Things are not what they seem. Not always anyway.

Lily White lives in Detroit. That’s not her real name. But she has her reasons. She is a PI working a case which seems pretty straightforward at first, follow the client’s wife, find out whether she is cheating on him. But than she is killed right in front of her. Some time later her alleged lover is killed too also in front of her. The cops are sure the husband is to blame but Lily thinks differently so she investigates on her own.
Detective Derrick Paxton is working the case, he knows Lily from another investigation and he knows she has PTSD. He thinks her jugdement is impaired but despite that he still wants to help Lily.
As the investigation goes on they start to have feelings for each other and that also complicates things.

It’s always refreshing to read about characters who have problems on their own other than alcoholism. Lily has PTSD because of something in her past (you have to read the book to find out what happened to her). She is struggling with symptoms while trying to find the real killer. I really liked her complexity, her honesty and that she plays fair.
Derrick Paxton is what I think of as the typical good guy. He is a cop through and through but he is also human, he has compassion. I so loved them together.

Thank you to NetGalley, The Wild Rose Press and Cynthia Harrison for my copy.

In the mood for something a little lighter, Lily White in Detroit hit the mark for me, being a contemporary romantic suspense novel. Lily is a videographer-come-private investigator in recovery from PTSD thanks to some seriously bad events in her past. After witnessing her client’s wife being stalked, then murdered, she teams up with another virtual loner, police detective Paxton. They soon launch into a tentative relationship while chasing down murderers, hackers and other villains, and when the case turns personal and the stakes escalate, in turn their budding romance escalates. Detroit, a racially divided city, and the tensions that setting adds to the situation between the black cop and white PI, are a good bonus to the story. Recommended if you’re in the mood for a light romantic suspense read.

On one hand this novel was interesting but on the other wasn’t very tight or clear in its purpose. The love story seems like a last minute add

I love reading about my hometown and Ms. White does a great job of giving you different aspects of the city. While you know the interracial is there, she doesn't harp on the topic which is nice. I do hope we see more of these characters in future books. Lily is a great character with attitude, spunk, compassion and more.