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If you have this book on your to read list, don't keep putting it off like I did, it's too good to miss. Winter keeps impressing me with every book she writes. So many of my Goodreads friends have already read this. I know I'm late to the party on this one. The way her mind works, she could absolutely pull it off. I would love to see if Winter will ever write a more hard hitting detective or PI type of mystery. Also, the chemistry, little bit of angst, and the flow of their relationship should work really well for romance fans. What also is good about this book is that you don't have to be a mystery fan to enjoy this. It even had a bit of excitement to keep you as a reader on your toes. I was totally sucked into it and really enjoyed it. I was so very impressed how Winter put the whole story together. I love a good mystery, love how the clues unfold, and trying to put together the pieces. She was tough and did hurt Lauren, but it made the payoff, of the relationship, all that more enjoyable. Winter, mentioned she modeled Ayers after Miranda Priestly from (DWP), to kind of give you an example of her type of attitude. The kind of chemistry that jumps off the page at you. It kept the relationship on its toes, and made for some unbelievable chemistry. I'm glad Winter kept Ayers tough exterior. But then the author pivoted and made her a total sweetheart. I had just read another book that looked like one of the mains was going to be this cold kind of character. What a yummy set-up for two characters to fall for each other. the ice cold "Caustic Queen", Catherine Ayers. You have the Midwest farm girl, Lauren King vs. Luckily that all started to change when the two mains were really introduced to us as readers. I don't like that stereotypical vapid LA personality, and this was filled with it.

I do have to admit, at the beginning of this book, my heart plummeted. I'm happy to say this book absolutely lived up to my expectations. I absolutely loved Winter's, Requiem for Immortals, and after hearing such good things about The Red Files, I thought there was a good chance I would enjoy this. I decided to put down the ARC's and pick out a book that I have wanted to read for a long time. I realized that the next review I did, was going to be my 400th Goodreads review.
