Fatal Justice

This was my first time reading Marie Force. I love police procedurals and books involving those in power in Washington D.C. so this sounded like the perfect mix for me. Fatal Justice ended up being a mixed bag, perhaps because of that mix of police and politics and romance too.

Lieutenant Sam Holland is facing major upheavals in her personal and professional lives. On the personal side of things she's trying to come to terms with being the girlfriend of the newest, and most popular, U.S. Senator from Virginia, Nick Cappuano. Because of his very public life, Sam finds her own privacy lacking. And as a newly minted police lieutenant (the professional change I mentioned) that public scrutiny is just making her job tougher. When a Supreme Court nominee, Julian Sinclair, is murdered Sam has to try and meld the two parts of her life.

Perhaps because of all that was going on, this book ended up feeling a little choppy. I like Sam for the most part, though there is just a smidge too much focus on how tough she is, and Nick makes for a great partner in work and life for her, but...the mystery gets shorter shrift as the novel progresses and that was a weakness. That said, there was enough to interest me in continuing with the series as other books come out.