It was a sweet build up and because of the past between Emily and Mark, the speed made sense. Both twisted their beliefs to argue what they are doing is right. The killer in this book reminded me to the one in Abomination in Colleen Coble's Rock harbor series. I've come to enjoy this as the motive is only revealed later and she does a great job of taking her readers through disliking the bad guy to hating and even to feeling compassion as in this case.

Irene always reveal the killer/culprit early in her books. I enjoyed reading all the clues and following the evidence with Mark and Coop and enjoyed when suddenly everything made sense. I loved the way the suspense started, with 1 shooter, 2 possible victims and no clear way to know who was the target. Location(s) referenced in An Eye for an Eye: St.From page one this romantic suspense kept me turning pages and on the edge of the seat to find out what was going on.

Selected reviews of other mysteries by this author … Review Copyright © 2009 - Hidden Staircase Mystery Books - All Rights Reserved Overlaying it all, however, is the relationship between Mark and Emily, initially one of old friends getting reacquainted, later one of deep, and at times touching, emotion.Īn Eye For An Eye isn't a memorable or even exciting romantic suspense thriller, but is a pleasant way of spending a lazy afternoon.Īcknowledgment: Baker Publishing Group provided a copy of An Eye for an Eye for this review. This does not necessarily represent a disappointing turn of events, but it does mean that the whodunit aspect of the story is rapidly converted into a police procedural, though a fairly weak one at that. And his target is also now obviously known. The sniper is initially anonymous, but when a new character is introduced well into the book, it's clear the anonymous sniper now has a name. It is certainly possible to complete this book in a couple of hours, but it should be read more for the romance than the suspense. The pacing of An Eye For An Eye is brisk to the point of being relentless. But just as they're preparing to leave the park, a shot is fired … that introduces the suspense part of this romantic thriller: which of the two was being targeted? Emily is hit and barely survives, leaving a very determined Mark to identify who was shooting at them and why. They meet and agree to go off for coffee to catch up. 'A guy didn't forget his first kiss,' he recalls. Louis on assignment, jogging through a park, when he notices Emily, a woman he knew as a teenager 20 years earlier. The romance part of this suspense thriller is between agent Mark Sanders and clinical psychologist Emily Lawson. Review: A team of FBI agents is on the hunt for a sniper in An Eye For An Eye, the second romantic suspense thriller in the Heroes of Quantico series by Irene Hannon.

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