Deceived
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A grieving mother. A mysterious child. And a dedicated PI who's determined to solve the puzzle.
For three years, Kate Marshall has been mourning the loss of her husband and four-year-old son in a boating accident. But when she spots a familiar-looking child on a mall escalator, she's convinced it's her son. With police skeptical of her story, she turns to private investigator Connor Sullivan for help. As the former Secret Service agent digs into the case, the boating "accident" begins to look increasingly suspicious. But if Kate's son is alive, someone is intent on keeping him hidden--and may go to lethal lengths to protect a sinister secret.
As Irene Hannon's many fans have come to expect, Deceived is filled with complex characters, unexpected twists, and a riveting plotline that accelerates to an explosive finish.
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2 primary books#3 in Private Justice
Private Justice is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Irene Hannon.
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This is my first Irene Hannon book and first purchase in the Christian suspense genre. I couldn't resist a 50% off sale around Christmastime, though it took me awhile to get to it. I have since found book 2 on a good sale as well as one of her contemporary romances, and am currently partway through “Against All Odds”, which I've got from the library. So you could say I enjoyed the writing in just a little bit!
Solid 4.5 stars. It caught my attention at once and drew in my sympathies not just for the searching mother, PI, and little boy, but surprisingly even making me pity the deep-dyed villain and his losing fight for a normal life. Even though he deserved every ounce of his desserts, he was a multifaceted character that shows just how easily the average human can become a monster when they give in to impulses. The story was very believable and very well written.
