By
Kelly Bridgewater
Back Cover Copy:
After
seven years as a Chicago homicide detective, Lisa Grant has hit a wall. Ready
for a kinder, gentler life, she takes a job as a small-town police chief. But
the discovery of a human skeleton by a construction crew at the edge of town
taxes the resources of her department. A call for assistance brings detective
Mac McGregor, an ex-Navy SEAL, to her doorstep. As they work to solve the
mystery behind the unmarked grave, danger begins to shadow them. Someone
doesn't want this dead person telling any tales--and will stop at nothing to
make certain a life-shattering secret stays buried.
Master storyteller Irene Hannon is back with an exciting new series featuring former Special Forces operatives now in the thick of the action in civilian life. Hannon is at the top of her game in this can't-put-it-down thriller that will have readers up until the wee hours devouring every page.
Master storyteller Irene Hannon is back with an exciting new series featuring former Special Forces operatives now in the thick of the action in civilian life. Hannon is at the top of her game in this can't-put-it-down thriller that will have readers up until the wee hours devouring every page.
My Review:
I
have read every single one of Irene Hannon’s romantic suspense books and have
loved every single one of them. About six months ago, Hannon, on her Facebook
page, revealed the cover to Buried
Secrets with the synopsis. I was hooked. I loved the cover. All the greens
and the shovel, digging something in the dirt. It grabbed my attention, and I couldn’t
wait for the book to be released. It was a long wait. But I’m glad to finally
have my hands on a copy.
The
prologue sets the tone for the action, allowing me to understand something bad
occurred to set the plot in motion. In the first couple of chapters, Lisa and
Mac, the heroine and hero, meet and discuss the issue with the found body. The
story started strong, then it lingered a while to set up the blooming relationship
between Lisa and Mac about a hundred or so pages. While the romantic tension is
important to a romantic suspense, the story left the idea of the uncovered body
for a while. Finally, it jumped into the premise of hunting for the owner and
killer of the dead body. I felt it was great from then.
Lisa
and Mac were characters who had a blooming relationship. From the first
encounter in the first chapter, Lisa and Mac hit it off and nothing stood in their
way. I never once feared that their relationship would not happen. Mac is the
type of guy who goes out of his way to make Lisa comfortable and receives a
complimentary smile from me. On the other hand, Lisa acts like a normal woman
in love for the first time. Hannon allows me to peek in on Lisa and Mac’s train
of thoughts about each other.
As
for the killer’s identity, it is known pretty early in the story who the killer
is. Personally, I would have liked to discover who the killer is instead of
being told. The story is suspenseful in the form that I had to watch the killer
squirm and held my breath as I watched her ruin others’ lives, praying for
sweet justice. The final confrontation between Lisa and the killer is satisfying
and memorable.
Overall,
Irene Hannon’s latest romantic suspense, Buried
Secrets, is a slow starting mystery, but it allows me to hold my breath and
kept me interested as I watched the villain squirm and try to flee the
impossible.
I
received a complimentary copy of Irene Hannon’s Buried Secrets from Revell Publishing and the opinions stated are
all my own.
Author’s Bio:
Irene Hannon is a bestselling, award-winning author who took
the publishing world by storm at the tender age of 10 with a sparkling piece of
fiction that received national attention.
Since then, she has written more than 45 romance and romantic
suspense novels. Her books have been honored with two RITA awards—the “Oscar”
of romantic fiction—and she is a six-time finalist. Her books have also won a
Daphne du Maurier award, a Carol award, three HOLT Medallions, a National
Readers’ Choice Award, a Retailers Choice Award, a Booksellers’ Best Award and
two Reviewers’ Choice awards from RT Book Reviews magazine.
One of her novels was also named by Booklist as a top 10 inspirational
fiction books of 2011. In addition, she is a two-time Christy award finalist.
In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening and
singing. A trained vocalist, she has sung the leading role in numerous
musicals, including “South Pacific,” “Brigadoon,” “Oklahoma” “The King and I”
and “Anything Goes.” She is also a soloist at her church.
When not otherwise occupied, Irene and her husband enjoy
traveling, Saturday mornings at their favorite coffee shop and spending time
with family. They make their home in Missouri.
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| Taken from Irene Hannon's Twitter account |
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What
drew you into Buried Secrets? As for
me, it was the cover. Loved the image.
