Annalise Blakely is carrying lots of emotional baggage.  Her father, who only shows up on her birthday, takes an extra step on this, her thirtieth birthday, and invites her to meet his new family, but she hasn’t forgiven him for a lifetime of perceived neglect.  His new family has other ideas.  Annalise’s teenaged stepbrother is dying to meet his big sister and takes it upon himself to butt into his big sister’s life, worming his way into her heart.  Along with that, Annalise finds herself strongly attracted to Tyler King, the cop her best friend fixed her up with.  A serial killer begins a spree, dressing his victims as the dolls that Annalise sells while he builds up to his ultimate kill, Annalise.

Tyler King is a homicide detective, chasing a serial killer.  Struggling to find a common thread between the victims, he is unaware of the link to his new girlfriend.  The murders are tailored after the collectible dolls she designs and sells.

Every Move You Make follows Annalise as she turns a corner in her life letting go of the past.  As she develops a bond with her newfound brother, her relationship with her father follows on.  This, in turn, opens her heart to accept an adult relationship for the first time in her life.  The reader watches the serial killer’s twisted psyche as he gets closer to his ultimate doll, Annalise, and the array of suspects which get eliminated one by one lead to an entertaining, triumphant conclusion.  While I found the author’s writing style a little clumsy, I was able to forgive that in favor of an excellent story line.  Well plotted and constructed, I would recommend this book.

July 15, 2008