Review – Deadly Melody

Back cover copy: Home is where the heart is. The danger too… The Martinellis were the closest thing to family Cat Johnson ever had. That’s why she ran—to protect them from her threatening past. The orphaned child of classical musicians, she’s been lying low in Nashville and performing at the No Name Café. When Cat reluctantly agrees to attend the wedding of her beloved foster sister, the plan is simple: make a quick appearance at the Martinellis’, then disappear again. Instead, she’s thrust headlong into a nightmare. After a wedding guest is murdered, Cat’s past becomes harder and harder to avoid. So does handsome and inquisitive Safe Harbor cop Nick Stanton, who will stop at nothing to uncover the town’s secrets. That means exposing Cat’s as well. The more intimate Nick’s feelings for Cat become, the more driven he is to find out what she’s hiding. As things in Safe Harbor take a terrifying turn, Cat realizes that the man she’s afraid to trust might be the only one she can turn to. My Take: I haven’t read a book by Connie Mann that I have not thoroughly enjoyed and Deadly Melody is no exception. Mann develops characters that the reader can embrace and cheer for and it was easy to like Cat and Nick in this story. I especially liked Nick and how confident and unruffled he was as a strong deputy especially with sheriff who liked to sit on the sidelines. And the suspense story moved the plot along, and you couldn’t wait to find out who the killer was and if Cat continued to survive the attempts on her life. Oh, and of course, if she decides not to run again, and she and Nick get their happily ever after! So if you like romantic suspense and haven’t read a Connie Mann book, I encourage you do so! You won’t be sorry you picked one up.