This was a awesome romantic mystery with great characters and a well layed out storyline with many twists and turns set in the golden age of Hollywood. 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.Īnother delightful tale from the amazing Amanda quick( aka Jayne Ann Krentz!!! Close up was a nod to her past paranormal romance books with both the main characters having gifts. 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. It's a cut-throat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse in order to uncover the killer who willl stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders.Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer… When Nick is sent to protect Vivian, together they discover that the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society.

His talent, 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. Details that put Vivian right at the top of the killer's target list. Details that only a photographer would have noticed. When she's called to take photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the 'Dagger Killer', Vivian notices eerie similarities to previous crime scenes. Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include headshots for aspiring celebrities or nightly calls to take snaps of grisly murders. Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer.

Close Up by Amanda Quick