Sandra Brown: Deadline

Star reporter Dawson has just returned from a war zone, traumatized, when his FBI agent godfather asks him to investigate a case he left unsolved. Of course, in doing so, Dawson also meets the woman of his dreams.

Sandra Brown, who writes romantic thrillers, is one of my favorite authors. There are few thrillers where I devour every word, but this is usually the case with Brown's books.

But not now. Deadline (affiliate link) started off sticky for me. Right at the beginning, it was hard to keep track of what and who, as if this was the second part of a book series and the first part had not been read. And there were also descriptions of things that didn't interest me at all, like a woman's beach day with her children. Uh, how does this advance the plot? Not at all. It's just trying to prove that this woman is a perfect mother. And a perfect woman?

But Sandra Brown can write. There are enough events. One plot twist completely surprised me.