Lethal

Sandra Brown

Emily, Honor Gillette's young daughter, says there's a man lying in the yard. Honor investigates only to have a gun pointed at her. From there, her quiet life of widowhood drastically changes. She and Emily are threatened by Lee Coburn, a man on the run. The police are looking for him for the mass murder in a local trucking company office.

After ransacking her home and killing a local police officer who comes to Honor's house, Lee takes them to hide in the Louisiana bayous. Honor is afraid to try to fight back because he has threatened Emily. Her four-year-old daughter is precious to her. Plus, Lee suggests that her husband may have been a dirty cop before he died in an automobile crash. She doesn't believe it and wants the truth.

Sandra Brown's Lethal is quiet for about two pages. Then the reader needs to grab hold and go along for the ride.

Brown's novel is romantic suspense. There have to be two single people available for the romance. Lee Coburn is the obvious single male. He couldn't not be a mass murderer, could he? But he kills her friend the police chief in her own home. Of course nothing is as it seems. The reader can make some guesses, but there's a good chance they'll be wrong.

Lethal focuses on the illegal shipping coming from Mexico through Louisiana to around the country. The shipments include drugs, weapons, and people. The Bookkeeper is the mastermind of a criminal network that reaches far. Cops and federal agents are paid off up and down the state highways. No one can be trusted except one high up FBI agent.

Good woman, hot bad boy, and a cute young girl. Throw in lots of action and some hot scenes. Brown has a winning combination in Lethal.

Notice:  Graphic violence, Strong indecent language, Strong sexual content

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