Sunday, August 24, 2014

Dead Man’s Curve- Paula Graves

Dead Man’s Curve
Paula Graves
Harlequin Intrigue, Aug 19 2014, $5.50
ISBN: 9780373697847

FBI Agent Ava Trent arrives in Johnson City, Tennessee to investigate the kidnapping of Gabe and Alicia Cooper (see The Man from Gossamer Ridge).  The Feds’ interest involves Alicia’s late brother Sinclair Solano, who had been on their Most Wanted List until he died five years ago.  At the motel where the abduction occurred, a stunned Ava sees a very alive Sinclair; a man she was falling in love with on Mariposa eight years ago. 

Worried for his sister, Sinclair believes someone in Sanselmo realized he did not die in the Tesoro Harbor warehouse explosion that killed several; and that means El Cambio’s lieutenant Cabrera knows he betrayed them, most likely as a federal double agent.  His sibling is a pawn to bring him out into the open where terrorists and law enforcement have a bulls-eye on his back.  Now he must persuade Alicia to give him time to rescue his sister though the agent sarcastic retort eliminates him telling her the truth.

The first Gates romantic suspense is a high octane thriller with an angry enemy targeting a steadfast Solano as he risks his life to save Alicia while his FBI sidekick devastates his normally singular mission focus.  With a connection to the Cooper saga, Dead Man Curve is a terrific tense opening act.


Harriet Klausner

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