First In A New Series
ABOUT THE BOOK
New York Times bestselling author Roy Johansen delivers a thrill-a-minute read featuring a fearless heroine for hire.
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.
My Thoughts
“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.”
This spinoff is written solely by Roy Johansen, while the Kendra series was written by both Roy and his mom, Iris. Jessie Mercado is a private investigator who is handed a case that seems simple but proves to be just the opposite.
The story is entertaining and the hunt interesting with twists and turns included. Jessie’s boyfriend Jake Brice steps in to work with her on her latest case, which has some interesting benefits due to his role as a much-loved actor.
We also learn more about Jessie’s past, which will be interesting if you’ve been a follower of the Kenna series.
The plot has bits of humor scattered throughout which I loved.
My Concerns
This was a hard book to rate. At one point I’d be thinking 5 stars for story and excitement, the next second I’d think 2 stars for over-the-top-unbelievability.
Also, the characters didn’t feel well developed.
Final Thoughts
My rating is the minority. So if you can suspend disbelief, I’d definitely give this new series a try. It has great possibilities. And I’m certainly game for reading the second book in this series when it comes out.
My thanks to #grandcentralpub for a #gifted copy!
About the Author
MEET THE AUTHOR
Roy Johansen began his professional writing career with his original screenplay for “Murder 101,” for which he won the national FOCUS award, sponsored by Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Martin Scorsese. The movie stars Pierce Brosnan, and the script won the Edgar Allen Poe award from the Mystery Writers of America in the Best Television Miniseries or Movie category.
Johansen has also collaborated with comic book legend Stan Lee in creating The Accuser superhero character and has written screenplays for Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Disney, and MGM. His novels include The Answer Man, Beyond Belief, and Deadly Visions in addition to nine works co-authored with Iris Johansen.
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