Months have past since the death of agent Lily Fletcher. Supervisory Special Agent Wyatt Blackstone has become aware of crimes with evidence pointing towards Lily as the killer. Is their a connection with their previous investigations.
Another fast paced story, an enjoyable one to end this trilogy which I would recommend, and to read in order.
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Black at Heart
3 Stars

Following the death of one of his agents, Wyatt Blackstone, the enigmatic leader of the FBI's Black CATs unit, is questioning himself when a late night phone call changes everything. His agent, Lily Fletcher, is very much alive and in desperate need of rescue from the depraved pedophile who attacked her. This phone call sets in motion a series of events that may culminate not only in the disbanding of the Black CATs, but in the death of the woman that Wyatt has come to admire and love.

The final installment in Leslie A. Kelly's Black CATs series is an improvement on the previous one, but is still missing that elusive element that makes for an excellent romantic suspense read.

The suspense plot is well-written and compelling with some excellent twists and turns (particularly the identity of the killer), and a gripping climax. Unfortunately, the romance is very weak and underdeveloped as Wyatt and Lily's chemistry from the previous books fizzles to nothing.

Kelly wastes the excellent potential for an office romance type relationship by focusing on Wyatt's hangups and Lily's transformation in a kick-ass Wonder Woman. The latter is not necessarily negative, in fact, it makes Lily a particularly admirable heroine; however, it does undermine the romance as Wyatt is confused and finding it difficult to reconcile his previous ideas of Lily with the new take charge woman in his life. It makes their romance feel contrived and unconvincing.

All in all, not a bad ending to the series, but the uneven mix of suspense and romance is problematic. ( )