Once You Go This Far: A Mystery

Once You Go This Far is the first book I’ve read by Kristen Lepionka, although it is the fourth book in the PI Roxane Weary series. Roxane is getting ready to go for a hike when she meets a woman named Rebecca and her dog for a quick second in the parking lot. They exchange pleasantries and then Rebecca and her dog go on their way. Several minutes later, the woman’s dog is found, as is the woman’s body. Roxane is soon on the case, as she is hired by the woman’s daughter to find out what happened. She does not think it was an accident.

I really enjoyed this book. The plot was engaging and I couldn’t wait to find out who was behind Rebecca’s murder. Roxane was also a tough chick, which I really liked. I did feel that there were a few too many characters in the book, which made things confusing at times. If these characters were necessary to the plot it would be one thing, but many of them only showed up once or twice and I couldn’t remember who they were sometimes. Overall, this book is great for fans of good thrillers and suspense novels without too much blood, gore, or sex.