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This is the third installment of a relatively new series that I discovered recently. I like the MC, Nina Guerrera, that Isabella Maldonado has created. Nina is a strong, intelligent, savvy FBI agent who is a bit of a bad@$$ as well. I also like that Maldonado is former law enforcement as well as an FBI Quantico graduate, which gives credibility to her writing and stories.
The gangs all back, Nina, Wade, Kent, Breck, Bee and aunt Teresa. The team is on assignment in AZ to search for a serial killer and Bee, who is on a college tour of AZ Institute of Technology (AIT), is staying with Nina’s aunt Teresa. While the book summary is kind of vague about the storyline, the premise for the primary storylines center around an investigation of a serial killer at AIT. Nina’s team is brought in to assist the AIT police team as well as the Phoenix PD when the bodies of five of the missing are found in a Phoenix park. This is not a spoiler since it happened really early in the story.
During the first half of the story, Maldonado introduces most of the characters for the story, and Nina and the team develop a profile of the killer. The story flips back and forth between Nina and the killer. Nina’s story centers around the investigation of the abductions of the six victims, the deaths of the first five, the possible locations of where the sixth victim could be, and, of course, identifying the killer. The killers story centers around the abuse and torture of the sixth victim, and later a seventh victim.
In the second half, Nina and the team begin to zero in on who they think the killer is. The agendas of Nina and the team and the killer begin to merge around the 70% mark and the story becomes scary and intense for all the characters as well as the city of Phoenix. There were some scenes that got a little emotional for Nina that actually produced a bit of lump in my throat. I can get like that when I really like a character and get attached to it. Personally, I believe that’s a sign of a writer with some wonderful storytelling skills. The last 10% of the story wraps up the team’s case with a lead-in for the next installment.
Because I have to actually wait until the next Nina Guerrera book comes out, I’ve decided to check out Maldonado’s new series [b:A Killer’s Game|61311024|A Killer’s Game (Daniela Vega #1)|Isabella Maldonado|https:i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662312740l/61311024._SY75_.jpg|96679762].
The gangs all back, Nina, Wade, Kent, Breck, Bee and aunt Teresa. The team is on assignment in AZ to search for a serial killer and Bee, who is on a college tour of AZ Institute of Technology (AIT), is staying with Nina’s aunt Teresa. While the book summary is kind of vague about the storyline, the premise for the primary storylines center around an investigation of a serial killer at AIT. Nina’s team is brought in to assist the AIT police team as well as the Phoenix PD when the bodies of five of the missing are found in a Phoenix park. This is not a spoiler since it happened really early in the story.
During the first half of the story, Maldonado introduces most of the characters for the story, and Nina and the team develop a profile of the killer. The story flips back and forth between Nina and the killer. Nina’s story centers around the investigation of the abductions of the six victims, the deaths of the first five, the possible locations of where the sixth victim could be, and, of course, identifying the killer. The killers story centers around the abuse and torture of the sixth victim, and later a seventh victim.
In the second half, Nina and the team begin to zero in on who they think the killer is. The agendas of Nina and the team and the killer begin to merge around the 70% mark and the story becomes scary and intense for all the characters as well as the city of Phoenix. There were some scenes that got a little emotional for Nina that actually produced a bit of lump in my throat. I can get like that when I really like a character and get attached to it. Personally, I believe that’s a sign of a writer with some wonderful storytelling skills. The last 10% of the story wraps up the team’s case with a lead-in for the next installment.
Because I have to actually wait until the next Nina Guerrera book comes out, I’ve decided to check out Maldonado’s new series [b:A Killer’s Game|61311024|A Killer’s Game (Daniela Vega #1)|Isabella Maldonado|https:i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1662312740l/61311024._SY75_.jpg|96679762].
