Deadly Revenge by Patricia Bradley Review

 

Deadly Revenge by Patricia Bradley is the third book in the Pearl River series. I enjoyed book two, but I have to say, I loved this one more. 

Jenna Hart is a police deputy who has moved back to her hometown of Pearl River within the last year. She is possibly still dealing with PTSD from events that happened three years earlier, which we read about in the prologue. A TSI agent, Maxwell Anderson, who she used to work with arrives in town to help with a rally where the candidate for senate has been threatened. To her dismay, they find themselves working together when a car accident takes the life of a local politician and his wife. But was it really an accident. And is it somehow related to the threats the candidate for senate has received? And are there others who are in danger? Why does someone seem to be targetting certain people? 

And to add to the suspense, there appears to be someone out to discredit Jenna's sanity, and maybe even implicate her in some other crimes. Is there a way that these different crimes are connected, or are there separate bad guys that our heroes need to deal with? 

The reader also gets to read the point of view of the villain(s), so we know a bit more than the police and agents do. And we have some idea who they are dealing with. Because we get to see what the bad guys are doing, it adds to the suspense. 

If you like a decent amount of suspense in your romantic suspense books, you are going to find it in this story. And yes, there is a second chance relationship going on here. Though there are some issues to work through. 

This was a book I did not want to have to set down. I needed to know who the killer was and if and how the different crimes were connected. And I hate when characters are being made to look bad in the eyes of others, and I need to see justice served. So, this book gripped me and wouldn't let go. 

And I also loved that we got updates on the past relationships from the previous books. Which is why I would recommend reading the series in order, even though each book's story can stand alone. 

I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own honest thoughts.