Two wounded heroes shattered by tragedy and paralyzed by guilt and must find their footing and work together to catch a killer.
A warrant service in the San Bernardino Mountains goes horribly wrong when an IED blast kills four police officers. Devastated by the loss of her team, the lone survivor, Long Beach sergeant Jodie King, struggles with her guilt and grief, especially as the case remains open with no clear leads or suspects. Weeks after the explosion, Jodie retires from the police department and returns to the mountain bomb site seeking peace and resolution . . . only to find herself in the crosshairs once again.
Sam Gresham just happens to be in the right place at the right time when shots are fired at Jodie. The newest detective for the county sheriff’s department, Sam is assigned to work the IED, his first case back after his own traumatic loss. While Sam sees an opportunity to help Jodie heal from her lingering scars, Jodie hopes fresh eyes will bring new insight to the investigation. Because after this latest shooting, one thing seems Jodie has always been the intended target―and the threat may be much closer to her than anyone wants to admit.
Janice Cantore delivers another pulse-pounding contemporary romantic suspense novel about overcoming grief and learning to trust again.
My Review:
Astounding! I listened to this book in a day because I just couldn’t tear myself away! And there’s so much I want to say but can’t because of spoilers but — ohhhh — this is more than a riveting suspense novel (though it definitely is that.) But there are complex characters with hard back stories and lots of tough conversations as they grapple with the why’s and wherefores and the looming question of where God is in all the mess.
The faith thread is amazing! So many great lines I wanted to write down but I never had pen and paper handy since I was always on the go while listening to Jeannie Sheneman’s exceptional narration. She has a kind of gritty timber to her voice that lends itself to this type of tense suspense novel really well.
Impeccable pacing in the plot — the way the author starts to draw everything together for the hair-raising climatic conclusion, well, just wow! I was mesmerized by it all. Great police procedural scenes fraught with emotion. Cantore’s policing background shines in the intricate depths she brings to all the little nuances us regular folk wouldn’t even know to think about.
If you enjoy phenomenal suspense with an honest ‘friends to the potential for more’ trope expertly woven in amidst danger and trauma, then ‘One Final Target’ definitely belongs on your TBR.
My thanks to the publisher, Dreamscape Media and Net Galley for providing me with an audio copy of this book.
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