Edge of Truth by Janice Cantore

About the book:

As a detective in the Long Beach Police Department’s violent crimes division, Lainie Jensen is no stranger to hard-to-crack cases and unusual disappearances, but then her sister Evie vanishes on a trip to Hawaii. After traveling there to look for her, Lainie quickly realizes her brother-in-law Stan is telling law enforcement a story that doesn’t appear to add up.

FBI special agent Ben Isaacs has spent six months collecting evidence to take down a money laundering operation. While his fellow agent Efren Gomez goes undercover to infiltrate the ring, Ben investigates those connected to it, including Stan Moffitt, who Ben believes could help lead to the criminal kingpin. Then Stan’s wife goes missing just days after Ben contacted her seeking information, and he knows there’s more to this case, especially when he loses contact with Efren and law enforcement comes up short in their search for him.

When Ben’s and Lainie’s investigations converge, Lainie’s not eager to work alongside Ben given their complicated history, but she’s willing to do so if it means figuring out what Stan knows and locating Evie. Soon, Lainie can’t deny Ben’s dedication to finding the truth or her growing admiration for him. And the more the two examine the evidence, the more they suspect Evie’s disappearance is tied to a highly publicized criminal case from Lainie’s past . . . and someone is playing a perilous game aimed at personal revenge.

My Review:

Cantore was a long time police officer and her experience shows in this police procedural inspirational suspense. I really like having a female protagonist and Lainie is a good one. She is competent and tenacious. She does not hesitate to use her weapon when lives are in danger. There is some suspense at the end that makes me wonder if Lainie is a bit super human.

Issues that Cantore explores includes the struggle to trust God when justice is so long in coming, wanting revenge, trying to forgive when someone you love has been hurt, the relationships between law enforcement partners, and feelings of guilt over making a mistake.

This is a good novel for readers who like a venture through a complex plot to find the villain and a great female police officer on the job.

 

About the Author:

A former Long Beach, California, police officer of twenty-two years, Janice Cantore worked a variety of assignments, including patrol, administration, juvenile investigations, and training. She's always enjoyed writing and published two short articles on faith at work for Cop and Christ and Today's Christian Woman before tackling novels. She now lives on the Big Island of Hawaii. She loves swimming in the ocean, golf, and walking her dog, Tilly. Janice writes suspense novels designed to keep readers engrossed and leave them inspired. Edge of Truth is her latest stand alone novel. Janice also authored the Line of Duty series - Crisis Shot, Lethal Target, and Cold Aim, the Cold Case Justice series—Drawing Fire, Burning Proof, and Catching Heat—the Pacific Coast Justice series—Accused, Abducted, and Avenged—and the Brinna Caruso novels, Critical Pursuit and Visible Threat. Breach of Honor, One Final Target and Every Deadly Suspicion are more stand alone novels.

Tyndale House Publishers, 352 pages.