{"id":14455,"date":"2020-04-18T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T22:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=14455"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:35:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:35:31","slug":"gillette-park-gerri-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/gillette-park-gerri-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Gillette Park by Gerri Hill: Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GilletteGillette Park by Gerri Hill<\/strong> is an awesome mystery\/thriller with a kindle-gripping supernatural twist.<\/p>\n

Gillette Park is a quiet and picturesque town high up in the Rocky Mountains but a dark secret haunts this beautiful town and the people who live there.<\/p>\n

The first murder happened twenty-three years ago. A young girl went missing and two days later her body was found neatly stashed away under the footbridge in Boulder Creek. The gruesome murder shocked the entire town but they soon realized that the young girl\u2019s death would be the first of many more heart-wrenching murders. A serial killer is lurking in the shadows. This serial killer would claim two or three precious lives each year.<\/p>\n

Mason Cooper couldn\u2019t wait to put as much distance between herself and Gillette Park as possible. At eighteen, she headed off to college and she didn\u2019t think that she would ever return home to her dysfunctional family and the close friends who became strangers to her. Working as a cop in the busy streets of Los Angeles eventually lost its allure for Mason and on top of that she went through a painful breakup so she decided to head back home to Gillette Park. The serial killer is still hanging around Gillette Park and Mason is obsessed with catching him and bringing him to justice.<\/p>\n

Dr. Grace Jennings is blessed or cursed (depends on how you look at it) with the ability to see and speak to spiritual beings. There\u2019s no way that Grace could outrun her gift so she has learned to live with the fact that she is an extraordinary woman. Now the FBI has asked her to help them catch the serial killer that has been terrorizing Gillette Park for years.<\/p>\n

A lot of people in Gillette Park aren\u2019t pleased with the idea of hiring a psychic to help them find out who the serial killer is. Mason and her uncle, Sheriff Cooper aren\u2019t thrilled about having Grace in their town either but they really want the murders to stop. They have placed their doubts on the back burner and they are willing to work with Grace even though they are spooked out over the fact that they have to work closely with a psychic. Mason has been charged with being the liaison between Grace and the police department and Mason is right by Grace\u2019s side when she discovers the long-held and sinister secrets of Gillette Park.<\/p>\n

During the investigation, Mason and Grace have become friends but there\u2019s also a sizzling attraction that\u2019s been simmering between them from the first moment they laid eyes on each other. Will Grace be able to identify the killer before more innocent lives are lost? Will Mason be able to keep Grace safe while she uses her gift to find the killer?<\/p>\n

The Characters<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mason Cooper is a police officer and she is determined to catch the serial killer that has been preying on the children of Gillette Park. Mason goes above and beyond the call of duty in order to protect her family members and Grace while she struggles to deal with her own emotional baggage. I\u2019m a huge sucker for women in uniform and I\u2019m not ashamed to say that I\u2019ve been making love faces at my kindle every time Mason was mentioned in the story. What you see is what you will get with Mason because she always says what is on her mind and she isn\u2019t afraid of putting her life on the line for the people she holds dear to her heart.<\/p>\n

Dr. Grace Jennings works with the FBI whenever they need her help with challenging cases. She has a gift\u2014she has the ability to see and hear things that many people already have a hard time believing in. I\u2019ve gotta hand it to Grace, she is one of the bravest women I\u2019ve ever come across because there\u2019s no way that I would ever be willing to track down ghosts so that I could have a one on one chat with them in order to get to the root of the murders. I don\u2019t know how she does it but Grace manages to hold on to her wicked sense of humor and her fun loving and nurturing ways while she works feverishly in order to find out where the evil forces reside and who the killer is.<\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m thanking all the literary goddesses that exist because this is the story that I\u2019ve been waiting for ever since I\u2019ve read Keepers of the Cave and Weeping Walls! This story had me perched on the edge of my couch at two o\u2019clock in the morning because this author gave me crystal clear descriptions of the evil forces at work in Gillette Park and I had a really hard time with turning off my kindle to go to bed. Gerri Hill deserves the highest of fives because she did a wonderful job of telling the story through the people who were held in captivity, Mason and Grace\u2019s point of view without overwhelming or confusing me in the process.<\/p>\n

The Pros<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s no way that I would ever turn down a once in a lifetime opportunity to hang out with a cop and a psychic! I had the time of my life because I enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Gillette Park and I got to see Grace use her \u201cgift\u201d in order to find the serial killer. Right now, I\u2019m raising my coffee mug in Gerri Hill\u2019s honor because she gave me lovable and unforgettable characters and a compelling plot that kept me hooked for hours on end.<\/p>\n

The Cons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kidnapping and sexual assault against minors have been mentioned several times and I must admit that I felt very uncomfortable when I read about those cases.<\/p>\n

\"annas<\/a>\"aprils<\/a>The Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I don\u2019t know about you but I am a die-hard Gerri Hill fan and I\u2019ll gladly read any story she writes! None of her other stories have ever let me down and this one was no exception because I found myself having a one-sided argument with my kindle as I made wild assumptions about \u201cwho really done it\u201d. If you enjoy stories that feature badass cops, beguiling psychics and extremely powerful and omniscient spirits, then this is definitely the story for you!<\/p>\n

Excerpt from Gillette Park by Gerri Hill<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Scott stepped to the side, motioning to the woman behind him. \u201cThis is Dr. Jennings. She\u2019s the\u2026 well, the woman\u2026 the\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe psychic we hired?\u201d her uncle asked, saving Scott from saying the word he was apparently stumbling over. He stood up and reached across the table, offering his hand to the woman. Mason was surprised at how amiable he was being, considering he hadn\u2019t wanted to hire her in the first place. \u201cDr. Jennings, welcome to Gillette Park. I\u2019m Sheriff Cooper.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Chief Danner,\u201d he introduced, motioning to his left. He turned toward them. \u201cDeputies Cooper, Cooper, and Wilcox,\u201d he continued, making them sound more like a law firm than sheriff\u2019s deputies. \u201cDown there are Officers Jenkins and Sheffield.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mason held her hand out, making brief eye contact as a firm hand took hers. Dr. Jennings was a little taller than average\u2026 five-seven, maybe even five-eight. Her light brown hair hinted at blond and her blue eyes were nearly cobalt. Her eyebrows were darker than her hair and one disappeared into bangs that swept from left to right. She noted all of that in the few seconds she was allotted as Dr. Jennings moved down the line, shaking everyone\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cNice to meet you all.\u201d Dr. Jennings settled into a chair almost directly across from Mason. \u201cWho is in charge of the investigation?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn charge? It\u2019s a group effort,\u201d her uncle said as he sat back down. \u201cJurisdiction is based on where the body is found. In all these years, we\u2019ve never stumbled upon the\u2026 well, the murder scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve read through the file, Sheriff. The closest thing to a pattern is who his victims are. The youngest was eight, the oldest was nineteen. I\u2019m asking the obvious, of course, but all of the teachers, janitors\u2014custodians\u2014they\u2019ve all been thoroughly investigated?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have investigated pretty much everyone in the whole damn town by now, Dr. Jennings.\u201d He spread his hands out. \u201cHiring a\u2026 a psychic is sort of a last crazy resort. No offense, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNone taken.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve tried this before. Way back in\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo thousand and four,\u201d she supplied for him. \u201cI understand it didn\u2019t go the way you had planned.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a deputy in the department back then, but no, it was pretty much a fiasco. I think the woman thought she was on some kind of a reality TV show or something. Had the whole town up in arms by the time she left.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom what I gathered from the file\u2014and the FBI\u2019s briefing\u2014she was run out of town.\u201d Dr. Jennings smiled. \u201cI hope I don\u2019t meet with the same fate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGuess it depends if you plan to do a public s\u00e9ance at the park and call up Susie Shackle from the dead or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Jennings nodded. \u201cShe was the first girl murdered.\u201d Then she smiled again. \u201cSpeaking to the dead can be very beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n

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