Today’s team review is from Karen, she blogs here http://mytrainofthoughtson.wordpress.com
Karen has been reading Hacked by Sue Coletta
My Opinion
This book re-introduces you to Shawnee Daniels. Shawnee has to stop a serial killer hacking into his victims’ cars.
With Hacked, Sue Coletta has once again created an incredibly chilling thriller with a stubborn young woman hacking her way to identifying a serial killer. It is a very compelling read, inevitably drawing you in as the story proceeds. Sue Coletta paints a clear picture of the main characters’ mindsets – making the readers acquainted with them – while the story evolves. I was drawn rather close to Shawnee and Levaughn. The characters are very complex, believable with their flaws and virtues; sometimes too believable for comfort. Some characters (human and feline) are the source for some fun moments for the readers, not so much for Shawnee, though. The story is cleverly elaborated and has a great flow. Sue Coletta’s thorough research shows; you find proof throughout the story.
This is a book for you if you like psychological suspense, novellas, thrillers with serial killers and hackers, stubborn characters, and if you are a fan of excellently researched topics.
Highly recommended!
Shawnee Daniels wrongly assumes she’s being punished for innocently hacking the Police Chief’s photos. Okay, maybe not-so-innocently, but someone had to expose him for the dog that he is. When she arrives at the mandatory computer seminar, the FBI enlists her help in stopping a serial killer who’s remotely hacking vehicles while the owners are behind the wheel.
Why he’s targeted these people remains a mystery. None of the victims frequent the same places, some don’t even live in the same state. The only commonality is they all drive Fords.
When Detective Levaughn Samuels is taken hostage—his life teetering on the edge of a high-speed chase—there’s nothing Shawnee won’t do to save him, no line she won’t cross. And when her BFF shows up unannounced with problems of her own, she only complicates matters.
Can Shawnee stop the killer before she loses the only man she’s ever loved? Or will the ride of his life end in death?
HACKED is a Mayhem Series crossover novella.
Member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Sue Coletta is an award-winning, multi-published author in numerous anthologies, and her forensics articles have appeared in InSinC Quarterly.
In addition to her popular crime resource blog, Sue’s a radio host—check out “Partners In Crime” on Writestream Radio Network, Blog Talk Radio—the communications manager for the Serial Killer Project and Forensic Science and founder of #ACrimeChat on Twitter.
Sue lives with her husband in New Hampshire, surrounded by the sultry sounds of nature.
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Where did this one spring from? I must have missed the promo for another Sue Coletta masterpiece, but will rectify that immediately!
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It had a short life on the review list as Sue quickly replaced it with her next full length novel.
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Yes, I would love a little of what Sue’s on!
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HACKED released before BLESSED MAYHEM. I’d be happy to send it to you if you’d like to read it. 🙂
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Yes please… cannot refuse Shawnee anything!
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Great review for Hacked.. thanks Karen.
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Thank you, Sally! xo
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Pleasure Sue.. hugs xx
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Karen, a terrific review, Many thanks!
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I didn’t see that one either and haven’t managed to get to the next one. Until now I thought that Kindle Worlds were always written by other authors but using characters or situations of the series. I didn’t realise the author could write them too. (In my case it doesn’t matter as I think it’s only open to US authors). All the best. It sounds intringuing for sure.
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A super review of Sue’s book. I have seen other reviews of it and they have all been good.
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Thanks Robbie.
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