This is a fantastic book! It has it all; suspense, thrills, and a love story! I loved the main character, Grace- she has such a great personality. The ending totally surprised me too! A definite must read! ( )

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Another phenomenal suspense romance from a new favourite author, I've completely fallen for these strong female heroines that have an unbreakable friendship bond from their time in Juvie and can't wait for the 4th story this summer. ( )

Critical Threat is the third installment in Lynette Eason’s Extreme Measures series. Like the first two, this one does not disappoint! I especially like that each book in this series features a strong woman as the protagonist. In this book, that would be Grace Billingsley, a behavior analyst with the FBI. Grace and Sam (another FBI psychiatrist) are working a serial murderer case. As the book progresses, so do the sub plots (one including the fact that Sam’s father is a serial killer). The characters are well developed and the plot is full of action. The book is a romantic suspense – and is a great read. Even though this is number 3 in the series, I feel it can stand alone with no problem. (I received this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer’s program.) ( )

There’s a serial killer on the loose targeting middle-aged women and Behavioral Analyst (Profiler), Grace Billingsly, along with agents Mark Davis and Jerry Stevens want to know who he is and why he’s doing this. One of Grace’s teammates, Sam Monroe, is the son of a notorious serial killer, Peter Romanoss, who’s currently behind bars. This stunning revelation about Sam’s father elicits sympathies from Grace but Mark Davis is not as sympathetic. Mark often takes jabs at Sam because of his infamous father. Nevertheless, Sam is as determined as the rest of the team to find the killer even if it means turning to his incarcerated father for help.

Meanwhile, Grace’s brother, Bobby, is a struggling addict and Grace is plagued with guilt over his recent overdose. Her brother is in the hospital and she’s trying to help him, but the killer is targeting Grace and it’s only a matter of time before he succeeds in his attempts to get what he wants and then silence her for good.

I always enjoy Lynette Eason’s books and Critical Threat is no exception. It is suspenseful with great characters and a cleverly developed conclusion that I didn’t figure out. This book is Christian Fiction so there’s no foul language or gratuitous violence, just an excellent, satisfying story.* I highly recommend this series.

Thank you, Tantor Audio, for a complimentary download of Critical Threat.

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*[I noticed an incorrect Bible reference. The author mentions that Eve ate from the Tree of Life. (Chapter 12) She didn’t. She ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Bad, and then offered the fruit to Adam who ate it. (Genesis 2:16, 17) Consequently, they were both ousted from the garden of Eden and were thus forbidden from eating from the Tree of Life. (Genesis 3:22-24)] ( )