Lethal Intent

FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book. These are my honest thoughts.

This one ran a little too close to home for me. There hasn't been enough distance from WuVi yet, as it's still ongoing in late 2021, so I'm not yet comfortable reading about similar things such as medical research trials in fictional stories – I get enough of that in the news, thanks. I did appreciate that this story was about finding a cure for cancer rather than a pandemic-type illness.

However, some of the medical research was similar to what I've been reading about WuVi treatments. The science of it was interesting, despite my not being fully comfortable with it. There was one comment about mouse DNA being included in a medicine within the story. That was disgusting, sure, but it made me wonder what other gross, mystery ingredients might be involved in creating modern-day medications. (I don't really want to know, but it was interesting to think about for a few minutes. Sometimes, innocence really is bliss.)

The urgency, tension, and complex plot were rich throughout. The twists just kept coming! That, of course, kept me pretty riveted.

One thing I especially enjoyed was that the faith thread was well integrated into the story. It felt like an organic part of the events and leading character's reactions and motivations.

The group foster homes for sibling groups were fantastic to feature. I loved Brandon's heart for orphans and displaced youths. His compassion was well displayed in every chapter.

Something that confused me: If several of the characters (including the leading lady) were in the Hidden Justice series as well as Flight Risk, AND the author's note specifically linked all five books as having been related... why would these books NOT be assigned and marketed as a five-book series instead of as a trilogy and two stand-alone books? The books do not stand alone. I've read all five, and they're definitely thickly related to each other. I'm very glad I read them in order, and I would recommend they be read in order. I would have felt like I missed lots of good stuff about the recurring characters if I had not read them in order.

Content: unwed pregnancy