January 7, 2013
This suspenseful first in a new series from Wiehl and Henry (Eyes of Justice and three other Triple Threat novels) opens with a bang. While Mia Quinn, a prosecutor in the King County (Wash.) district attorney’s office, is on the phone with a fellow prosecutor, Colleen Miller, someone shoots Colleen dead. Mia’s boss, DA Frank D’Amato, asks her to lead the investigation into Colleen’s death, which could have a link to the murder of another prosecutor four years earlier. Meanwhile, Mia is also working the case of a bullied teenager who committed suicide, and trying to raise her teenage son and preschool daughter, as well as coping with her husband’s death. Trust becomes the centerpiece—who deserves it and the betrayal that trust sometimes leads to—in a story full of twists and turns that also offers a hint of future romance for Mia. Agent: Todd Shuster, Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency.
April 29, 2013
Wiehl and Henry get their new series off to a breathless start: on a cellphone, recently widowed prosecutor Mia Quinn, protagonist of the series, overhears her friend and colleague Colleen Miller being shot. Narrator Eleni Pappageorge channels Quinn’s intensity, but uses skillful pacing and tone rather than frantic vocals to convey the novel’s swiftly unfolding events. The authors have created an appealing lead in the still-grieving Mia, who is a bit overwhelmed by the responsibilities of single parenthood and leading an investigation into her friend’s murder. Equally appealing is Quinn’s partner, homicide detective Charlie Carlson, whose unconventional methods Quinn doesn’t trust. Pappageorge crisply presents the twists and turns of plot, while using subtle touches to suggest the characters’ moods. A Thomas Nelson hardcover.
January 15, 2013
A prosecutor investigating a colleague's death realizes that she too could be in danger. The death of Mia Quinn's husband, Scott, is only the beginning of her troubles. Mia must return to work as a prosecutor for Washington's King County district attorney to make sure she has enough money to support her young daughter Brooke and her son Gabe, whose obsession with gaining weight for his high school football team seems to cost as much as her law degree did. Mia is chatting on the phone with her friend and colleague Colleen Miller and getting ready for a yard sale of Scott's old things, each box unearthing another secret Scott was keeping, when suddenly she hears a loud noise at the other end of the line followed by silence. Mia hands the phone to Gabe and rushes to Colleen's, but she is too late to save her friend's life. Paired with Detective Charlie Carlson to find out what happened, she dreads working with a man-child she knows could never have the ardent respect for the law that she does. The two unearth more than they were expecting, including discoveries that implicate Colleen's murder as part of a larger pattern and suggest that Mia and her family may be targets as well. Fans who miss the characters and relationships Wiehl (Eyes of Justice, 2012, etc.) usually develops and find her case for a sympathetic heroine less than compelling may want to wait till next time around.
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April 15, 2013
Legal prosecutor Mia Quinn is having a hard time. Her husband recently passed away, leaving her with a mound of bills and two children. The last thing she needs is involvement in a murder investigation, but she doesn't have much choice, particularly when the victim is her best friend, Colleen. (Not to mention that Mia was on the phone with Colleen when she was shot.) Mia teams up with Det. Charlie Carlson to investigate the case. The deeper the duo digs, the more Mia realizes that she may be the killer's next target. VERDICT With the assistance of best-selling mystery author Henry, former federal prosecutor and Fox News commentator Wiehl ("Triple Threat" series) launches an intense series debut. Full of raw emotion, believable characters, and plot twists, this legal thriller is a clear choice for Wiehl's fans and for readers who enjoy Oliver North's fiction.
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