Thank you Netgalley for sending me this arc. I will be reviewing this book in the near future with an honest rating and review.

Wow! I See You by Mary Burton is phenomenal as always. I loved the characters. I loved the plot - so twisted - it made me keep turning the pages.  Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

P.S. I received this for my honest opinion.  Everything is solely my own words.

I liked this book. I'm not familiar with the series but I was able to jump in with no trouble. The love story balanced well with the suspense and there wasn't an excess of psychology to bog it down but enough to make it plausible and interesting. I really like the main character, Zoe Spencer. She was a tough woman and in the end, I was rooting for her to kick butt. Her romance with William Vaughn is steamy but doesn't feel unbelievable. I could tell the previous stories set up their connection already so I was on board to explore where they were in their relationship.

The mystery had a clear story about family secrets and unfolded without too much foreshadowing. The story moves quickly and has a solid plot that didn't try to serve gimmicks. It made me want to read other books in the series and put Mary Burton on my radar in the future.

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Fast paced and exciting thriller with good characters. Lots of twists to keep your interest and ambivalent ending.

I enjoy all of Mary Burton's books.  Some more than others.  This one was a good read, but didn't knock my socks like the first profiler one did.  The book blurb makes it sound more about Zoe, and it's really not.  She and Vaughn play a major portion and we do get t0 learn about Zoe and we watch her growth, but this book was the case.  The past murder, the missing women.  Zoe and Vaughn are more like guides to keep it going.  There was a big twist I did not see the relationship between two characters.  I am NOT talking Zoe and Vaughn.  I wanted complete justice, but I understand the ending is the way it can very well play out in life.  Take a win where you can.  Thank you Net Galley, Montlake and Mary Burton,  for the arc.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and were unsolicited.

The story has a good beginning, but in the middle it loses steam. Some of the interrogations are repetitive and could have been avoided. The way the killer is identified could have been written using detective work. Some lines of enquiry have been left without a follow up like the diary. Overall 3.5 stars .

Another winner to add to your Mary Burton book shelf.  A well-crafted story that you don’t want to put down, as her robust characters come to life on the page, embedding you into the action.  Yes, its that good!

Homicide Detective Vaughan is paired with FBI Special Agent Zoe Spencer when a woman and her daughter are kidnapped at knife point.  Zoe travels to Vaughan’s hometown and quickly becomes involved in the twisted family story of Hadley and Skyler.  When Hadley’s body is discovered and Skyler is found in a motel room, then the action really picks up.  The killer is clever and cunning, with a knowledge of the family that is disturbing.  Mary Burton has crafted a Criminal Profiler novel that will draw you in from page one and will skillfully lead you to the pseudo-clues until at last you arrive at a conclusion that is mind blowing.  I enjoyed the cat and mouse game in the story as well as the determination of Zoe and Vaughan to solve the case, even though the trail to the killer was definitely unexpected.  Fans of Mary Burton and of suspense will surely enjoy this book, just as I did!  

Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”

I greatly enjoyed I See You by Mary Burton. It was a thrilling and engaging story that had you questioning your theories from start to finish. While I had mostly predicted the outcome of the book, that did not take away from my enjoyment of the story overall. The added bits of romance were appreciated where I had initially thought I would not enjoy them. The romance served as a break in the tension and the suspense and allowed me see the characters as more than just law enforcement. Zoe Spencer is a very strong and independent female character and I enjoyed her perspective in the story. I found her job as a sculptor for the FBI to be quite interesting; it was this detail that drew me to the book. The perspective of the killer was very chilling and disturbing which I appreciated because it left zero space for you to feel bad for them, you wanted to see justice served. I also appreciated the sympathy for the minor characters that were killed in this story. It was refreshing to see law enforcement truly care about victims that people do not typically notice never mind care for. I anticipate the release of this novel and the reactions it will receive; it was a job well done.

Another great thriller.  A well written perfectly paced story pulling you in from the start.  This is a murder that started twenty years ago and finally got solved.  Vaughan and Zoe get to the bottom of a big family case.  These stories written are great insight into how cases go through steps when it is cold cases to get solved.

I absolutely love Mary Burton.  I have read all of her books and she never disappoints.  I am not a big fan of the Romantic/Suspense genre, but for some reason, I love Mary's books.  Probably because she goes a little heavier on the suspense part for most of her stories. She is also the master of introducing characters for her next books in each of her previous books. I enjoy looking forward to possible future storylines.  Well, I See You was no exception.  It may actually be a new favorite!  I loved the characters of Zoe and Vaughn and the mystery of a recently found body that has been missing for 20 years was stellar. I kind of figured out whodunnit, but there were still some surprises. I can definitely recommend this action-packed, past meets present  book!  

A special thank you to Mary Burton, #NetGalley and Montlake Romance for this much appreciated ARC!

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*SPOILERS AHEAD*

This is my first Mary Burton book, and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, it fails to deliver.

There were just so many things wrong with it. If I was not bored while reading the book, then I was irritated.

First of all, Zoe was a Mary Sue character. She was a dancer, FBI special agent, artist, sculptor and a profiler. All of these are full time profession by themselves, and our heroine was all of them. The next problem I had was, even after having capability for being all this, she was dumb. She didn't follow the necessary leads, she barely stumbled onto the killer's identity, she confronted a killer without backup, and basically, the book would have been no different if she had not been in it.

Secondly, this book had very visible lack of research. Even after just watching crime tv shows, I had better knowledge than what was portrayed in the book. Leads that should have been obviously followed were ignored, forensic procedures were a joke, procedures and laws ignored when convenient, protocols not followed, confessions thrown out the window by lawyers or confessions acquired in front of lawyers (I don't know which one is worse) ... basically, the book was a mess.

My next problem, was lack of clear logical sequence and explanations. The book was very haphazardly written and there was no 'hallelujah' moment at the end, where it was all explained. There was so many unanswered questions and plot holes, like... 
- How was a teenager able to overpower both her mother and father? And if she took her mother with her to hide, why didn't she take her father too? She would have no idea that he would live.
- People don't generally snap and kill their mother.
- Why did Hadley hide that her sister was out on a date with Jason on the night that she was killed? She was hardly involved and she had no motive to not tell anyone.
- If Mark was protecting his daughter, why didn't he confess from the very first? Why get a lawyer?
- If Mark was in on it, why didn't he know where his daughter was?
- When police realized that there was a serial killer, why didn't they try to find similar cases?
- For that matter, why was there only one detective and off the records FBI agent on all the cases?
- How did a teenager manage to hide for so many hours, despite the AMBER alert?
- How did they connect all the cases? There was no apparent connection. 

Lastly, I found a lot of chapters to be extraneous. Take for example, the chapter where the journalist talks to Jason Dalton. They talk about all the things that he already talked to with Zoe and Vaughn. It was repetitive and unnecessary. This made the book quite boring at parts.

Overall, I would have liked the book far more if it was well researched and had a more satisfactory ending. I didn't like that the main protagonists basically stumbled onto the answer. It could have been better written.

There’s a reason Mary Burton is my “go to” author. It’s because she never disappoints. I see you is a cleverly crafted book with a spine-tingling plot, complex characters and a devious killer. What more could a girl want.

I love Mary Burton’s books. I have read every single one. She is one of my favorites because she mixes my two favorite genres of books together, romance and mystery/suspense. I love getting the best of both worlds and her story’s are super steamy and also chilling to the bone. This one was amazing. Great characters and I couldn’t put it down. Thanks NetGalley.

Mary Burton is one of my favorite authors. She writes intriguing,  suspenseful mysteries with a touch of romance.  I See You is an enjoyable mystery that will keep you guessing "who did it" well into the night. 
The story opens with the discovery of the skeleton of a young woman that had been hidden away in a trunk for years.  FBI agent Zoe Spencer is a forensic sculptor and is called in to rebuild the skull in order to identify the body. It turns out to be  a young woman named Marsha Prince who disappeared some 20 years before. Zoe and Detective William Vaughan team up to work the cold case. And boy do things get interesting after that. After they notify Marsha's sister, Hadley, and her family that her sister's body has been found, she is stabbed and kidnapped along with her daughter Skylar. Zoe and Vaughan race against the clock to find them while trying to make sense of the story about what happened that they are getting from Hadley's husband Mark Foster. Past and present secrets are dredged up, and it seems that someone is killing women resembling Hadley! Even though I had an idea of who the killer was Mary still was able throw in a surprise or two.
Mary Burton also creates great characters.  All her books have mature, intelligent leads. Zoe has overcome tragedy in her past and has reinvented herself a couple of times, Vaughan is a single father, has just taken his son to college and is facing an empty nest. Mary doesn't push their relationship at us, rather allows it to grow quietly and naturally.
My thanks to the author and to Netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I See You is a great read by a talented author.  I enjoyed this novel as well as others written by Mary Burton.  I See You is a fast paced story, but it all comes together at the very end.  I liked all the twists and turns and how she keeps you guessing what will happen next.  I liked FBI profiler Zoe Spencer because she is tenacious in her pursuit for justice.  I like how the past and present come together and how there is more to the story then just what happened in the past.  The past is only the beginning of what ends up being an intriguing story that ends up being solved in the present.  The author keeps you guessing, because even though you think you have it figured it out there is much more to be revealed.  I highly recommend this story because you will not be disappointed.

I love a good romantic suspense! This book wasn't as good as her previous books but I still enjoyed it. The story was well-written with lots of twists and turns. The ending, however, was a bit anticlimactic.

A great engaging murder mystery that had twists that had me guessing until the very end. I liked how the book had different POV, but sometimes it got a little hard to keep track of what character was saying what. While the book was engaging, the story dragged on a little more than I thought it should.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for gifting me with the ARC.

The Guessing Game

This was a great story of who done it which left me turning pages as fast as I could. Every time I thought I had it figured out the game would change. So sit back and be ready to be taken on one heck of a ride with Mary Burton’s “I See You”.

An engaging, suspenseful, intriguing, layered murder mystery...

This is the second book in the Criminal Profiler series that can be read as a stand-alone.

A killer wants attention, a disgraced television news anchor receives an anonymous tip on her crime website that leads her to a skeleton in an apartment storage unit. With no accompanying identification or available DNA, the bones are forwarded to the FBI where a forensics reconstruction sculpture is done of the skull.

With her artistic talents, FBI Special Agent Zoe Spencer, a member of the criminal profiler squad, tends to catch the cases requiring forensic sketches or sculptures. Her current reconstruction is identified as the face of a young woman from Alexandria, Virginia who vanished eighteen years ago. After six weeks of meticulous work on the skull, Zoe became invested in the person whose face she brought forth and wants to bring justice to the deceased. She takes on the cold case of finding out what happened years ago working with local Detective William Vaughn, a man she’d met at an FBI training class and who is her occasional lover when they are in the same place.

There are many questions the two will have to answer on a case where the trail is long cold. Why after so many years did a tip come in? What triggered the source to bring to light the remains now? Family and witnesses have moved on or died and the reactions of those that are available could be deemed suspicious, memories are vague and lies are apparent to the trained investigators. What long-buried secrets are they keeping? Is the fact that women bearing a resemblance to the missing teenager are being killed in the present somehow connected?

This was a thoroughly enjoyable read that engages the reader’s attention and doesn’t let go. The storyline was intriguing, full of action and suspense, the deeply layered murder mystery delightfully complicated with numerous twists and points of view to keep you guessing. As the investigation progressed and the suspect pool increased it was the motivations that you wondered about.

The strong, well-developed, interesting characters made this story, the baggage that defined them was understandable, the tentative connection the main protagonists made previously blossomed the more time they spent together on this case, each had reached a point in their lives where time’s passage made healing possible. Though the romance was subdued, a slow-burn, it fit the plot perfectly, the dynamics between the two was tangible and intense.

An advanced reading copy was obtained from the publisher via NetGalley.