It's been many years since I first discovered Lynette Eason's suspense novels. I really enjoyed the Women of Justice series, which was the first one of hers I read, and I've been following her career with the publisher Revell since then. When the second Blue Justice book showed up on NetGalley, it took me half a second to request it, because I'd quite liked the first book and was eager to read the next one. I read Called to Protect last week, and here are my thoughts about it, as posted on Goodreads and NetGalley.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received an
electronic copy of this book from NetGalley. A positive review was not
required. These are my honest thoughts and opinions.
My favorite two things about this book were how
much the talents of K-9 officer Hank were featured and that the human
trafficking angle was handled so expertly as to highlight the dangers of it
while not delving into the nastiest parts. The author handled both of these
things like an old pro, with lots of grace, spot-on details, and creativity.
A couple of key things were highly predictable
to me, but that did not stop this book from easily sliding into my top-five
list of new releases in 2018. There were enough surprises along the way that I
was kept intrigued and flipping pages faster and faster the deeper I got into
the story. The human trafficking aspect was perhaps the most inspiring angle of
all, as there was so much hope for redemption and escape fused into each
chapter. This isn’t an easy book by any means, as the aforementioned topic
hints, but it is a must-read for all suspense fans.
