Finished Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire. This is the third and final book in a trilogy (and sixth overall) in her Bullet Catchers romantic suspense series.

This book finally answers the trilogy’s overall question of who sent an innocent woman, Eileen Stafford, to jail for a murder she didn’t commit and why. It also features the romance between Lucy Monroe, the head of the BCs, and Jack Culver, a former BC that Lucy fired for lying to her.

I’ve been looking forward to Lucy’s story for a while now, as she has been such a strong character in the other books. For the most part, I was pleased. Lucy remains just as strong and capable in this book as she has been in the others, even while she’s falling for Jack. We also learn more about Lucy’s background, including the tragic loss that drives her.

However, I didn’t think Jack’s character was quite as strongly developed. Or maybe that’s just because I haven’t been reading about him for six books now. Still, I thought he was a good match for Lucy.

As for the murder mystery, I liked the way that St. Claire wove everything together from the first two books, like the tattoos on the adopted babies and Eileen’s memories of the murder. It all fit together nicely. Although I did guess the “big twist” and who the murderer really was about halfway through the book. And I did enjoy the big showdown at the end.

Overall, this was a nice conclusion to a solid trilogy. Thumbs up. There’s another BC book due out later this year, and I’ll be reading it.

Up next: Rough Weather by Robert B. Parker.

Books in my TBR pile: About 20.