The Cipher (Nina Guerrera Book 1)

By Isabella Maldonado

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Published Nov 1, 2020

332 pages

Average rating: 8

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DonneK
8/10 stars
I like Nina Guerrera – A LOT!!! She’s a bad@$$ and I like bad@$$ female MC’s. The story started out with a 17yr old Nina, an abduction and rape survivor, standing before a judge getting emancipated and having her last name legally changed to Guerrera in an effort to protect her from her abductor and rapist that she escaped from. The story fast forwards 10yrs with FBI agent, Nina, fighting off and beating the crap out of an idiot, who made the mistake of attempting to attack and rape her while she was on her morning jog. However, there was a witness to the scene who recorded the attack and like a lot of videos today, the video goes viral, which is how her escaped abductor finds her again.

Nina is partnered up with FBI profiler Wade, who had previously tried to nix her admittance to the FBI years earlier. The story follows the killer, a narcissist with a God complex, who starts killing people, from coast to coast, and leaving coded notes for Nina in an effort to get to her again. Throw in a Hollywood, action-hero actor who initiates a contest on social media with a million-dollar reward to anyone who can crack the codes on the killer’s next victim/kill site. Add in a bunch of “Scooby Do teams” (author’s words – not mine) trying to crack the killer’s codes for the fame and fortune and you have the makings for an entertaining and page-turning story.

The end was explosive with lots of hairy and scary scenes for Nina. I like Nina Guerrera and her “crew” that includes people from both Nina’s personal and professional life. I will definitely be continuing with the series and look forward to the next installment. Lastly, I like that Maldonado is a Latina former FBI agent; it adds authenticity and credibility to her storytelling skills and abilities, which are great, by the way. Who knows, maybe there’s a little bit of Isabella Maldonado in Nina, just saying😊
empressrashida
8/10 stars
Whew ....even tho it took me forever to finish, mainly a me problem nothing to do with the book. It was well paced and I really enjoyed the writing.