The Cost of Betrayal
consists of three novellas focused on betrayal. The first of which is
Betrayed by Dee
Henderson. Ann Falcon, a retired police investigator, unearthed a
murder weapon in a box of miscellaneous dresser drawer items she had
purchased at an auction. Looking into the case convinced her that an
innocent woman was behind bars. Once she had convinced her husband,
who ran the Chicago FBI office, of this they pursued the release of
the wrongly convicted woman and justice for the victim. While this
story is set in America rather than Europe, fans of Julianna
Deering's Drew Farthering series will likely enjoy this story. It had
a fresh plot and was well written. While I would like to comment on
the ending, I will avoid the spoiler.
The
second novella is Deadly Isle
by Dani Pettrey. Tennyson Kent, better known as Teni, owened Talbot
Island which had been passed down in her family through generations.
Members of the community leased their property from her. While Teni
had the best interests of all the residents at heart, it was
impossible to please everyone. The stress this caused, however, was
currently second to the stress in her personal life as her engagement
was unexpectedly broken. That coupled with the presence of Callen,
her former boyfriend, who had betrayed her and fractured her heart,
was just the background noise to the clamor inside her head wanting
to know who was responsible for her cousin's death and the attacks on
her own life. Even with the restrictions placed on her by a novella's
length, Pettrey fleshed out a wonderful mystery with characters one
wants to root for, and others one wants to see taken down.
The
final novella is Code of Ethics
by Lynette Eason. It was great to be back with the St. John family,
this time focusing on the only person in the family with a non-law
related career. Fortunately, Ruthie has picked up a lot from her
mother and siblings over the years, and could therefore handle
herself in dangerous situations. After surgically removing a bullet
from a police detective, Ruthie interrupts someone in his room with
murderous intentions. Detective Isaac Martinez is no longer sure who
he can trust as he investigates corruption within the police
department. Knowing his life is in danger, Ruthie chooses to spirit
him away from the hospital thus becoming embroiled in his case. As
always Lynette Eason hits the mark.
The Cost of Betrayal
with its three novellas based upon that theme is a good read. All
three award winning authors live up to their reputations. I recommend
this book to their fans and to those mystery fans who have yet to
discover these talented writers. I thank NetGalley and Bethany House
Publishers for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for
an honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive
review and received no monetary compensation.
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