Romantic Suspense published by Grand Central Publishing 08 Mar 22
This is a solo debut by author Roy Johansen in the legendary Kendra Michaels series that he has co-authored with his mother, Iris Johansen. Jessie Mercado, who has assisted Kendra and friends in other stories, holds the starring role here when Kendra passes her a case and asks her to run with it. Run, she certainly does, as she follows the twists and curves that leaving dead bodies in her wake. While it can be read as a standalone, it’s an exciting addition to the Kendra Michaels series.
An incarceration consultant was a new one to me too. Who would have thought that there could be money in helping rich criminals prepare for prison, if and when that happens? Jessie is tasked with finding the missing partner in the firm who seems to have vanished into thin air. Everything might not be on the up and up with her new client, because he’s definitely not sharing all the facts with Jessie, as she plunges into the details of the client list and chasing down clues.
One of Jessie’s cohorts in her case is an A-list actor, who is in love with Jessie, and his set of bodyguards. Brice is determined to offer Jessie protection as well as use his name to open doors for her when needed, as the story moves all over the Los Angeles area. Kendra also comes in for a cameo appearance to help Jessie dive in deeper below the surface.
A great story, just the way I like it with a touch of romance, some laughter, sly humor, and a mystery to solve with a good share of bullets flying and bodies piling up.
Grade: A
Summary:
Kendra Michaels, blind before gaining her sight via a revolutionary surgical procedure, offers her razor-sharp senses to assist her friend Jessie Mercado in a baffling case. An army vet and former bodyguard for the rich and famous, Jessie has faced all kinds of danger but one thing the motorcycle-riding private investigator has never encountered before is an incarceration consultant.
Preparing wealthy people to go to prison is big business. When Owen Blake of Mamertine Consulting hires Mercado to find his missing partner, their suspect list is filled with recently released white-collar criminals, a few drug kingpins, and a couple of murderers to keep things interesting.
As witnesses turn up dead and car chases leave destruction in their wake, Jessie and Kendra learn just how far someone will go to keep the fate of one man hidden. But why? Together they must hunt down the lethal secrets of Blake’s company, hell-bent on staying one step ahead of disaster.
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