Mercy used to be an army sniper but due to an eye injury she could no longer do that job. She settled back in her home town as a rancher or at least she tried to do this but she didn't really fit.Then an old army buddy comes to town as representative of an oil company that wants to put a pipeline through. Jason Hawley is not at all what he appears to be. He's murdered and Mercy doesn't feel that the local Sheriff is doing justice to his case. She has real trust issues.Then another army buddy comes to town who happened to be Jason's lover when in the army. She is a merc now and is hard core. I felt when the other murder happened that was a duplicate of Jason's the writing was kind of on the wall. Mercy didn't see it and went off on her own investigation to find out who killed Jason. A few twists were along the way for her investigation. The second murder had she had her eyes open she could have figured out a lot sooner. I really have enjoyed Lori Armstrong's Mercy Gunderson books. Mercy is stubborn, flawed and tough as nails. Mercy Kill introduces us to two characters from the ops group that Mercy was a part of during her time in the army. Major Jason Hawkley had once saved Mercy's life in Bali during a nightclub bombing. JHawk shows up in her town working for Titan Oil, a company that wants to put an oil pipeline under Eagle River County. After he is murdered, it appears to Mercy that his death is not being taken seriously or investigated properly. The next thing she knows, Mercy has made enemies of Vincent Bad Wound and his brother and been talked into running for sheriff against Mason Dawson, her secret lover. Conflicts abound. Her troubles include Dawson, her family, campaigning for sheriff, Anna Rodriguez-ARod from the old team, the FBI, drugs and what really happened to JHawk. I look forward to the next book in this series. It looks like Mercy may have a new career.
What do You think about Mercy Kill [With Earbuds] (2011)?
Love the characters and character development in her books!
—corriepollck21
Loved it so much that I had to read it all in 2 days!!
—sptnk
