Lost and Found

I loved the book but it made no sense why the killer came at the end to kill one of the main characters. There was no reason to do so and the killer had nothing to gain. It was already assumed that someone else had done the murders and that person had fled. By killing one of the main characters that would change. And although the hero realized without proof who the killer was, what made the hero know to come to rescue that main character.

Cady Briggs enjoys her consulting work for Mack Easton- finding lost objects d’art that his company “Lost and Found” is searching for.But when Cady becomes suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the death of a family member, she asks Mack for help.The relationship between Cady and Mack is fraught with the amusing misunderstandings that often find their way into Krentz’s books. Add in some worried family members and a murder mystery, and you have a thoroughly enjoyable romantic suspense.A good book for both Krentz fans and romantic suspense lovers.

I know I'm going to get bashed by every JAK fan out there, but hang on before you start. Let me start off by saying I'm a die-hard fan of JAK. The woman has never really written a bad book. However, let's face it, Lost and Found isn't all that great. After reading Eclipse Bay by Ms. Krentz this summer, I just knew she was back on track with her trade mark sassy dialogue, strong female character, and that bad boy hero she does so well. That isn't what I got when I read Lost and Found.Cady Briggs is an expert at what she does. She identifies art and antiques. She is part of well known and respect family that owns one of the leading art galleries in the world. Doing a little independent work, she hooks up with Mark Easton who runs a low profile investigating company on the web. This sets up the beginning of the book with a little flirtation involving email and phone calls.Then Cady's aunt dies and leaves her controlling interest in the family's business, Chatelaine's. Cady and Mark pretend to be engaged to determine why Cady's aunt backed out of a merger the entire family was in support of just before her death.There are several different plots in this story that all lead back to the aunt's death. I don't know why the first three-fourths of the book didn't work. In fact, it took me two weeks to finish this book. However, I am glad I finished the book, because the last one-fourth of the book is pure Krentz. The characters came alive, the dialogue picked up, and I never picked up on who the real murder was even after skimming the ending before I finished the book.I would love to give a glowing review of this book just because I love JAK's writing, but it isn't going to happen. If you have read Krentz throughout her career, don't expect the same caliber as her earlier writings.

I switched my guess about the culprit at least 5 times and was STILL wrong! No paranormal stuff with this modern mystery/romance but a very satisfying story with an excellent plot line. The story is pretty self contained so no series potential.

I haven't read this book yet, but I wanted to ask about the cover. Is this a black lab on the cover? To me it looks like a Neopolitan mastiff, which is grey, not black. I love and own mastiffs, but if I am wrong, please ignore my comment. Thanks!

Fascinating story. Love Sheehan. Am pleased in every aspect with purchase.

A heart warming story!

relaxing read

A reasonable early novel by this author

All good

brilliant

Very happy

Just as one expects from Jayne Ann Krentz...a good read