Revelations by Laurel Dewey

With Revelations, Laurel Dewey brings us another installment in her Jane Perry mystery series.  When a small town police chief calls in a favor owed by Jane's colleague, she finds herself along for the ride. 

From the back cover:
Jake Van Gorden, the fifteen-year-old son of a prominent area businessman, has disappeared, and all signs point to his abductor being Jordan Copeland, a man who committed a similar crime decades ago.  There are indications that Jake is still alive, so the clock is ticking, but as Jane investigates Copeland, she begins to have doubts about his guilt.  And at the same time, she begins to uncover trails of devastating -- and even deadly -- secrets all around Midas.

Meanwhile, Jane must deal with two considerable secrets of her own.

The Jane Perry series is plot-driven and fast-paced. I find myself identifying with her cynicism more than I would have 10 years ago, which is interesting to observe. Dewey is skilled at closing her books with giant cliff-hangers and though it's not my favorite series, I'm intrigued enough with the mysteries in Jane's life that I will probably pick up the next in the series when it comes out.

3/5 stars