Collateral Risk
by Gwenan Haines
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GENRE: Romantic suspense
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BLURB:
After
losing her sister to a serial killer years earlier, scientist Mia Lindgren
survives by focusing on the most dangerous viruses known to man. She’s become
adept at shutting herself off from human contact—until her lab partner drowns
under suspicious circumstances.
Forced to accept the
assistance of Nick Doyle, an FBI counter-terrorism expert on leave, she soon
realizes someone at the Institute for Research of Infectious Diseases is
involved in a deadly deception. As she and Nick race to find a killer who will
stop at nothing to accomplish his version of Armageddon, they can’t ignore
their own chemistry. But can Mia truly put the past to rest?
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EXCERPT
Mia Lindgren
winced as the bagel knife sliced her fingertip. She wrapped the cut in a napkin
and hurried over to the sink, turning on the tap and thrusting her pointer
finger into the stream of cool water. Morning sunlight poured through the
kitchen windows, warming her face and reminding her how late she already was.
After a minute
or so, she pulled her finger out of the water and inspected it. The cut was
about a quarter of an inch long, not very deep. Nothing to get worked up about.
She crossed
from the kitchen to the bathroom and opened the medicine cabinet, wondering if
she would ever be able to cut herself and not freak out. For the past year
she’d slipped into panic mode whenever she got so much as a paper cut. She
could only imagine what would happen if she ended up with a scraped knee. All
that exposed skin would leave her sleepless for a week.
You were the one who signed up for this.
She loved her
work, but she still questioned her choice even though three years had passed
since she first crossed the threshold of the Institute for Research of
Infectious Diseases in Somersville, Maryland. Her friends, her mother, her
stepsister, and just about everybody else she knew told her she was crazy to
work there. She could still hear Ashley’s horrified tone on the other end of
the line when she’d called Burnleigh Hall to tell her half-sister the news.
“So you want to
work with Ebola?” Ashley had asked, forgetting to season her tone with the
usual dose of teenage cynicism. “Like, on purpose?”
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My Review
Collateral Risk is a thrilling read! I did not notice that it is part of a series until after I read this one. So, it can definitely be read as a standalone. It is full of "what if‘s" that really makes one think. Many scenes are believable with a lot of suspense. It could be a little slow at times, but picks back up quickly.
I give Collateral Risk 3 1/2 stars. I would like to read the other book of the series, as well.
I received this book from the publisher. This review was 100% my own honest opinion
