Dark Summer

I haven’t read an Iris Johansen book in a long time, and I completely admit it was the cover of this book that had me picking it up and carrying it to the counter. And I ever glad I did. I loved it!

Devon Brady is a devoted veterinarian working in a makeshift hospital on a remote search and rescue mission. When a man arrives with his wounded black Lab, Ned, she has no idea that she is about to be plunged into a whirlwind of terror and destruction.

Jude Marrock is out for revenge and has no choice but to involve Devon in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with an escalating body count. She doesn’t trust him one bit, but when the shots start flying and friends start falling, she finds herself with nowhere else to run. And there are innocent lives, both human and animal, at stake, including those of Ned and his mysterious pack. Is Jude Devon’s salvation or her damnation? Are the secrets he’s protecting worth killing for…or dying for?

I’d link to the authors website, but to be blunt, it sucks. I tried to find the blur on there, or an excerpt to link to, but nada.

That, however, does not distract from the fact that the book rocked. The characters were very well developed. I was kept guessing almost to the end if one in particular was a good guy or bad guy. (Which to me is great storytelling) The storyline itself was unique. And the ending pretty much perfect. It was an all around engrossing read that kept me hooked from the first page to the last.

I’ll definitely book looking for more books with some of these characters hopefully showing up again.