A Legal Cat Burglar Proving Security Flaws–Intriguing

Posted on by September 13, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: A Cat Burglar? No, Kelsey Allen Climbing Walls to Test Building Security

“It wasn’t too hot for 10:00 p.m. in the middle of May unless you were about to climb over the ledge of a fourteen-story building in downtown Memphis.” So begins Justice Buried, the second book in Patricia Bradley’s Memphis Cold Case series. Nothing like an intriguing first line to make you read on! Further intrigue? The apparent cat burglar is a woman, Kelsey Allen.

Kelsey is starting her own security business. Rutherford Security hires her to see if she can break into a supposedly secure building. She’s already a white-hat hacker and an avid rock climber. Down the building and through an unlocked window and into the CEO’s office where she leaves her calling card—The Phantom Hawk.

Okay, the hard part is over; going up is much easier than climbing down. But as she is on the wall, a helicopter with a spotlight flies by. Hugging the side of the building and hoping they don’t discover her, Kelsey sees a lighted room and a silhouette—a man? Not lingering to find out, she scrambles toward the top of the building. Suddenly, a bullet whizzes by her head and chips the cement on the ledge. Her job is now much more serious and deadly.

Enter the handsome distraction, Brad Hollister, a homicide detective from Kelsey’s past recently assigned to cold cases. Kelsey’s mom hooks Brad and Kelsey up for the gala at the Pink Palace Museum. Appalled, Kelsey must come up with a new plan. She’s supposed to break into the museum later that night as part of her security gig. What will she do with a cop hanging around?

Justice Buried is a wonderful book with complex characters, an ever-changing plot, and murder. In short, everything you want in a suspense-thriller. You’ll love getting to know Kelsey and her sister, Sabra, along with the persistent detective, Brad. Four stars and an excellent addition to Patricia Bradley’s Memphis Cold Case series.

Justice BuriedPatricia Bradley is an award-winning author. You’ll love her Logan Point series as well as this one. Winner of an Inspirational Reader’s Choice award in Suspense and a Daphne du Maurier award, she lives in Mississippi and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America.

Revell, a division of Baker Books gave me a copy of Justice Buried, but I was not obligated to write a review.

Suspense, Murder, Romance, and a Surprise Ending

Posted on by August 8, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: Suspense, Murder, Romance, and a Surprise Ending—All Found in Chasing Secrets

Chasing Secrets is the last book in Lynette Eason’s Elite Guardians series and I must say I am sorry to see the series end. We’ve loved these characters and their romances and adventures. The suspense has kept us guessing in every book and Chasing Secrets is no exception.

Eason has a way of making her characters very real and very human. I especially liked Cupcake! They have secrets and faults and intrigues. Although a Christian book, Lynette does not preach—their faith comes naturally to her characters. She makes me wish they were real so we could become friends.

I also liked the pace of the book. Eason starts with a murder and ends with an almost murder. And the off-the-beaten-track trails she leads us on are intriguing and entertaining.

Haley Callaghan is a winsome woman of Irish descent who deeply cares for those around her. She’s even started a teen center in a bad section of town. While helping Zeke, a teen who attempted to mug her, she is almost killed in a drive-by shooting. The 911 call brings Detective Steven Rothwell on the scene, and we’re off and running headlong into adventure.

You’ll want to read Chasing Secrets and all the other books in the Elite Guardian series. Well done, Lynette, four stars.

Without WarningLynette Eason has written many series and has won a ton of awards including two Carol Awards, the Selah Award, the Golden Scroll, and the Reader’s Choice Award. She lives in South Carolina and travels on adventures with friends while staying at home—you’ll have to ask her about that! LynetteEason.com

I received an advance reader’s copy from Revell Books, but I was in no way obligated to write a review.

Present or Future or Past–All Are One Through Fault Lines

Posted on by August 6, 2017
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Deb’s Dozen: The future is the present and becomes the past through Fault Lines

Fault Lines by Thomas Locke is one of the most frustrating yet brilliant series and books I’ve read. I’m a Thomas Locke fan and read everything he writes as the books are released.

So, you can imagine my surprise as I began reading Fault Lines to remember what was going to happen. Déjà vu was in full force. But then, that’s what Fault Lines is all about—seeing the future, watching the future come into the present, and then experiencing the present become the past.

Charlie Hazard, the hero from Trial Run and Flash Point is in action again in Fault Lines. We see our other favorite characters too—Gabriella, the beautiful Italian scientist; Julio, the sassy teen who becomes a man under Charlie’s tutelage; Irma, the retired homicide detective; and the elusive Benny.

Our favorite villains are here as well—Reese Clawson, the immoral blonde bad gal, is back in action trying to take Charlie and Gabriella and their work down.

If you’re a fan of this series, you must read this book—you’ll wonder as I did where in time you are. Five stars, Thomas. A series in reverse—what a strategy!

Flash PointThomas Locke is a pseudonym for Davis Bunn, allowing Davis to write books that transcend the usual genres he’s known for. Fault Lines is a futuristic series, Legend of the Realms is a fantasy series. Thomas/Davis teaches at writer’s conferences, has won awards too numerous to mention, and resides six months in Florida and six months in Oxford, England, where he serves as Writer in Residence. He’s a lifelong fan of speculative fiction—Fault Lines proves his fascination with the genre.

Revell Books, a division of Baker Publishing, gave me a copy of Fault Lines, but I was in no way obligated to write a review, favorable or otherwise.