Review: Aim to Kill by Allison Brennan (Goodreads Author)

Aim to Kill by Allison Brennan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Book Synopsis

When disgraced former cop Alexandra Morgan is shot saving the life of California’s Lieutenant Governor, she doesn’t expect to be caught in the middle of a deadly conspiracy, an FBI sting, an old rivalry … and cold-blooded murder.

When the shooter gets away after Alex pursues him, she gives her statement to the police, but is skeptical that LG Travis Hart was the actual target. The lead detective—Alex’s ex-boyfriend—doesn’t buy her theory, but is willing to look into it. That satisfies her until District Attorney Matt Elliott shows up at her house and asks Alex to once again go undercover to stop a growing criminal enterprise that he claims is funding Hart’s campaign for Governor.

Alex is no stranger to working undercover—she’d been undercover for the FBI when her partner shot and nearly killed her eight months ago. To protect the investigation and the FBI’s informants, she left the force under a cloud of distrust and suspicion. But this time, she’s going in without back-up and without a badge. And this time, the shooter will aim to kill …

Allison Brennan is one author who is skillful at creating stories that keep a really good balance between romance and suspense and her latest book, Aim to Kill is just that kind of story.

This book can be read as a stand alone although there are a lot of characters that appeared in previous books that you will recognize. Detective Selena Black, FBI agent Dean Hooper and even the main character, Sacramento County District Attorney Matt Elliott. This one of the things I enjoyed in this story.

This is a good, taut and fast paced story with twists and turns that slowly unfold, keeping you guessing until the end.

I must be honest and admit that the Lucy Kincaid short story at the end didn’t do it for me. I kept thinking….do I need to read this and is it necessary for me to get into the next book in this series!!

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