The Prey by Allison Brennan
Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0-345-48023-6
January 2006
Romantic Suspense
The Prey is the debut book of author Allison Brennan, and the first of a three part series, being released in an interesting marketing plan from Ballantine. The Prey hit bookstores in December 2005, The Hunt is due this month, and The Kill next month.
Brennan's writing is reminiscent of early Iris Johansen books, which should endear her to romantic suspense fans worldwide.
In The Prey, Rowan Smith is an author of suspense novels, living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her latest bestselling novel is made into a movie. She is a former FBI agent with secrets she is not willing to share with anyone. But when a twisted murderer starts killing people, in exact copies of murder victims in her books, Rowan has to face up to her past.
She is forced to open up her life to strangers, including a bodyguard who is a former Delta Force officer with his own mysterious past. The two share a connection, whether it is the twisted secrets they hide from the world, or their own desire to do the right thing--and protect the underdog.
This book is a solid first effort from Brennan, and we learn enough about the protagonists in the next few books to be anxious to hear their stories, too. The characters are well-defined, the momentum is non-stop, and you can't put the book down.
Brennan is a new author to watch.
ISBN: 0-345-48023-6
January 2006
Romantic Suspense
The Prey is the debut book of author Allison Brennan, and the first of a three part series, being released in an interesting marketing plan from Ballantine. The Prey hit bookstores in December 2005, The Hunt is due this month, and The Kill next month.
Brennan's writing is reminiscent of early Iris Johansen books, which should endear her to romantic suspense fans worldwide.
In The Prey, Rowan Smith is an author of suspense novels, living in a borrowed Malibu beach house while her latest bestselling novel is made into a movie. She is a former FBI agent with secrets she is not willing to share with anyone. But when a twisted murderer starts killing people, in exact copies of murder victims in her books, Rowan has to face up to her past.
She is forced to open up her life to strangers, including a bodyguard who is a former Delta Force officer with his own mysterious past. The two share a connection, whether it is the twisted secrets they hide from the world, or their own desire to do the right thing--and protect the underdog.
This book is a solid first effort from Brennan, and we learn enough about the protagonists in the next few books to be anxious to hear their stories, too. The characters are well-defined, the momentum is non-stop, and you can't put the book down.
Brennan is a new author to watch.
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