First book read written by this author – it won’t be my last.

That said, when I began reading I kept trying to figure who Nuest writes like and thought, “Evanovich?” then thought, “No, not really.” And the more I read the more I realized that Nuest is a fascinating unique writer with new stories to tell.” The story had a bit of the feel of Oliver Twist at one point in that Malcolm, the man who helped train Eden (and others), was a bit like Fagin. Malcolm took in youth to teach them skills that that they could use in life – although perhaps skills they could not use on the right side of the law. When Ruby is found with a business card in her hand leading to Dirty Deeds, Eden’s revenge for hire business, homicide detective Kelly Riordan picks up the case. From that point on the chase is on, another murder occurs, Eden is at risk, Kelly and Eden become a couple, and wonderful supporting characters are introduced to star in future books of the series. I am looking forward to reading book two of this series when it is ready.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC. This is my honest review. ( )