Review: Accused by Janice Cantore

Series: Pacific Coast Justice #1
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Publisher: Tyndale House
Released: January 1, 2012
387 pages

About the Book:

Detective Carly Edwards hates working in juvenile--where the brass put her after an officer-involved shooting--and longs to be back on patrol. So when a troubled youth, Londy Atkins, is arrested for the murder of the mayor and Carly is summoned to the crime scene, she's eager for some action. Carly presses Londy for a confession but he swears his innocence, and despite her better judgment, Carly is inclined to believe him. Yet homicide is convinced of his guilt and is determined to convict him. Carly's ex-husband and fellow police officer, Nick, appears to be on her side. He's determined to show Carly that he's a changed man and win her back, but she isn't convinced he won't betray her again. As the investigation progresses, Carly suspects a cover-up and strikes out on her own, uncertain whom she can trust. But when danger mounts, she begins to wonder if she made the right choice.

My Rating & Thoughts:    ⭐⭐

I struggled with this book as I didn't like the main character. Carly's attitude annoyed me throughout most of the book. Her attituded to her supervisor, her mother and her ex really frustrated me. My favourite character was her partner, Joe. Good him to be able to deal with her attitude. All the abbreviated terms at the beginning made it difficult to understand. There were so many corrupt people in this story, however I still was able to figure out who could be trusted and who not to trust fairly early on.  I liked that Nick showed remorse for his actions and tried to support Carly even when she didn't want his help but needed it. I found the ending to be predictable.

(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 

in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)