This was better than some of the books I've read but not as good as others in the thriller genre. It was slow to get going for me and I found all of Mara's building and/or repeating injuries almost laughable by the end. Some of the characters were hard to keep up with as there was little to no background on them. I did like that I didn't know if the betrayals of "friends" was truly over (Saul) until the book ended. However, I feel like Mara is a bit shallow or underdeveloped in that she only has a handful of friends and most of those weren't right for her. I don't know if it's the kindle version that caused some confusion where it seemed to jump from scene to scene but at least there were no glaring grammar errors such as word misuse and the like. In all, I enjoyed the book and thought the idea behind the land grab was a good plot. A female newspaper photographer receives a call in the middle of the night telling her that her married paramour has been shot and is in the Hospital. She goes there and learns that his wife and son were murdered at the time of his shooting. She begins to investigate the murders and what lead up to them. In her past she was an investigative and political reporter so she has the skills for such an investigation. She is also a self-defense instructor. Just knowing this will give the reader many hints of what is to come. The plot is deftly put together and the protagonist will grab your interest. Remarkable for a male author to be able to write a female protagonist so well. Good thing she is a "tough guy".
A good read. Interesting plot with twists. Could use a bit more character development.
—Lys
The ending was sweet. Easy, fast-paced read and entertaining.
—Kaitey98
great first book
—Elena
It was okay
—profoptom
