Summer is speeding around the corner, and I know I spend my time lurking indoors when the weather gets too hot, watching crime dramas and police procedurals. In my mind, there can never be too many spin-offs of Law & Order or CSI, because it seems like I've watched them all and am always hungry for more! Who's the bad guy this week, and how are our city's police force going to catch them this time?
But it's not all mystery and suspense - sometimes, when danger is coming for you, love can blossom, fueled by adrenaline. These three titles will be sure to set your heart racing in the thrill of the chase - for both the perp and the perfect man.
If you like: science, suspense, stormy seas
Body Search, by Jessica Andersen
"Dale Metcalf had spent fifteen years running from his past. Then a string of suspicious deaths linked to a fierce epidemic forced the outbreak specialist to return to his boyhood home on Lobster Island with Dr. Tansy Whitmore - the one woman he'd never stopped loving. But the sinister incidents that coincided with their arrival on the windswept coastal island - a mysterious plane crash, a raging fire and a near-fatal heart attack - proved that someone desperately wanted them dead. And now, in a race against time, could the two stormy lovers combat danger - and desire - before it was too late?"
If you like: detective fiction, whodunits, futuristic romance
"It is 2058, New York City. In a world where technology can reveal the darkest of secrets, there's only one place to hide a crime of passion - in the heart. Even in the mid-twenty-first century, during a time when genetic testing usually weeds out any violent hereditary traits before they can take over, murder still happens. The first victim is found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second is murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas has no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provide Eve with a long list of suspects - including her own lover, Roarke."
If you like: private eyes, heroic men, steamy sleuthing
The Private Eye, by Jayne Ann Krentz
"Josh January - a burned-out private eye, whose last case nearly killed him. Maggie Gladstone - the vibrant, sexy innkeeper who'd read too many detective novels, and wanted badly to believe in heroes. Shrewdly, Josh agreed to investigate the strange goings-on at Maggie's charming bed and breakfast. The case would be a cinch - no heroics necessary. Josh could concentrate on important things, like rest, recovery - and seducing tawny-haired Maggie. He was dead wrong - about the case and about sweet Maggie. If Josh didn't start playing the hero, he'd pay a very high price."
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