Review: What I've Done - Book #4 Morgan Dane Series - Melinda Leigh - September 2018 Melinda Leigh has crafted yet another gripping entry in her Morgan Dane series with *What I’ve Done*, a thrilling tale that effortlessly pulls readers back into a world of suspense and family ties. This fourth installment centers around the mysterious murder of Noah Carter and the plight of Haley Powell, a young woman awash in confusion and blood, completely unaware of the events that led to waking up next to a corpse. As a fan , I found this novel a refreshing remedy to my recent reading slump, bridging the gap between mystery and emotional depth in a way that only the best thrillers can achieve. Morgan Dane, alongside her investigative partners Lance and Lincoln, takes on the daunting task of defending Haley, a client burdened by overwhelming evidence suggestive of her guilt. The story opens with Haley’s terrifying realization: she is the prime suspect in a murder she cannot remember committing...

Review: Secrets Never Die - Book #5 Morgan Dane Series - Melinda Leigh - March 2019 Morgan Dane and her fiance Lance Kruger are back on the case after a close friend of Lance's phones him as her husband has been shot and her son Evan is missing. The local cops think that Evan killed him as they were step-family, but Tina knows that her son would never do this. Was it one of Paul's past jobs that got him killed as he was a former sheriff? As the book goes along, we see that Evan is shot and runs for his life, but the longer he is out in the woods - the more suspicious he looks. The truth is though that Evan is more afraid of being murdered in cold blood like his stepfather was. With the police not helping Tina, she asks for the help of Lance and Morgan as the pair try to track Evan down before it's too late as the weather is also kicking up a bit of a storm. We learn about Tina's family and what they are capable of and how she testified and put h...

Review: Bones Don't Lie - Book #3 Morgan Dane Series - Melinda Leigh - March 2018 Over twenty years ago Lance Krueger, a local private investigator's father disappeared, and he was never heard from again. Twenty years later, a car has been found in the local lake. In the boot of the car, is a skeleton. The skeleton turns out to be female, but the vehicle is registered to Lance's father. What happened to Lance's father and who is the female? So begins an investigation with Lance accompanying Morgan who is an attorney and dating Lincoln Sharpe who is Lance's partner at the PI business. As Lance and Morgan start to delve back into finding out the truth and getting closer, it looks like someone doesn't want the past to be dredged up and is killing the witnesses and is one step ahead of the law enforcement.  This was a medium-paced mystery as I find Melinda Leigh's books either a hit or miss. Can Lance and his mother finally get some clo...