This was quite an enjoyable read for an iBook freebie! It sucked me in right from the beginning, it’s been awhile since I’ve read a thriller that captured my attention so thoroughly. Normally I can see the plot twists coming from a mile away but this book kept me guessing the whole way through. I really enjoyed the main character, her past really intrigued me and I’d really love to know more about it!

This was a really promising start to a new series--complex heroine, interesting suspense, likeable characters--until the deus ex machina of an ending. There truly was no hint of the identity of the culprit until nearly the end, and I felt cheated. So a full star off of what had been a really good story for the out-of-left-field villain. I probably will read the next book in the series as the story otherwise was quite good. Let's hope the author doesn't pull the same nonsense in that one.

Okay, I admit it: I'm a sucker for a free book. But even when that opportunity gets dumped in my lap (or more appropriately, my inbox), I'm careful what I pick because I hate wasting my precious time on a loser. Well, I'm delighted to report that this one's a gem. Better yet, it's the first in what is billed as a three-book series, so now I can look forward to reading two more.Featured is a mid-20s private investigator named Shaye Archer, who lives and works in New Orleans. She's a mystery herse...

Another book that felt very amateurish! UGH! I didn't finish this book. The book felt like it was written by a teenager without much writing experience. A young, female PI signs on a new female client that is being stalked. We know very early on that the stalker is following the client prior to visiting the PI. To ensure that the stalker does not know that the PI is actually a PI when she visits the client at her home, she poses as an interior decorator by taking a large book of fabric swatches

Amazing story.Shaye Archer's character itself was not a normal one and kept me riveted on the story. The plot and premise of the story was multi layered and the twists and turns of the story were enjoyable till the very end.

SPOILER ALERTI have always liked reading mystery and detective stories, so when I got the opportunity to read this book I welcomed it with open hands. Malevolent is the first book in the Shaye Archer series. It is a mix of not so good detective work and an even worse suspense and mystery aura.The book starts with Shaye, the main protagonist, accepting a new client at her private detective agency. We know right of the bat with what case the book will be dealing with. The case is a detective clich...

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I found this book on my kindle and honestly don’t remember how it got there. But why the hell did it take me so long to read this gem! Shaye is a PI with an incredibly sad past, most of which she doesn’t even remember, or has blocked out. Luckily when she was found as a confused, tortured child, a wonderful social worker stepped in to help, Corrine. Shaye has just opened her office as a new PI when in walks Emma. A nurse that’s needs her help. She killed her abusive husband, something which he d...

I picked up this book as a breather from non-fictions that I have been reading lately. The book starts with an interesting premise with a female protagonist. The lead character has been well defined with a murky past (probably for the sequel) and well off present which justifies a lot of literary liberties in the current story.My issue with the book is it never goes beyond being okay and you can anticipate the climax from miles before the end. There are way too many coincidences and investigatio...

Too many unrealistic situations. Ringing a company and asking a home address of an employee and getting it. Can't see that happening. Ringing a hospital and asking the receptionist if a certain nurse had clocked out and getting that information. No can't see that happening either. A nurse dispensing a med from a pill bottle. I've never seen that. Meds are usually dispensed in paper cups. Then Shaye was the most abused child ever. The dr who treated her was the best doctor ever, the old nurse the...

The first book in the Shaye Archer series by Jana Deleon. Shaye Archer was found nine years ago with her memory gone. Now she is opening up her own private investigation office at the age of 24. Her first client is Emma Frederick, a nurse who is being stalked by someone who looks like her dead husband. The story involving Emma Frederick is wrapped up in this book but there are questions at the end regarding Shaye Archer and her story. One that is apparently answered later in the series. This is

Oh my, what a disappointment. This started so well, I thought it'd be a great read and that I'd follow with the series but gee was I wrong!Soon enough it became overwordy, melodramatic and boring. The villain was way over the top, too caricature-evil and the PI too weak and naive but constantly praised by the other characters as clever and strong--without any showing of such qualities. The humor attempts were pathetic and often times full of misogyny and ableism. And then, when I thought it coul...

This is an interesting murder mystery where the private investigator herself has been a victim of a horrific crime that she doesn't fully remember. This is the first of a three installment series with this investigation focused on Emma Frederikson, who is being stalked by her thought to be dead ex husband. The lead character, Shay Archer helps her get to the bottom of it and it has interesting twist which is a requirement for a good murder mystery. Looking forward to the next installment, Sinist...

This was a good read. I loved the twist at the end that I never saw coming. There is violence in it but still an enjoyable book. The characters were well developed and at times I felt I was right there in New Orleans. I will certainly read other books the author writes with Shaye as the main character

We are in the process of moving, so my choice of books has been limited to mysteries and thrillers. This one was a freebie that I obtained through Book Bub. Oftentimes with these books, you get what you pay for: nothing. But this book was quite good and in the future I would not hesitate to buy a book by this author. The author immediately grabs the attention of the reader and the pace never slows. It has a cast of strong female characters whose actions and back stories are believable and intrig...

I enjoyed this book!I originally picked it up because my book club on my reader group chose it for our October monthly read.Malevolent was full of twists and turns and it kept me guessing until nearly the end. I suggest this one for all my thriller-lover friends!

This was a good book! It reminded me a lot of Mr Perfect by Linda Howard tho