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“fun, light page turner”
Rachel L wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Great book and characters.Cannot put these down.Great ending for the two couples, especially Jules and Robin”
Leanne R wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“great series”
Dawn C wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Florida private investigator and ex-cop Ric Alvarado’s life is spiraling out of control. His beautiful new girl Friday, Annie Dugan, is far more interested in fieldwork than filing, and despite Ric’s best efforts to ignore the attraction, sparks are flying between them. Then one of Ric’s clients turns femme fatale and tries to gun down an innocent man. Thanks to quick thinking and even quicker reflexes, Ric comes to the rescue, only to learn he’s done a very good deed for some very bad people.
Dawn H wrote this review Wednesday, December 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Suddenly Ric finds himself deep undercover with Annie, working for notorious crime boss Gordon Burns. One mistake from Ric’s painfully inexperienced partner and they’re both dead.
FBI agent Jules Cassidy’s life isn’t in much better shape. For years the FBI has been trying to prove Gordon Burns’s ties to terrorist activity. Now, thanks to Ric and Annie, Jules has found a way into the lion’s den. But in the course of his investigation he comes face-to-face with Robin Chadwick, the charismatic but self-destructive and closeted movie star for whom Jules feels a powerful attraction. Robin’s in town promoting his latest film–and Gordon Burns is a star-struck movie buff.
With Robin and Jules’s help, Ric and Annie are soon entrenched in Burns’s organization, surrounded by killers who may already have executed an FBI infiltrator. Before long the couple realizes that many more lives besides their own will be at stake if they make a false move. As the heat between them reaches dangerous levels, so do the risks they’re willing to take–in the line of duty, for the sake of loyalty, and in the name of something that runs even deeper.”
“Force of Nature is Suzanne Brockmann’s tenth book in her Troubleshooter series. Private detective Ric Alvarado, along with his new receptionist Annie Dugan, stumble into a dangerous situation when they take a new case for a client. What they thought was a cut and dry missing person case turns into something more sinister with mob and terrorist dealings. Ric and Annie team up with Jules Cassidy and the FBI on a high profile case to stop a dangerous al-Qaeda terrorist from entering the United States via Gordon Burns, the local mob boss.
Jill D wrote this review Thursday, August 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Annie and Ric have known each other since they were eleven and fifteen respectively. Secretly they have been in love with each other. Ric has quit the police force and opened up his own private detective agency. Annie has just recently had her best friend die of cancer. She was living in New England but moves back down to Florida to get away from the memories. She takes a job at Ric’s agency thinking she is his partner, when he thinks she is more like his receptionist. Annie doesn’t want to be a receptionist and sit behind a desk all day pushing papers. To say Ric and Annie don’t see eye to eye would be an understatement. They are constantly at each others throats. Really, their bickering is just a front to hide their true feelings for each other. While most of the time this was funny to read, sometimes it got a little tedious. One thing that I really like about them as a couple though, is that they always talk their problems out. There are no big misunderstandings between them.
The second story arc in this book is between Jules Cassidy and Robin Chadwick. Jules and Robin started their story arc in Hot Target. They have a history together, but haven’t seen each other in years. Their relationship is so bittersweet. They love each other so much but Robin has a slew of problems. He is an actor and doesn’t want to come out of the closet for fear it will ruin his career. He is terribly lonely and drowns his sorrow in alcohol. He won’t admit he has a problem and that he is an alcoholic. Jules knows Robin is bad new, but he can’t help who he loves. As bad as Robin sounds, I still can’t help but like him. He is a very charismatic guy, and very likable. He makes some terrible choices that ultimately end up hurting him and those he loves.
This book is action packed with plenty of suspense. The pacing is fast and doesn’t let up. Force of Nature is another solid book in the Troubleshooter series.”
“I liked this book, very different from most reads. The story of love between two men was very tastefully done I thought.”
Bobbie V wrote this review Tuesday, May 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wishlist book: Personal Keeper”
nikel27 wrote this review Sunday, April 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of The Troubleshooter Series. Navy SEALS, former SEALS, the FBI a private detective, the local mob. Interesting adventure.”
calligwest wrote this review Thursday, January 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not her best. I did finish it but there were times that I almost did not wish to continue. The story is overshadowed by the sex, both straight and gay.”
Andy C wrote this review Wednesday, April 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
