Review - Deceived by Irene Hannon

Deceived
Private Justice, book 3
by Irene Hannon
Publisher: Revell
Pub. Date: October 7, 2014
ISBN: 978-0800721251
Pages: 416
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

With all the historical romance novels that I review on here, many of you probably don't know that I do like reading a good mystery novel. Arriving  in bookstores this month is third installment of the Private Justice series, titled Deceived by Irene Hannon, the bestselling author of the Heroes of Quantico and Guardians of Justice series.

Deceived centers on Kate Marshall, a woman whom has spent the last three years rebuilding her life after the shocking death of her husband and four-year-old son in a boating accident. Then out of nowhere she overhears a young boy on a mall escalator say "poppysicle." Her own son had pronounced the word Popsicle as poppysicle. Now Kate starts to wonder if her son is still somehow alive.

Of course the local law enforcement thinks she is just a grieving mother wanting to believe her son is alive and they don't serach for the boy she heard in the mall. She hires the former Secret Service agent turned private investigator, Connor Sullivan, to look into the boating accident that claimed her family, but she might not be able to handle the haunting truth.

Though I have heard of the author's other works, this is the first time I have read a novel by Irene Hannon, who happens to be a fellow Missourian. Deceived's plot may sound like a made-for-Lifetime movie, but it avoids all the cheesy cliches thanks to the author's creative narrative. There are plenty of twists and turns around the corner that kept me flipping to next page. Overall, Deceived is a intriguing mystery with memorable characters and I highly recommend it to other readers.

*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.




About the Author:

Irene Hannon is the author of more than forty-five novels, including Vanished, Trapped, and the bestselling Heroes of Quantico and Guardians of Justice series. Her books have been honored with two coveted RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America, a Carol Award, two HOLT Medallions, a Daphne du Maurier Award, two Reviewers' Choice Awards from RT Book Reviews magazine, a Retailers' Choice Award, and a National Readers' Choice Award. In addition, she is a Christy Award finalist, and Booklist included one of her novels in its "Top 10 Inspirational Fiction" list for 2011. She lives in Missouri. Learn more at www.irenehannon.com.