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My Review
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
While not completely familiar with the characters in this book, I did find this really easy to read… though I felt that quite a few of the secondary characters weren’t given much in the way of depth.
The very first scene did a really good job of establishing tension, but as the book went on, I felt it became more disjointed when it came to switching between POV characters.
I liked Lucy’s character, but I felt that her wounded leg didn’t really slow her down all that much. Especially towards the end of the book, I would have liked to see her having to struggle a bit more.
I liked being able to learn bits and pieces of TK’s past as the book progressed, though I felt there were some elements of allowing the other characters to make her into a big deal. I felt that the knowledge of how she won her medal didn’t actually add anything to the story… and although she was capable and a strong character, I felt she made a lot of mistakes that I thought she wouldn’t have done so with the history and experience she probably had.
I would have liked to see more of the other characters involved in the plot. I didn’t get the chance to get to know them and I thought they could have played a bigger part than they actually did.
I did think this book was much shorter than I was expecting it to be. I did figure out who the murderer was very quickly and I felt that, although there was some tension, it didn’t really carry all the way through the book. It would have been good to see more of the minor characters in the small town… and to see more variety in what people thought of the auctions, especially considering the legal grey area.
It was good to see Alan with Drew and I felt a lot of sympathy for Alan’s character. I liked seeing him interacting with Lucy and TK… and it was also good to see Lucy calling her husband and getting advice from him, although I would have liked to see more of her interactions with her daughter.
I’d probably be interested in reading more books in this series in the future… hopefully with more development of secondary characters.
About the Books
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons. For fans of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, and Jeffery Deaver:
“Everything a great thriller should be–action packed, authentic, and intense.” ~#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child
After leaving the FBI, life should be easy, right? Wrong–not if you’re Lucy Guardino.
Lucy has always seen herself as a normal Pittsburgh soccer mom who happened to have a job chasing the worst of the worst. But after a violent predator targets her family and she’s injured, Lucy sacrifices her career with the FBI in order to keep her family safe.
What is she now that she’s no longer a FBI Special Agent? she wonders as she begins her new job with the Beacon Group, a private consulting firm that specializes in cold cases and bringing justice to forgotten victims.Lucy fears she’s traded being a kick-ass law enforcement officer for being a civilian mother hen shepherding a team of amateurs.
What is she now that she’s no longer a FBI Special Agent? she wonders as she begins her new job with the Beacon Group, a private consulting firm that specializes in cold cases and bringing justice to forgotten victims.Lucy fears she’s traded being a kick-ass law enforcement officer for being a civilian mother hen shepherding a team of amateurs.
Her fears appear justified when she’s partnered with TK O’Connor, a former Marine MP struggling with her transition to life back home, and sent to rural Texas to investigate a case that’s more than cold, it’s already been closed with the killers behind bars for the past twenty-nine years.
But…who really killed Lily Martin, her infant daughter, and husband? Why was an entire family targeted for annihilation?
What price will Lucy pay when she fights to expose a truth people will kill to keep buried?
LAST LIGHT is the seventh Lucy Guardino novel, but they can be read out of order. If you enjoy captivating suspense, intelligent storytelling,strong and vulnerable characters, and a freight-train pace, then you’ll love this adrenaline rush of a heart-pounding thriller.
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Pediatric ER doctor turned New York Times bestselling thriller writer CJ Lyons has been a storyteller all her life—something that landed her in many time-outs as a kid. She writes her Thrillers with Heart for the same reason that she became a doctor: because she believes we all have the power to change our world.
In the ER she witnessed many acts of courage by her patients and their families, learning that heroes truly are born every day. When not writing, she can be found walking the beaches near her Lowcountry home, listening to the voices in her head and plotting new and devious ways to create mayhem for her characters.
To learn more about her Thrillers with Heart go to www.CJLyons.net
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