Title: Taken
Author: Dee Henderson
Pages: 424
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Genre: Suspense
Publisher: Bethany House
Note: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher
in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
An investigator
who knows tragic loss firsthand, and his new client, missing far too long . . .
Abducted at the
age of sixteen and coerced into assisting the Jacoby crime family, Shannon
Bliss has finally found a way out. She desperately wants to resume some
semblance of normal life, but she also knows she has unfinished business to
attend to. She might have enough evidence to put her captors behind bars for a
very long time.
When Shannon contacts private investigator
Matthew Dane, a former cop, to help her navigate her reentry into society, he
quickly discovers that gaining her freedom doesn’t mean her troubles are over.
If the Jacoby family learns she is still alive, they’ll stop at nothing to
silence her.
If justice is to
be done, and if Shannon’s life is ever to get on track again, Matthew will need
to uncover exactly what happened to her – even if it means stirring up a hornet’s
nest of secrets.
My review:
This is another
great book by Dee Henderson.
I have to admit
that the way the story flowed in this novel was not what I expected. I’m used
to Dee’s books having a lot of suspense and danger for the main characters.
That said I also have to state the fact that I loved this book as much as her
others. There were a lot of twists and surprises throughout the story. I never
really knew what to expect to have happen or to be revealed. I did know all
along that I was not going to be able to give up on the story. I needed to
follow it through to the conclusion.
Shannon Bliss and
Matthew Dane are the main characters and they are both incredibly well
developed. I really enjoyed the way that they are presented in layers as the
story progresses. Some books with well developed characters they are just put
before you and their personality and characteristics are dumped on you right at
the beginning and the rest of the story you see how they deal with what comes.
I find it much more realistic to meet someone and then as time passes to learn
a little more about them through each scene and each interaction with them.
This is how Dee has chosen to develop these wonderful characters.
The other thing
that I really enjoy about Dee’s books is the fact that many of her characters
from previous books make an appearance. They keep showing up and using what
they learned from the book centered on them to help the new characters in the
new book. I find this to be a delightful way to keep up with their lives.
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