I'm an
author, but I'm also a reader. Each month, I'll share with you reviews of
present and past reads. My available time to read is limited because I write,
but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook at night for the last hour
of my day.
I tend to read what I write, but not
exclusively. Besides Romantic Suspense, I read crime and law novels, once in a
while a true story, WWII historicals, mysteries, and mainstream character
driven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.
Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
Five
people are dead at a small Las Vegas newspaper...
The police and the media are running with the
"official story"...
But Alex Vane is after the truth.
Alex Vane was once a top investigative journalist. Now he peddles celebrity
gossip and clickbait listicles, watching from a distance as his wife moves
on with her life - without him. But Alex's past catches up to him when he
learns that an old source, James Stacy, has been killed in a random mass
shooting.
James left Alex one last scoop: a 50-year-old hard drive that may contain a
secret worth killing for...and the name of the one person who can help
him access the data. That person is Quinn Rivers, a paranoid and reclusive
computer expert who believes the CIA is tracking her every move. And she may
be right.
When Alex shows up at her door with the hard drive, armed operatives are right
behind him. Now Alex and Quinn are on the run. There is no one to trust, nowhere
to hide, and nothing but the hard drive to prove that James Stacy's death
wasn't random at all.
MY REVIEW
First off, I found this book entertaining. I
think Mr. Fuller does a great job with character portrayal. The story is very
“now” with lots of terminology and techy stuff so that part was lost on me here
and there, but I was able to catch up and get the gist of it. If you don’t
believe in the dark world behind government and the movers and shakers, then
you might have trouble suspending belief enough to enjoy this read. I didn’t
have ANY trouble with that. I like a hero who isn’t all good and has faults. I
would definitely read another book with Alex Vane as the main character.
Reclaiming her life after a
devastating riding accident, equestrian Emily Conners’ world shatters again
when she discovers her friend and boss lying in a stall with a smashed skull.
Now jobless and with a handsome cop underfoot investigating the case, she's
torn between wanting the killer found and keeping her own secrets safe.
Detective Justin Butler always gets his killer,
but this victim has a stampede of enemies and few leads to go on. Stonewalled
by the tight-knit equestrian world, he looks to Emily for help, but she’s
strangely reluctant. Is she hiding something, or is she afraid of their growing
attraction?
As the search for the murderer heats up, their
hearts become entangled and their lives at risk, forcing Emily and Justin to
work together to find the killer before they strike again.
I bought this book because it
is about the horse world. One of my all-time favorite authors is Dick Francis.
But Francis wrote about racing not the equestrian world. That’s okay. I like
horses and learned a little about this other horsey world. The main gist of the
story is about a murder within that community and the detective who is trying
to solve the crime with the aid of a pill-popping equestrian, Emily, who he’s
falling in love with. At first, I puzzled over the heroine and her addiction.
Ms. White was brave in writing such a flawed protagonist. But I must say she
handled the touchy subject well. There were times I wanted to slap Emily upside
the head, and maybe that shows I got into her character. I enjoyed the characters
Dearg and Lottie as well.
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