Review: Dead Against Her

Dead Against Her by Melinda Leigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bree Taggert has combated disgruntled deputy sheriffs ever since being elected Sherrif in a small upstate New York town, but nothing has been as threatening to her, her reputation nor her career as the video and photos that have been put on social media by an unknown virtual stalker. The onslaught of community hostility as well as the invective of at least one member of the town government is almost overwhelming. Trying to protect her young niece and nephew from the backlash only adds additional stress to a woman who is trying hard to be a good parent to her sister's children. Add to this, her relationship with Matt Flynn, a sometime investigator for the department is also under scrutiny.

All of this makes her investigation into the brutal murder of a former deputy, with whom she had difficulty and who resigned in anger, though some community members feel she forced him out, almost an afterthought. Tied to kitchen chairs, both he and his mother were killed with a single bullet wound to the head. In addition, he was brutally tortured as well. Some folks seem to think she may have been involved in the murder!

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