I
enjoyed this novel of FBI procedure, suspense, and a hint of romance.
While it is the second in the White Knights series and there are some
allusions to events in the previous novel, this one read well on its
own.
The
White Knights is a special task force of the FBI. Rick is a
ballistics and weapons expert and our hero. When some experimental,
self-steering bullets are stolen and used to kill, the task force is
called in. Rick meets Olivia, the psychologist treating the
ex-military victim. Tiny sparks of romance between them pop up from
time to time as Rick and the task force work the case.
This
novel has a good balance of FBI procedure and character development.
There is a lot of cutting edge technology used by the task force. I
was amazed at all of the information that can be gleaned from DNA,
such as age (a four year margin), hair color, race, etc. The task
force has an expert hacker and others that are experts at gathering
information too.
As
for the character development, Rick has been alienated from his
parents so there is some character work in that area. I don't like it
when an agent allows romantic feelings for a woman he's investigating
or protecting, as is the case here. At one point, Rick's
concentration suffers as “...his worrying about Olivia left him
unable to focus...” (281) Rick had been a sniper in the marines and I
would have appreciated his character much more if he had disciplined
his feelings for Olivia while working the case. Perhaps a female
author writing a lead male character made him just a little too
emotional. In some respects I felt Olivia was a much stronger
character than Rick.
I
did enjoy the novel, however, and do recommend it to those who like
reading about cutting edge FBI investigative techniques. There is
some suspense included as well as romance.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Susan
Sleeman is a bestselling and award winning author of more than 25
inspirational romantic suspense novels. She hosts the popular website
http://www.thesuspensezone.com/.
She and her husband live in Oregon. You can find out more at
https://www.susansleeman.com/.
FaithWords,
400 pages.
I
received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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