Genre: Thriller
Description:
“They say the truth will set you free, but what if it kills you first?
Before serial killers and drug cartels, Leine Basso faced the ultimate
betrayal…
Leine eliminates terrorists for a living. After a routine
assassination almost gets her killed, she chalks it up to a fluke. Her lover
and fellow assassin, Carlos, has another idea altogether. He thinks their boss
is setting them up for a fall.
When Carlos goes missing and a bombing thwarts another mission, Leine
suspects the stakes are far higher than she could ever imagine, and wonders if
the man in charge might have it in for her after all.”
Author:
“DV Berkom is the USA Today best-selling author of two action-packed
thriller series featuring strong female leads: Leine Basso and Kate Jones. Her
love of creating resilient, kick-ass women characters stems from a lifelong
addiction to reading spy novels, mysteries, and thrillers, and longing to find
the female equivalent within those pages.”
Appraisal:
If you've read the books in the Leine Basso series that have come out
prior to this, you know a lot about her history. That she worked as an assassin
for a quasi-official government agency was always clear. That she no longer did
was also clear. And at least to me it seemed that her feelings about her
history were ambiguous, with some pride and some regret.
This book is a prequel, coming before any of the main series. It takes
place near the end of Leine's time as an assassin. It works as a standalone
thriller, with an intense, edge-of-your-seat story. However, those who “know”
Leine from the main series will come to understand her that much better after
reading A Killing Truth. And while I may be reading more into it than
was intended, I think the way this book ended there may be another prequel in
the future. Maybe more than one.
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FYI:
Some adult language.
Since this is a prequel to the series there is no reason someone would
have to have read the rest of the series to enjoy the story.
Originally published March 20, 2017.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 35-40,000 words
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