Loved the nod to Jayne Ann krentz Arcane series with the mention of Caleb Jones!!! The Arcane series is one of my very favorite series!!! I've read them all many times. And before I forget Rex nick's dog was a delight!!! What a great pairing! Rex was very special and almost human like and made a great hunter to our hunter Nick. This had a amazing hitchcock theme atmosphere quantity to it and their was plenty of suspense right to the end. The villains were very interesting as well and masterminds at carrying out their plans. Loved this mysterious and intriguing sexy guy and the chemistry between him and vivian was a dance in sensuality. Our hero is Nick sundridge a private eye who has the talent of vision,but to him its a curse,so he walks the line of staying in control and not letting it drive him to insanity. I loved this character alot! She's smart,independent and knows who she is and what she wants. Vivian is a artist who wants someday to be on the walls of a famous gallery but in the meantime she is a crime photographer with a special talent that lets her get just the right angle and make front page news. This was a awesome romantic mystery with great characters and a well layed out storyline with many twists and turns set in the golden age of Hollywood. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse-all in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders.Īnother delightful tale from the amazing Amanda quick( aka Jayne Ann Krentz!!! Close up was a nod to her past paranormal romance books with both the main characters having gifts. Together, they discover the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. His talent, or as he puts it-his curse-along with his dark past makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. Nick Sundridge has always been able to 'see' things that others don't, coping with disturbing dreams and visions. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what's paying the bills.Īfter shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the 'Dagger Killer,' Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims-details that only another photographer would have noticed-details that put Vivian at the top of the killer's target list. Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer.

Close Up by Amanda Quick