Deep Down Dead: You may never breathe again
When
you find yourself as tense and as fearful for your life as the characters in
the book, then you know the author succeeded in bringing you into her world.
Welcome
to Deep Down Dead, where you chase after the bad guys who are also chasing
after you. Well, of course, when I say “you” I mean Lori Anderson, the
headstrong bounty hunter who has one seemingly simple job of finding a fugitive
for a massive payday. Nothing to it, yeah? After all, that’s her job.
But
nothing is simple when it’s your bounty hunting mentor’s ass you’re hauling
back to court. With a sick daughter in tow, the risk multiplies faster than you
can flip the pages.
When
you get to the last 30% of the book, it gets harder and harder to breathe. Add
child exploitation ring and the Miami mob into the mix and you may never
breathe again.
There’s
a bit of an issue with the believability of a couple of scenes, but nothing so
big that it diminishes the overall impact of the story.
This action-packed
debut moves at break-neck speed that turns you upside down and jolts you back
and forth. Thank you, author Steph Broadbribb for giving me a whiplash.
