The Agent’s Surrender
Kimberly Van Meter
Harlequin Romantic Suspense, Oct 7 2014, $5.50
ISBN: 9780373278916
In spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary CIA special
skills officer Holden Archangelo rejects agent Jane Fallon’s contention that his
dead twin brother Miko betrayed his country and murdered several people
including his superior at the Department of Informational Development. Holden insists his sibling would never commit
treason or suicide. He claims to his Military Affairs Department boss Reed
Harris that he has new evidence, but his supervisor says the matter is
closed. After Holden storms out, Jane
and Reed chat and he agrees to give her one week with Archangelo as her
sidekick to follow his alleged lead.
As they investigate the seemingly open-and-shut case that
affirms Miko’s guilt, the pair finds an oddity that fails to fit the
narrative. As the two bickering agents
fall in love, family matters drive each of them, but with radically different
motives. While the clock ticks, an
unknown adversary observes their progress.
The lead pairing make for an enjoyable romantic suspense mostly
due to Jane proving to be as tough, courageous and mouthy sarcastically humorous,
if not more so, as her male partner is. Following
up on Moving Target and The Sniper, the action-packed inquiry grips the audience
from the moment Harris teams them up and never lets up until the heroine mocks
her beloved for entertaining another female in his apartment.
Harriet Klausner
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