Blood's Burden
by Alex Matthews
Published by Intrigue Press
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Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
(Eighth in the Cassidy McCabe series)
When Cassidy McCabe gets a phone call from her stepson Bryce that he's in trouble, she and her husband Zach rush over to help him. Bryce has had a lot of problems in the past but nothing can prepare Cassidy for what has happened now.
According to Bryce, his girlfriend Kit was shot and killed while he was upstairs in the same house. There's no sign of a break-in and the last thing the neighbors heard was Bryce and Kit fighting. He looks incredibly guilty and all signs are pointing to him as the main suspect.
Zach is a reporter for the Post and uses his skills to help solve the mystery of who killed Kit. But when he starts to doubt his son's innocence, things get complicated. Zach needs to focus on his job, so he leaves the investigation to his psychotherapist wife, Cassidy.
Cassidy immediately assumes Bryce is innocent and dives deep into investigating what really happened.
Was someone else in the house that night or did Bryce really kill his girlfriend? As Cassidy investigates the murder, she starts to find out things that Kit's family wanted kept secret.
How far will a family go to keep their good name? Cassidy loves Bryce like her own flesh and blood and will do anything to clear him of the murder charges. She puts herself in extreme danger while trying to solve the murder. Who killed Kit? Why would someone want her dead?
Alex Matthews has a unique voice to her writing. The characters are genuine and compassionate people. They fight, cry, scream, and have all the emotions of real life people.
Cassidy and Zach's relationship isn't perfect and I think readers will appreciate that. I look forward to more adventures with this duo in the future. In the meantime, I need to get my hands on all seven of the previous books!
Armchair Interviews says: Curl up in a cozy chair and enjoy this exciting mystery!