Mikey Hardin isn’t having a good day. Grace Bell is wondering what has become of her life. Harry Hunter is a man on a mission. Once these three characters meet their lives seem to intertwine into what is a great start to the A Tattoo Crimes Series. It’s also the point where I found myself hooked on the mystery that this author has done a great job of creating.

I hated having to put this book down. It interrupted my pleasure. I especially hated when lunch was over because that meant I had to stop trying to see where this mystery was going to take me. Grace was a woman who needed someone to pull her out of her comfort zone and Mikey just may be the man who fits that bill.

Mikey has a profession that sees a lot of people. He also reminded me that my cable company took away one of my favorite channels – so missing Ink Master. Harry is that one that leads the reader into solving the mystery and how it connects to our hero. There’s some suspense that teases me – do I think I can solve it along with Harry. There’s heat – Mikey and Grace are combustible together. And the author gives you moments where you’ll giggle or laugh. You even feel sorry for the hero but I think he would disagree with the hero part.

Our author did a great job of creating a really hateful character. If she were in my vicinity I don’t know if I could hold my temper. You realize how creative the author is because Mikey doesn’t seem to be able to catch a break and you can see this actually happening to someone. I couldn’t tell if the ending is HFN or HEA. Does this mean that Grace and Mikey will be making an appearance in book two? Will have to be patient and wait and see.

I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.