Seven Suspects

Renee James

Oct 2017 · Oceanview Publishing

About this ebook

"You've most likely never met a narrator like Bobbi. Tough, tender, funny, full of heart—and a transgender woman." — Jodi Picoult

Bobbi Logan is a successful businesswoman and a celebrated hairdresser. She is a witty, articulate woman who has survived rape, gender transition, a murder investigation, and countless acts of bullying and bigotry to get where she is—and she's made enemies along the way. Now one of them is stalking her. With each passing day, the threats become more brazen, more violent, and more personal. No one knows who here stalker is or why he's after her, but he's getting closer every day.

Bobbi is intimidated but she has vowed to never be the victim again. She accumulates a list of six suspects, and with courage and persistence, she hunts them down, one by one—stalking her possible stalkers. But as she confronts those men who may want to do her harm, the number seven keeps haunting her—there must be a seventh suspect.

And when she finds him, Bobbi's world implodes.

Ratings and reviews

Bobbi Logan is tough, she's funny, she's a successful business woman who owns a thriving up-scale beauty salon. Bobbi is smart, lovable, ... and she's a transgender. Transgender people are people who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex. Transgender people are sometimes called transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another. Bobbi has survived many obstacles to get where she is .. she's been bullied, assaulted, and even survived an erroneous murder charge .. and she's made plenty of enemies along the way. And now she has a stalker. He's broken into her salon, he's left a graphic drawing for her, he's been taking photos of her. And he's getting closer all the time. For the first time in a long time, she's feeling the fear and intimidation that she's fought so hard against for so long. She has 6 possibilities of men who might be capable of doing these things ..so she does what most of us would never think of doing. One by one she confronts them face to face, resulting in a lot of emotional upheaval. Her friend says there must be a 7th suspect. Is one of her suspects the one ... or is there yet another one out there? And when the stalker comes forward, Bobbi will be fighting for her very life. The story is told in first person, present tense and entirely from Bobbi's point of view. The author has done an extremely good job in explaining transgenderism. In this instance, Bobbi has not let her gender define who she is. She is a very unique, credible character. The suspense that comes with every suspect she interviews had me closing one eye waiting to see how it ended.,, if this is the one who's a stalker. This is 3rd in a series and does fine as a stand-alone, but I highly recommend starting with Book 1 to pick up all the little details and nuances that we all love. WARNING: There is one graphic violent scene featuring rape. There is also one or two explicit love scenes. Many thanks to the author / Oceanview Publishing / Netgalley / Edelweiss for the digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own. 4.5 Stars

About the author

Renee James is the pen name of a Chicago-area transgender writer. In her male identity, James has been a full-time freelance writer following a long career as a magazine editor and owner. James has won dozens of awards for journalistic excellence and authored a biography. As Renee James, she has authored Transition to Murder, which won the Chicago Writers Association Indie book of the year and was a bronze medalist in Foreword Book Reviews, and A Kind of Justice. Seven Suspects is her third novel. James is a spouse, parent, and grandparent. She is also a Vietnam veteran, licensed hairdresser, and wilderness adventurer. She has struggled with gender identity issues since childhood but never let her gender define her. Instead, she has worked to define herself according to her human values and what she does with her life.