By Kelly Bridgewater
A devastating explosion.
Three best friends are at the venue just to hear
their favorite band . . . but only one of them makes it out alive.
A trunk full of planted evidence.
When police stop Dustin with a warrant to search his
trunk, he knows it’s just a mistake. He’s former military and owns a security
firm. But he’s horrified when they find explosives, and he can’t fathom how
they got there.
An attorney who will risk it all for a friend.
Criminal attorney Jamie Powell was Dustin’s best
friend growing up. They haven’t spoken since he left for basic training, but
she’s the first one he thinks of when he’s arrested. Jamie knows she’s putting
her career on the line by defending an accused terrorist, but she’d never
abandon him. Someone is framing Dustin to take the fall for shocking acts of
violence . . . but why?
My
Thoughts:
Aftermath
by Terri Blackstock is not reader’s typical romantic suspense novel. There
really is not a suspenseful element that drives the story along and has the reader
grasping for justice. Right away, there is an element of tension that affects
the outcome of the characters. The hero is thrown for a loop and trying to stay
out of jail with the help of the heroine. While there is a hunt to figure out
who created the bomb and wanted it to destroy the politician, the story really
centers around the characters emotions and feelings as they try to solve who
set up the hero. As I was reading the story, the plot reminded me a lot of Life After by Katie Ganshert. Not a real
suspense novel. Just a contemporary novel with a little bit of the uneasiness
of knowing who did the damage. The person who actually set the bomb in motion
had a clear motive that I could have gotten behind, but I still do not agree
with how he did it. Overall, if readers enjoyed this story, then I suggest
picking up Ganshert’s novel too. It is along the same storyline.
I received a complimentary copy of Aftermath by Terri Blackstock by Thomas
Nelson Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Purchase Aftermath
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