Lights Out (Kate Green Book 1) by Elise Hart Kipness is a fast-paced thriller that follows a TV sports reporter’s entanglement with loyalty, duty and deception. The story takes place in present-day Greenwich, Connecticut.
Kate Green, a divorced mother of teenage twins, is a former Olympic soccer athlete turned TV sports reporter. She’s been placed on temporary leave from her job because of an angry outburst she made to an NBA superstar.
Kate’s world drastically changes when her best friend’s husband, Kurt Robbins, is shot and killed. Robbins was a much loved NBA basketball superstar. His wife, Yvette, is the prime suspect in her husband’s murder. Although the Robbins’ marriage was far from stable, Kate knows her friend is incapable of murder. As Kate becomes entangled in the mysterious circumstances, her own life careens out of control.
Lights Out is a highly suspenseful mystery. I admire the author’s ability to put the reader into the thick of things. She does a good job of describing teenage angst, an adult’s reaction to an estranged parent, and the lives and attitudes of highly successful sport stars. I enjoyed this glimpse into the world of glitter while trying to second-guess the murderer of a superstar.