Series:
Amish Country Justice (Book 19)
A killer in pursuit…
and a little boy's life is at stake.
When Francesca Brown discovers a dead body, bullets start
flying her way. Soon FBI agent Tanner Hall arrives -- only to find an autistic
Amish boy hiding nearby. As a witness to a crime, it's clear someone will stop
at nothing to silence the little boy -- permanently. With assailants on their
trail, can Fran and Tanner unravel a lethal conspiracy before the murderer
strikes again?
Terrific addition to the Amish Country Justice series. The
books are connected by common characters, themes, and locations, but each can
be read as a standalone. As with the author's other books, this one grabbed my
attention from the first page and kept me hooked until the end (when I should
have been asleep!).
Francesca is a forensic artist and the widow of an FBI
agent. One stormy night, she discovered a dead body in her yard. While
reporting the body to the police, someone started shooting at her. Besides the
arrival of the local police, Special Agent Tanner Hall is also on the scene.
Tanner worked with her late husband, and she avoids him whenever possible. He
brings up painful memories.
Tanner is on the case because of the identity of the dead
man. Francesca's husband, Sean, had been a colleague and a friend, and Tanner
believes Sean would want him to watch out for her. Tanner suspects that Sean's
death wasn't an accident, and he needs to talk to her about it. But the current
crisis has priority.
The dead man was connected to a case that Tanner and Sean
worked on and had been in witness protection until he disappeared. Now he's
turned up at Sean's house, raising questions about where he's been. Matters become
complicated when they find a young Amish boy who is also autistic. What follows
is a roller coaster of twists and turns, ups and downs, as they fight off
attacks and search for Joey's family. Little clues unknowingly dropped by Joey
lead them in an unexpected direction. A discovery at Fran's house provides
another surprise and answers a few questions while raising more. The resolution
was a nail-biter with a perpetrator I didn't see coming.
I enjoyed watching the development of the relationship
between Francesca and Tanner. Each has some things from their pasts that make
them wary of getting involved. But the more time they spend together, the more
they get to know each other. I liked the respect they had for each other's
work. Their attraction and feelings grew, but what would happen when the case
was over and Tanner returned to his home base? I liked the soul-searching each
did as they decided whether to pursue those feelings. I loved the ending and
seeing them get the happy-ever-after they wanted.
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