and surprise twist at the end to figure out this mystery and crime. Lots of interesting suspenseful moments, a few romantic moments slipped in, and of course, some faith filled discussions and moments. Had not read Rachel Dylan before, but will be reading her again. Can't wait to read her next novel in this series!
I received an advance review copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. My opinions are my own, and in no way influenced by this gift. More of a 3.5 for me as a reader, but rounded up.

I really enjoyed this legal thriller! Kate was a pleasant character to get to know and I quickly became invested in her effort to stop the bad guys who were knowingly putting bad drugs on the market. There were loads of twists and this case was like peeling back layers of an onion. It kept my brain engaged and the case is well paced.

I loved how layered each other the characters are and how their good and evil impulses are spelled out, so even the side characters are having to make real choices and aren’t completely unrealistic about being all bad/all good.

Now, there are a lot of legal terms and jargon used. I have a coworker who has a law degree and recently explained some about it, so I had a recent explanation of all the terms such as discovery, etc. Knowing that really gave me a greater enjoyment of the story because the legal terms didn’t get in my way.

Thanks to the publisher for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book for an honest review.
Lawyer Kate Sullivan is counsel for a huge over up of a big pharmaceutical company. After meeting an informant and the informant is killed private investigator Landon is brought in to protect Kate. as Kate pushes forward to bring those to justice her life is in danger. This was a good legal thriller that kept the reader interested with a dash of romance.

What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. The word building was phenomenal in this book. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.