My Review of The Missing Witness:
For Detective Kara Quinn, going back to Los Angeles was her
goal, to pick up her life working under LAPD. But when a case she was working
undercover went sideways and her partner died, she needed to get out of town
quick as a hit was placed on her. Working for the FBI Mobile Response unit was
good for her, but she always held onto the dream of going back to her life in
California. But now her case against a known human trafficker goes to court,
she is thrust back into the world there she left behind and now a missing
witness is key to everything that has happened.
As Kara tries to find answers, she finds secrets and lies
all around her as the twists and turns have her scrambling as well as everything,
she knows is now different with the truth coming out. With FBI Agent Matt Costa
and her team trying to help her find the truth, the race to find the missing
witness turns deadly as more people are hurt. Kara must use all her tricks and
experience to find the truth and stay alive in the process.
The Missing Witness is the fifth installment in the
wonderful Quinn and Costa series that just keeps getting better and better with
each book. Allison Brennan’s storytelling is phenomenal and I know I can’t get
enough of this series and this author’s books. The reader has been waiting
since book one, The Third to Die, when we got introduced to Kara, Matt and the
rest of the Mobile Response team. It’s been leading up to this particular case
of Kara’s and I know I am not the only one who was on teeter hooks to see how
it would end up for her as well as for the FBI team she has been on loan with.
The writing is top notch with so many twists and turns I really didn’t see them
coming as I flipped the pages to see what is next. This is testament to the
author’s wonderful storytelling. This is an author who knows how to craft a
story filled with twists that will draw the reader in until the very last page.
We met Kara Quinn in the first book, The Third to Doe and I
know I wasn’t the only one who found the prickly detective compelling and
intriguing. I enjoyed each of the series books, but THE MISSING WITNESS puts
them on Kara’s turf in Los Angeles and we finally see what happens when the trafficker
is determined to see pay for his crimes finally face justice when it all goes
sideways. The characters are what make this series such a wonderful
entertaining read. They are flawed, complex people and the reader can’t help
but find yourself rooting for them. I really enjoy Kara’s relationship with the
FBI team as each book in the series kept it growing between them and the reader
is shown how Kara is and why she is the way she was.
The Missing Witness is one wild ride right from the beginning to the last page.
I am really hoping the author continues this series as it really is quite
different from other FBI series I have read, and the characters continue to
grow and learn with each book. If you are looking for an action-packed ride
with compelling characters and a fast-paced storyline, then I highly recommend
this series as a whole. I do recommend reading from the beginning as each book
builds upon the end and we get to see the growth of the main characters with
each book.
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