Vivian at first doesn’t take him seriously. Nick Sundridge, our hero, is the investigator that has been hired to become Vivian’s bodyguard, with his dog, Rex. After being turned down on a her new artistic series that she offered the local gallery, and after her recent cover photo of a murder from the night before, Vivian receives a visit from a private investigator, who tells her that her life is in danger. Vivian manages to have a different take on scenes, and uses her expertise to sell these crime photos to the local newspaper, for a cover shot, which helps her make ends meet. We meet our heroine, Vivian Brazier, who is a freelance photographer, trying to create and sell artistic photographs to galleries but in order to make money, she also takes pictures at crimes scenes.

Burning Cove is a small resort town with many Hollywood stars or the very rich, but it seems that is it also a magnet for danger.

Some of the characters we met in the first two books have secondary roles, as we return to Burning Cove.

This series takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Burning Cove, California. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse-all in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders.Ĭlose Up by Amanda Quick is the 4 th book in her exciting Burning Cove series. Together, they discover the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. His talent, or as he puts it-his curse-along with his dark past makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. Nick Sundridge has always been able to “see” things that others don’t, coping with disturbing dreams and visions.

Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills.Īfter shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the “Dagger Killer,” Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims-details that only another photographer would have noticed-details that put Vivian at the top of the killer’s target list. Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer… Close Up by Amanda Quick – Review & ExcerptĪmazon / B&N / Kobo / Google Play / Apple / BAM / Book Depository

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