Allison Brennan has been one of my favorite mystery writers since she started.  I have all her books and I think I have reviewed most of them, but this one was a letdown.  Most have a good romance and a good story this one however was just not as good.  Yes, there is gore.  Yes, there is a mystery.  Yes, this is Duke Rogan's story.  Was I disappoointed?  Yes!!!  First of all the story starts out twenty yrs ago with a couple of revolutionaries who were blowing up buildings.  The daughter turns her mom and stepdad into the FBI.  The daughter, Nora, falls in love with her FBI contact, who is murdered by her stepdad.  Her mom is sent to prison and Nora and her sister to child services.  Now twenty years later she is an FBI Agent and her sister Quin is a Fire Marshall.

Once again terrorists are targeting Biotech firms.  The latest one is protected by Duke Rogan's security.  There is a body this time and it is the owner of the firm who was a friend of Duke's.  Duke is immediately attracted to Nora, but although she likes him she clings to the memory of Andy from 20 years ago. As the mystery unfolds it turns out that the deaths from 20 years ago have not been forgotten and now someone is out for vengence.

I really expected a better romance.  I was bored by the constant back and forth revelations.  When it finally hit the fan you already knew what would happen and it was disappointing.  At the end of the book she says she is going to write a new series with a supernatural slant.  I think she has reached the end of this type of story and needs to branch out. I will be looking forward to her next novel ORIGINAL SIN which will be out in March of 2010.
Allison Brennan has been one of my favorite mystery writers since she started. I have all her books and I think I have reviewed most of them, but this one was a letdown. Most have a good romance and a good story this one however was just not as good. Yes, there is gore. Yes, there is a mystery. Yes, this is Duke Rogan's story. Was I disappoointed? Yes!!! First of all the story starts out twenty yrs ago with a couple of revolutionaries who were blowing up buildings. The daughter turns her mom and stepdad into the FBI. The daughter, Nora, falls in love with her FBI contact, who is murdered by her stepdad. Her mom is sent to prison and Nora and her sister to child services. Now twenty years later she is an FBI Agent and her sister Quin is a Fire Marshall. Once again terrorists are targeting Biotech firms. The latest one is protected by Duke Rogan's security. There is a body this time and it is the owner of the firm who was a friend of Duke's. Duke is immediately attracted to Nora, but although she likes him she clings to the memory of Andy from 20 years ago. As the mystery unfolds it turns out that the deaths from 20 years ago have not been forgotten and now someone is out for vengence. I really expected a better romance. I was bored by the constant back and forth revelations. When it finally hit the fan you already knew what would happen and it was disappointing. At the end of the book she says she is going to write a new series with a supernatural slant. I think she has reached the end of this type of story and needs to branch out. I will be looking forward to her next novel ORIGINAL SIN which will be out in March of 2010.