Book Review: Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills

About the Book:

Justice can be elusive. Family secrets can be deadly. The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking in a volatile criminal case filled with unanswered questions. And Carrington Reed is running short on time to piece together clues that will solve the puzzle.

Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed is called to the scene when reports come in that fifteen hostages are being held by the Kendrix brothers in an abandoned house in south Texas. When she arrives on site, Carrington quickly learns that the brothers are armed and refuse to release their victims, a group of undocumented immigrants, until the local police identify their father’s murderer.

Working closely with Levi Ehrlich, a handsome investigative reporter who has covered some of Carrington’s negotiations in the past, she finds herself being undeniably drawn to him. Carrington digs deeper into the death of the Kendrixes’ father and begins to notice that some details surrounding his death aren’t adding up.

As Carrington investigates the brothers’ claims and tries to piece together their motive for taking innocent people captive, it soon becomes clear that they are trying to hide something and that revenge for their father’s death may not be what they’re really bargaining for after all. To protect the hostages and ensure the brothers don’t carry out the rest of their sinister plot, Carrington must get to the bottom of one family’s secret and the truth they’re trying so hard to hide before time runs out.

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My Review:

Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 368
Published: September 1, 2024
Series: N/a

From the opening pages I found myself invested and glued to the story. Carrington is an interesting and compassionate individual. Then we have the curious and determined Levi whom I found endearing and irresistible, I just had to know how his story turned out!

From the point they begin working together I was glued to the pages in this story! Not only that, but turns out that they were not only present for another day at work, but what they both soon realize is something far bigger than either could ever imagine! This case is explosive, and far deeper and has more twists than any other they’ve ever faced. This story is filled with surprise turns and hidden motive and that just added to the amazing bond developing between the two main characters.

This one kept me guessing and had me reading it in large bites, unable to resist knowing what happened next!

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