Straight for the Kill (Benoit and Dayne Mystery Book 3) by Winter Austin – Review by Santana Hicks

Straight for the Kill by Winter Austin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Elizabeth Benoit, the sheriff, had her best friend die 25 years ago. Deemed an accidental OD, the case was closed. Elizabeth always thought there was more to the story and kept the case files close.

Now that it is 25 years later, another young girl dies of very similar circumstances. Lila Dayne, a deputy, was the one who discovered the body. Since she knows about the previous case, she decides to try to keep Elizabeth out of it. Elizabeth does not take this well.

Lila is trying her hardest to solve the case while butting heads with her superiors. The case runs deeper than first imagined and there are a few suspects. Nothing seems to be adding up. On top of that, Elizabeth’s sister goes missing causing even more trouble within the team. Can Lila and Elizabeth band together and find the murderer? Read to find out!

This book is technically book 3 of the series but can be read as a stand-alone. Although I feel if you want to get to know the women better, especially Lila, you should read the previous books. It hints at a traumatic past. I enjoyed the book. It was action filled from start to finish. I sat there and was constantly on edge. Both women are well written. They are so different yet so alike. Elizabeth is stubborn, strong but charismatic while Lila is stubborn, takes no crap, and is fast to anger but gets stuff done.

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