Obsession

by Kathi Macias Review by April Stier Price: $12.99 (paperback) To order: Visit Kathi's Web site Toni Matthews suddenly finds her idyllic life exploding before her eyes. As she deals with the aftermath of her father’s untimely death, her life slowly begins to spin out of control. Her first task is to clean up her father’s office and delegate his private investigations to other P.I.’s, but a single phone call changes her life. A desperate grandmother pleads with Toni to continue Paul Matthews’s search for her fifteen-year-old granddaughter, Julie Greene. When Toni reluctantly reads her father’s file, she discovers an uncanny connection between Julie’s case and her father’s death. Convinced that something suspicious is afoot, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth. But Toni’s obsession leads to more than she bargained for. Relations between her and her younger sister grow strained. And attraction brews between her and detective Abe Matthews, the only man willing to believe her suspicions, causing jealousy to mount in Toni’s fiancé. Questions and turmoil plague Toni on her investigative quest. But when her younger sister suddenly disappears, Toni joins Abe in a race against time. Will they discover the truth before it’s too late? And will Toni’s heart find the man she truly loves? Kathi Mills-Macias weaves a suspenseful mystery full of twists and surprises in this first book of her Matthews & Matthews mystery series. Her characters are well developed and believable, and she leaves the plot wide open for further detective adventures. Readers will definitely want to continue following the suspense and romance of Toni and Abe in the next book, The Price!