Title: 1/2* Overkill
Review: Fascinated by the idea of bridging erotic literature into a romantic suspense thriller, seasoned Harlequin writer Julie Kenner embarks on the steamy Silent Confessions where detective Jack Parker seeks to ferret out a stalker who ruined her cousin and murdered a trail of women leaving verses from Victorian erotic literature like Lady's Chatterley's Lover and The Bourdoir. Veronica Archer the scholar who opens an erotica bookshop is the link to the suspects. She helps him with the clues while Jack fulfils her passion. The sexual scenes stacked in a monotonous chain soon lose direction and even appear contrived, diminishing the development to the central characters. Ms. Kenner's latest lacks the chemistry sparks that her romances are lauded for and the denouement to the mystery seems far-fetched and perplexing. The romance just did not blossom smoothly with much details at hand - and also Ms. Kenner's obsession with the racy scenes. It proved too much of an overkill.
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