By Kelly Bridgewater
One case almost destroyed her career. Now the past seems to have caught up with her. And as a high-stakes game of truth and lies unfolds, someone’s out for retribution at any cost.
As a detective in the Long Beach Police Department’s violent crimes division, Lainie Jensen is no stranger to hard-to-crack cases and unusual disappearances, but then her sister Evie vanishes on a trip to Hawaii. After traveling there to look for her, Lainie quickly realizes her brother-in-law Stan is telling law enforcement a story that doesn’t appear to add up.
FBI special agent Ben Isaacs has spent six months collecting evidence to take down a money laundering operation. While his fellow agent Efren Gomez goes undercover to infiltrate the ring, Ben investigates those connected to it, including Stan Moffitt, who Ben believes could help lead to the criminal kingpin. Then Stan’s wife goes missing just days after Ben contacted her seeking information, and he knows there’s more to this case, especially when he loses contact with Efren and law enforcement comes up short in their search for him.
When Ben’s and Lainie’s investigations converge, Lainie’s not eager to work alongside Ben given their complicated history, but she’s willing to do so if it means figuring out what Stan knows and locating Evie. Soon, Lainie can’t deny Ben’s dedication to finding the truth or her growing admiration for him. And the more the two examine the evidence, the more they suspect Evie’s disappearance is tied to a highly publicized criminal case from Lainie’s past . . . and someone is playing a perilous game aimed at personal revenge.
My Thoughts:
Edge
of Truth by Janice Cantore is a quick policedural
mystery novel with a slight hint of romance. Readers will enjoy meeting the
heroine and want her to succeed as she hunts for the missing body of her
sister. As for the plot, readers will enjoy the inside look into the world of
the police work. Cantore does a wonderful job at showing the emotional tole
that all the work and incidents take on the police offers. I really liked that
aspect of the plot. She crafted rounded characters that I could empathize with.
In majority of stories there is always a romance thread. Technically, there is
one, but it is very vague and does not take away from the main plot of the
story, which I really liked. Cantore does give her characters the faith to find
and come back, which I really like. I'm sure being a Christian cop is not easy
especially with all the horrors that Satan makes people do. Overall, Edge of Truth by Janice Cantore delivers
what I was expecting from the story, and I enjoyed spending time with the
story. I can't wait to see what she crafts next.
I received a complimentary copy of Edge of Truth by Janice Cantore, but the
opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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