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I See You

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Nikki has been given a lead on a story, not knowing that it will lead her to an old story she worked on. Detective Vaughn is working the case of a murdered young prostitute when he is called in to work with FBI agent Zoe Spencer. As they dig deeper into the tip that leads them to the reporters old story they find that both cases are related.

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Love, Love, Love this Author's books. This is the 2nd in this series. While you don't have to read #1 why wouldn't you? Romantic suspense at its BEST. The characters and the plot will keep you turning the pages faster and faster until you reach the end of the book. I could read her books non-stop.! Thanks to NetGalley, Montlake Romance and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

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Ok fellow readers, if you are thinking about reading “I see you” from Mary Burton....DO IT!!!!! Don’t worry about it being a series. You’ll not be lost. It can be read as a stand alone. This story is AMAZING!!! I LOVED EVERY MINUTE!!! When reading this plan on sleepless nights and lots of twists and turns.....Mary keeps you guessing and interested in what’s happening next from page one. I’ve read MANY of Mary’s books and I’m telling you, she’s still doing it. You can NOT go wrong reading anything from Mary. She knows how to tell a story, she makes all of her stories so “real and believable”. There’s characters you love and others that you want to slap. My point is....the characters are VERY REAL in Mary’s stories. Loved loved loved loved this one. Enjoy and happy reading!!! :))

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Mary Burton keeps me guessing till the very end. This was no exception. Never disappointed with her characters development. Alaways a great read and look forward to the next one.

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This is book 2 in the criminal profiler series. You don’t have to read the previous book in the series, I found each book to be kind of stand alone. The main theme running through and connecting the books is the FBI Behavioral Unit and its profilers.
‘I See You’ tells the story of FBI special agent Zoe Spencer who uses her artist talents to carry out facial reconstructions from skeletal remains in order to identify victims. Her latest case finds her work identifying the remains of a teenage girl who went missing nearly twenty years ago. Also working the case with Zoe is local homicide detective William Vaughan, who is also her current on-again, off-again lover. While trying to solve their cold case, Zoe and William begin to realise their case isn’t so cold anymore, especially when more women begin to go missing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. More than I thought I would. When I started the book I wasn’t too sure how Zoe’s job of being artist within the FBI worked, if it would make the storyline a bit boring, but it turns out the artistic stuff is a sideline of what Zoe does. She is a criminal profiler who uses her talents to assist in her cases.
I couldn’t figure out the bad guy until the 90% mark and even then I was a bit surprised when it came to the ‘big reveal’ scene. That’s the sign of a good romantic suspense book to me.

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I See You is the second book in this series. I've fallen in love with Mary Burton's novels this year alone and have become quite a fan. This story has its complicated, twisted and non-stop action that I love about her stories. I like that you gradually flow into knowing who actually committed the crime amongst the multi layers that develop as the story flows to the ending.

FBI Agent Zoe Spencer and Homicide Detective William Vaughan have a somewhat slow burn type of romance with their "friends with benefits" involvement related to the history that they have with one another. The story was well written, the plot good, and the mystery terrific. I loved that she weaved her characters into their respective roles and bringing out the many skeletons held by members of the this seemingly perfect family.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story with all its intrigue, mystery, secrets and romance. Another great suspense with a little bit of romance by Ms. Burton. Recommend the read.

Thanks very much to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

4-Stars

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This book was sooooo good. Zoe is a FBI agent. When she is asked to recreate a image of a scull found in a trunk, she finds it’s the identity of a young girl missing from years ago. She goes to the homicide detective to give him the information. Vaughn is a single father who gets called away from the college he just took his son to. He’s called away because he’s a homicide detective asked to come to the murder scene of a young girl that happens to resemble Zoe’s bust she created. Edge of the seat reading? Oh yeah!


I read this book as an arc from NetGalley. It gets 5+ stars

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This was a really good mystery. The attention to detail is what draws me to this author's books. There are layers pulled back slowly to determine who murdered whom. The tension builds to a point, you just have to keep reading. I love Zoe and William together, hope we see more of them in the future.
I downloaded this book today and read it today-it's that good, very well written to keep your interest. I've enjoyed all of Mary Burton's books, look forward to the next. Thank you for the privilege of reading an advanced copy.

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Mary Burton continues to uphold her reign in romantic suspense. The narrative and characters are well developed, while the plot is brimming with that apprehensive mystery that readers of this genre love. The storyline follows FBI Agent, Zoe Spencer and homicide Detective, William Vaughn as they navigate several murder investigations. The two have chemistry but they also have things from their past that require steady maneuvering. One of the finer points of Burton’s writing is that she puts the suspense/mystery aspect of her writing front and center and sprinkles the romance in as it fits into the storyline. This is a quick read, thoroughly enjoyable, and highly recommended. 5 stars

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I Ss You is a suspenseful story of a criminal profiler
Zoe Spencer creates the faces of the murder victims by sculpture.
He becomes attached to these murder victims and tries to find justice for them.
Can Zoe work with a previous lover before he strikes again
Very different, and exciting thriller.

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<I>From New York Times bestselling author Mary Burton comes a gritty, suspenseful story in the Criminal Profiler series.

FBI special agent Zoe Spencer uses skeletal remains to recreate the faces of murder victims through sculpture. Though highly scientific, the process is also sensitive and intimate; she becomes attached to the individuals she identifies, desperate to find justice for each.

As Zoe examines old remains, she sees a teenage girl looking back at her—the victim in a cold case from over a decade ago. Zoe wants nothing more than to tell this young woman’s story and to bring her killer to justice.

Zoe’s case leads her to the victim’s hometown and to homicide detective William Vaughan, Zoe’s on-again, off-again lover. As the two become more involved in the case, they quickly realize that it isn’t as cold as they first believed: someone’s still out there hunting women. And with more women gone missing, time’s running out. Can they work together and stop this madman before he kills again?</I>

Who doesn’t love a good romantic suspense? And Mary Burton has a reputation of bringing the good stuff unfortunately I found I See You disjointed. Lacklustre. The main characters were OK both has suffered hardship and normally you connect on some level. I didn’t really fully understand Zoe’s backstory and found it hard to warm up to her. Vaughan seems a likeable dude but I can’t really say much more.

While the story plot was well thought out and kept you guessing; you don’t really get to understand the motivation behind the killing spree. What drove the killer to do it? It was very anticlimactic.

<b>**Thanks to the author and netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.** </b>

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Gripping thriller. The story grabs you within the first few pages. The characters are very well written. It was so good that I didn’t want it to end.

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I love to curl up with a new Mary Burton mystery and to escape into the story. As usual, I was not disappointed! The premise of the story is that a down trodden former news reporter, Nikki receives a tip to check out a storage locker. Within it, Nikki finds the skull of a long missing young woman named Marsha Price. The novel follows homicide Detective William Vaughan and FBI Agent Zoe Spencer as they try to unravel the case. As they dig deeper, the agents start to wonder if Marsha's murder was tied to her family and whether there is any connection in some recent murders that Vaughan has been investigating. I think that there were some well placed red herrings to keep the reader guessing and at the end of the story, all of the clues made sense. There was a bit of romance between Vaughan and Spencer although they were already involved at the start of the novel. I definitely recommend this book for some good old fashioned style mystery.

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I thoroughly enjoyed this latest Mary Burton mystery, with a dash of romance thrown in. Romantic suspense is my favorite genre, and although I think Burton leans more heavily on the mystery, I enjoy her books.

This book features Zoe Spencer, a special FBI agent who uses skeletal remains to recreate in sculpture, the faces of victims who need to be identified. Her role reminded me of the LSU Faces Laboratory, which I've always found fascinating.

When homicide detective William Vaughan, with whom Zoe is casually involved, joins forces with her on what is believed to be a cold case, the investigation suddenly spirals into so much more. They soon realize that they need to stop a killer before he strikes again.

I really liked Zoe and William, and the way they worked and interacted together. The mystery was very interesting, but the lead characters are what really made the book for me.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy.

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This was a classic Mary Burton suspense novel, definitely a page turner. I enjoyed the characters Zoe and Vaughn. I always enjoy Mary Burton's writing, lots of suspense, and a little bit of spice thrown in. I can’t wait for the next book to come out!

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Definitely a page turner. Talk about some dysfunctional people in this story. I enjoyed the character Zoe and her facial reconstruction work. I always enjoy Mary Burton's writing, lots of suspense, and a little bit of spicy romance thrown in. I look forward to the next book, it seems to me that there is something deeper going on with Skyler, and I would like to find out what it is, so I hope she carries over to another book. If not, I felt I was left hanging on her.

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I See You by Mary Burton a four-star read that you will want to profile. This is the second novel in the Criminal profiler series, but they can be read as stand-alone as I haven’t read the first one yet, but I will be going back and getting hold of it. The suspense is sublime, it will keep you on your toes and guessing all the way through. There are so many twists that you don’t see the turns in the road coming and what turns they are. Throw in some slow burn romance and you have a winner.

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Zoe Spencer, an FBI special agent, works on a skull, that a local reporter found inside a trunk in a storage shed. Zoe can recreate their face just from the remains. The remains lead her to a cold case of a missing woman from over a decade ago. As she teams up with local homicide detective William Vaughan, who also happens to be her on and off again lover. When they tell the family of the missing woman of finding her, some very disturbing things start happening to that family. Is the same person who took their loved one from before?
Mary Burton will always have you on your toes in her stories, and when you think you have it figured out, she throws you a curve ball.

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Loved the character of Zoe Spencer who’s a profiler and recreates faces of unidentifiable murder victims using their skeletal remains. I had no problems with the pace and the balance of romance and suspense.

Overall, it was a good Mary Burton novel that will keep you guessing till the end.

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Another great suspense book by Mary Burton. What starts out as looking into a cold case murder quickly becomes part of a current day string of murders. A fast paced and multi layered book will keep you guessing to the end. A final curve at the end which confirmed who I thought was the killer. I love the character of FBI Special agent Zoe Spencer who uses skeletal remains to recreate the victim’s faces. It has a very Bones (the tv show) feel to it. And who doesn’t love a badass female main character? A great read all around.


P.S. I LOVE the cover of the book!

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