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Romance-packed action
When a typically easy missing persons case drops PI Ric Alvarado and his reluctant girl Friday Annie Dugan into an undercover FBI operation, the duo is recruited by charismatic FBI team lead Jules Cassidy to help bring down the evil Burns dynasty. His undercover agent worked in the Burns mansion and disappeared without a trace, and despite the love-hate relationship he and Peggy shared, he’s committed to finding her. Both daddy and junior are responsible for a multitude of sins, including smuggling terrorists into the US. Ric and Annie have known each other for decades and he’s been attracted to her, despite a small lie his best friend (her brother) told years earlier. When the two start training to be on the FBI team, Ric discovers that perhaps Annie is cut out for more than answering phones and typing. Much to Jules chagrin, his crush on closeted alcoholic actor Robin Chadwick is thrust to the forefront, as Robin is in town for a film festival that Burns is sponsoring, providing them with the perfect cover to get in. As the group schemes to crumble the Burns empire, Robin’s problems with the bottle resurface and draw new attention onto their investigation.
I really liked the story, particularly the chemistry between Ric and Annie, and their bantering. I think this is her strongest romantic duo since Sam and Alyssa, as both sets of characters are pretty equal (and both women are better shots!). But I pity any couple who dare share space with Jules and Robin, as their romance tends to be overshadowed. Just as in “Hot Target,” they steal the show, but as nice as it is to have Jules finally have a romance of his own, it’s hard to find a redeeming quality about Robin’s character, other than his physical beauty. When Jules cleaned up his vomit AGAIN (just like in “Hot Target”), I hoped he’d see the light, send Robin packing and find a more deserving life partner – maybe a new young SEAL… Unfortunately, the terrorist plot took a huge backseat to the romantic entanglements, which was a huge miss on Brockmann’s part, as well as the absence of key Troubleshooter characters, as well as the introduction of bit characters that never materialized later. At times it got a little preachy; overall, it was a vast improvement over her last book, “Into the Storm.”Read full review...
Another Great Brockmann Read!!
In the latest addition to her utterly addictive Troubleshooters, Inc. series (Book 11), Brockmann deftly delivers another testosterone-drenched, adrenaline-fueled tale of danger and desire that brilliantly combines superbly crafted, realistically complex characters with white-knuckle plotting.
Annie Dugan is tired of being private investigator Ric Alvarado's office assistant; she wants to be a full partner in the business. So when Ric accepts a seemingly simple case—find Lillian Lavelle's deceased daughter's missing roommate—Annie insists on being part of things. But the supposedly easy case quickly becomes complicated when the trail leads to Gordon Burns, one of Florida's most powerful crime lords. The FBI believes that Burns might be smuggling a top al-Qaeda operative into the U.S., and agent Jules Cassidy wants to team up with Ric and Annie to get into the Burns business operation. Ric is then determined to keep Annie out of the mission, especially once he realizes that he just might be falling for his new partner.
RECOMMEND 5'*Read full review...
As addictive as the rest of the series
I started in the middle with Kenny & Savanah and have devoured every troubleshooter book before and after!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this series