Black at Heart is the third book in Leslie Parrish’s Black CATs trilogy. This is Lily and Wyatt’s story, which I’ve been looking forward to since book one. Thankfully, it doesn’t disappoint. Warning: As the events in Black at Heart are closely tied to those in Pitch Black, some series spoilers are inevitable.
Special Agent Lily Fletcher is still recovering from her horrifying experience in Pitch Black. In fear of her life, she faked her own death and has been living in seclusion with the aid and assistance of her former boss, Supervisory Special Agent Wyatt Blackstone and her friend and colleague, Brandon Cole. Lily is living in Wyatt’s old family home and training with a self-defense expert in an effort to regain her confidence.
Lily’s life in hiding is threatened when a sadistic killer starts targeting pedophiles. As the killer is leaving clues which point to Lily as the perpetrator, it seems to be a ploy to draw her out of hiding. Wyatt and Brandon do their best to keep her situation a secret from others at the FBI while investigating the case, but this soon proves to be an impossibility. Meanwhile, the man who murdered Lily’s nephew has his conviction overturned and is released from prison.
With Lily’s life in danger, and Wyatt’s career on the line, they soon find themselves in a race against time to unmask the killer before he hurts Lily.
Black at Heart is another fast-paced romantic suspense from Leslie Parrish. The characters feel real and the story kept me guessing until the very end. I appreciated the way Lily’s character developed over the course of the trilogy. I felt she and Wyatt made a convincing couple and rooted for them all the way.
My only criticism was Lily’s decision to keep her survival a secret from the FBI. While I understood her distrust as they had put her in danger’s path in the first place, her decision also jeopardized Wyatt and Brandon’s careers.
The conclusion to Black at Heart neatly wrapped up the trilogy, while leaving open the possibility of more books in the future. I certainly hope the series continues as I’d love to see Brandon Cole get his own book. Meanwhile, I’ll definitely be picking up Leslie’s new romantic suspense series which starts next summer. Grade: B+
Also Reviewed:
Fade to Black (2009) by Leslie Parrish (Book 1 in the Black CATs series)
Pitch Black (2009) by Leslie Parrish (Book 2 in the Black CATs series)
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I still haven’t read Pitch Black yet darn it! Really looking forward to Wyatt’s story though! I didn’t realize she has a new series out next summer..yay.
I loved the entire trilogy. I’m also looking forward to the new series!
I keep passing by Pitch Black in the book store, this is probably a sign I need to buy it…right? Great review!
Yay, so glad you enjoyed it! The third one was touch & go, could have gone either way. Some people loved it, some people hated it. I sure hope that more books will be released – keeping my fingers crossed!
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