Christian romantic suspense

Buried Secrets by Irene Hannon

A summer joy ride leaves three college students scrambling to cover up a horrible secret.  24 years later, Chief of police Lisa Grant opens the cold case to solve the mystery of the unearthed, unidentified skeleton in her small town of Carson, Missouri.  She joins forces with the very handsome Detective Mac McGregor.  As the cold case heats up, so do the sparks between them.  When the suspects begin dying in accidents, Lisa has no idea that the killer has targeted her next.  Can Mac save her?

Buried Secrets is a great example of romantic suspense.  The author makes it clear from the outset that Lisa and Mac will end up together.  The suspense kicks in about half-way through the book when the killer strikes.  It took me a while to get hooked by the book.  There were a couple of twists that kept me wondering, but the ending was not a surprise.  An astute reader can sense that the author is poised to continue the story of the McGregor family, so fans will want to read the next book.   It was a satisfactory read.