Standoff by Patricia Bradley

 

Review: She was told he had committed suicide. All of the signs pointed to it... except for that fact that Brooke new her father. She'd grown up by his side and followed his strong footsteps into law enforcement. On the eve of her own induction into the force, there was no way her father had pulled the trigger on himself - despite what the authorities had ruled. 

With grit and determination, Brooke battles back her grief and struggles to pull back the layers of mystery that seem to cloud her father's demise thicker and thicker each day. Who...and why.... is someone going to so much effort to hide the reason for her father's murder? The pressure builds as Brooke brushes too close to the truth, and the killer turns his sights on her. 

Struggling to discern friend from enemy, Brooke cautiously reaches out to an old friend, Luke, for help. He instinctively knows what to do - even when he shouldn't. Soon, Brooke finds more questions being added to her mind as Luke's story beings to curdle. Something isn't adding up....

With more than enough twists and turns to keep you busy and your eyes scanning the page, "Standoff" is an entertaining and quick moving crime thriller that will more than 'scratch that itch' for a good mystery. 

Thank-you to Graf Martin Communications and to Baker Publishing House for a complimentary copy of Standoff. 

Back Cover: The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It's the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for Luke Fereday, it's also perfect for moving drugs.

Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of the drug ring, Luke arrives too late to a stakeout and discovers the body of his friend, park ranger John Danvers. John's daughter Brooke is determined to investigate her father's murder but soon finds herself the target of a killer who will do anything to silence her.

Luke will have his hands full keeping her safe. But who's going to keep him safe when he realizes he's falling--hard--for the daughter of the man he failed to save?