Dead Heat

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RANDOM RETRO READ

SLEEMAN, SUSAN

DEAD HEAT

Tracing cyber criminals is his job...

When hackers breach hospital security to steal patient records and begin blackmailing them, Veritas Center's cybercrime expert, Nick Thorn is hired to locate security holes and patch the system. But he doesn't stop there. He wants to bring down the hacker and make her pay. Problem is, he inadvertently inserts himself in  FBI agent Piper Nash's sting to catch the same hacker, and Piper has no choice but to arrest him and force him to stand down.

But the job just turned personal.

Nick finds himself attracted to Piper and wants to copy, but when his grandmother falls prey to a cyber-attack by the same hacker, he takes the assault very personally and will stop at nothing to find the hacker. Not even stop for Piper's warnings to take care. They're in a dead heat to the finish line, but what Nick doesn't realize is the hacker has no intentions of going to jail, and she's reserved a bullet with Piper's name on it. With time ticking down can Nick partner with Piper to find the killer before a point-blank shot takes her out?

My Review:

published in 2020

I cannot tell you how much I loooovvveee Susan Sleeman's novels!!! I'm getting close to reading them all...well the ones in print anyway. And that will be a sad day though I won't be left in mourning for long since she keeps up a steady stream of new releases. :-)

Love this series -- the camaraderie and 'found family' vibe at the Veritas Center is the best. This is the fourth book in the Truth Seekers series but can be read as a standalone. I actually missed the third book though I've read the first two. Anyhow, each book has its own suspense and romance but with nice spill over with all the key characters at the Veritas Center. 

So...Piper and Nick...best meet-cute ever. Bwahahahaha!!!! And such a contrast in personalities. He's a bit (okay, sometimes a lot) flirty and he seems to have such an easy-going personality (but keep in mind that still waters run deep.) Piper is all work and no play and intense!!!! So, sometimes they clash spectacularly, especially when she finds herself attracted to brash Nick. :-)

The suspense is an intricately woven blend of police procedural and action/danger. Punctuated with light hearted moments of humour...and a few toe-curling scenes. Exactly the way I like my romantic suspense!

And I listened to the exceptional narration of Whitney Dykhouse who is the voice of most, if not all, of Susan Sleemman's audio books. Highly recommended.

Goal Update: #1 Read more indie authors, #2 Catch up on a series I'm behind in, #8 Play author catch-up (I have nine books to go -- do you think I'll make it before the end of the year?!)

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- Winner's Choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Dead Heat, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday November 26 2022 . Offer open to International Readers.