Quiet: The Beckett Series, #3

By Mary Martinez

Christine Beckett’s dream of partnership in a prestigious New York City law firm has finally come to fruition. She has financial security, a loving family, and owns her home, why does she need a man?

Detective Solomon has worked with Tyler Beckett on several cases, he almost feels he is part of the Beckett clan. He considers them his good friends, except for Christine who seems to look down her professional nose at him.

Christine receives a threatening note and her townhouse echoes with mysterious cries in the night. That is when the handsome and irritating detective insists he temporarily move in to protect her. To add insult, it is with her family’s blessing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Martinez
• Release date: Nov 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483951058

Mary Martinez

Mary Martinez lives in Magna, a little town west of Salt Lake City, Utah. Together with her husband, she has six grown children, and six wonderful grandsons and five beautiful granddaughters. She loves to spend time with family and friends--she includes good books as friends!   Mary and her husband love to travel, especially to the Caribbean for relaxing, and Italy for the wine. And most recently she discovered she was Irish and Scottish, of course they had to visit Ireland and Scotland. Mary fell in love with both, but the green hills of Ireland felt like home.  With the experience from the exotic places she has visited, she is able to fill her books with colorful descriptions of cities, painting a colorful backdrop for her characters. One of her favorite US destinations is New York/Brooklyn, where her beloved Beckett's live. When she visits, she can wander their neighborhoods, favorite parks, and visit their favorite pub, Putnum's.   They are avid concert ‘Ho’s’! Yes, they pretty much want to do them all. They love outdoor amphitheaters the best and attend as many during the warmer months as possible. Mary writes mostly romantic suspense, romance, women's fiction, and she has just begun to dabble in young adult mystery. She is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA). During her writing career she has been a conference coordinator, workshop presenter, and chapter president for the Utah Chapter of RWA. In 2007 she was presented with the Utah RWA service award in acknowledgment and appreciation for outstanding service. Mary has also participated in numerous library panels on writing and co-presented a workshop on writing a series at the League of Utah Writers conference.   Mary and her husband are also enthusiastic college football fans. They have season tickets to the UTES, University of Utah Football and they tailgate every game. They love tailgating so much, that they were married at a tailgating in 1999. GO UTES!  

Reviews for Quiet

[lawonder10 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The third book, ‘Quiet’ of the Beckett Series, is baffling to me. I cannot truly relate the title to the story plot. It could refer to a small portion of the story but not to the main content. If you missed reading Book #1 of the series, you have missed the main foundation of the characters. Although, this book briefly describes the other characters and situations, the reader will not get the full impact of the story unless the other previous books are read.“Quiet’ centers on Christine and her law practice. It also delves into the past situation vaguely referred to in the other books of the series. She is a career-centered woman with no time or desire for a serious relationship. The family has “adopted” the police detective who assisted them so much with the criminal situations of the other siblings. He is, annoyingly, invited to all their family occasions. He seems to enjoy irritating and teasing her. It seems her family is trying to play match-maker, of which she has no interest in pursuing.The story continues where ‘Innocent’ left off, then evolves into a murder investigation which involves both her and the detective, making it impossible to keep the distance between them. Each time they are forced to be together they have an argument. He seemed to bring out the worse in her. He couldn’t believe she actually shared the same genes as the rest of the Beckett family, who were always so nice and congenial. All the times they were together, “fireworks” combusted – both the good and bad kind of “fireworks”… How can that be possible?The mystery and suspense holds the reader to the very end. Although this novel is full of profanity, the sexual content isn't as explicit.Main topics: murder, courtroom drama, mystery/suspense, romance, single parenthood, career-minded, deceit, abuse, & family unity.I do hope there is a Book#4. I think Matthew’s story could be very interesting and unique.The author allowed me to receive the whole series for an honest review, of which I have given