The Silent Watcher, by Victor Methos

Victor Methos has written a lot of books.  I mean really a lot of books. But The Silent Watcher is my 1st.  Will I read any more of his books?  I would say...Yes!  This is especially true because TSW wraps up a case but hints at a follow-up.  It's Book 1 of his new series, Vegas Shadows. 

So what is this book about?  The Silent Watcher takes place in Las Vegas.  The two main protagonists are a male detective, Lazarus, and a female guardian ad litem (GAL), Piper, who worked as an attorney for a large law firm until she decided to become a GAL.  They become very involved with a 15-year old girl whose mother and brother were savagely murdered by a serial killer, nicknamed The Creeper.

This is definitely NOT a romantic comedy (like ICE ICEMaybe, the last book I reviewed)!  There are obviously some scenes that are not fun to read.  However, there is a lot more to this book than just tracking down a bad guy.  There are some very good scenes in the courtroom (Methos is, after all, an attorney).  And there are quite a few supporting characters for Lazarus and Piper.  I'm very much looking forward to Book 2! 

Rich Amooi's Books ALWAYS Leave Me Smiling

Rich Amooi has written and published 24 books.  I've only read 5 or 6, but that is NOT a reflection of how much I enjoy them.  They are all romantic comedies, and I defy anybody to not smile and laugh a lot when they read an Amooi.  And let's not forget that he isn't just funny. He writes a mean romance!

Rich's latest is ICE ICE Maybe.  Nolan Reid is an ex-hockey player who had a great career ahead of him until he had an injury that took him off the ice as a player...permanently.  Zena Dalton is the daughter of the billionaire owner of the professional hockey team, the San Diego Sea Lions.  She also runs the non-profit foundation on behalf of the team.

The Sea Lions are not a good team.  Mr. Dalton has just signed a star player, Mitch Redding, to bring some life to the team.  They only have 20 games remaining in the season, and Dalton is hoping that Redding can get them into the playoffs and beyond.  Why would such a big time player want to come late in the season to a floundering team?  Well, he used to play with the Sea Lions and had/has a thing for Zena. Nolan, who runs the Zamboni machine for the team, is called into Dalton's office.  He wants Nolan and Zena to pretend that they have a thing going on so that Redding will be frustrated and take it out on the Sea Lions' opponents.  Do you know where this might be going?  As romance author Katherine Center said, and I paraphrase: It's not about the predictability.  It's about the anticipation!