5 out of 5 stars
THIN ICE is only one in a long list of novels that continues
to showcase Irene Hannon as a premiere writer in the Christian Romance-Suspense
genre.
After the devastating loss of her parents in an auto
accident, and her sister in a house fire, Christy Reed is beginning to get her
legs back under her. As a world class figure skater in her teens, Christy knew
what was needed to push through adversity, pain, and loss. But as an adult,
losing her family meant far more than losing a career. Her only support system
now that her family was gone was her faith. Little did Christy know that her faith
was going to be put to the test.
When Christy receives an envelope in her sister’s handwriting,
two months after her sister’s death, she’s shocked. Even more so when the
letter inside claims her sister is still alive. Even though she’s warned not to
involve the police, Christy feels she has no choice. She calls the FBI and is
soon explaining to Special Agent Lance MacGregor about the letter and her hope
that her sister is still alive. Lance convinces her she’s in good hands with
the FBI and that he’s going to do everything in his power to get to the bottom
of what appears to be the kidnapping of her sister. And, with every assurance
he gives her, Christy becomes more attached to the special agent that seems to
care far beyond what protocol allows.
Agent MacGregor, upon the arrival of a second letter, is
convinced there is something more to Christy’s letters than an ill-conceived
hoax. But finding out who wants to see Christy suffer is harder than expected.
Christy has no enemies to speak of, and even when she was in the competing
world of figure skating, she’d been liked by everybody. When another letter
arrives, more ominous than the others, Lance is convinced this isn’t just a
cruel game, but that Christy’s life is in danger. And now that he’s allowed
himself to get emotionally involved with Christy, he’s terrified he’s not going
to be able to piece together this macabre game before it’s too late.
THIN ICE was a page-turning, suspense-filled novel that I
didn’t want to put down. I immediately became attached to the characters.
Christy was the quintessential heroine, liked by all, and Lance was the charismatic
hero with a take charge attitude, but soft around the edges. Of course how
could he be anything but captivating? He was from MacGregor stock that we were
first introduced to in BURIED SECRETS. One of three brothers—all Special Forces
soldiers—Lance easily carried the mantel of enigmatic hero. The suspense side
of the book was done exceptionally well. Though we knew who Christy’s stalker
was, we really didn’t. Ms. Hannon allowed us to know the culprit from a
distance, but didn’t giveaway his true identity or why it is he wanted to
inflict such pain on Christy until closer to the end of the book. Great reading
all the way around. The only negative . . . I have to wait until Fall for the
next installment.
Book provided for review purposes.
Available January 2016 at your favorite bookseller from
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
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