I
enjoyed this novel, the third and final in the Dive Team
Investigations series featuring a dive team with a county sheriff's
office. It read very well as a stand alone novel of investigation and
suspense. In addition to the regular features of a police procedure
novel, it has the element of investigative diving, providing some
additional intrigue.
The
character development was mixed. We readers find out a great deal
about Anissa and her history but we don't find out that much about
Gabe. I liked Anissa as she is a good team leader. She gets into
suspenseful situations but never because of her own stupidity or lack
of preparation. I like that. The other members of the dive team were
featured in previous novels but they are presented here well enough
that reading the earlier novels is not required.
The
plot is well crafted. The seeds for the current attacks on Anissa are
from decades ago but the history is revealed in a way I liked.
My
favorite part of the novel is how the faith of the characters is
represented. They are Christians and they act like Christians in the
novel. They attend church, they call out to God with sincere prayers
in tough situations. They forgive, they accept, they love. That was
very refreshing to experience in a novel.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Lynn
H Blackburn is the author of Beneath the Surface, Hidden Legacy, and
Covert Justice, winner of the 2016 Selah Award for Mystery and
Suspense and the 2016 Carol Award for Short Novel. She lives in
Simpsonville, South Carolina, with her husband and their three
children. Photo credit: Mary Denman
Revell,
320 pages.
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. My
comments are an independent and honest review.
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