When veterinarian Stacy Broussard is on her volunteer patrol she encounters a dead man on the trail. Next thing she knows the FBI are questioning her. Special Agent Alex LeBlanc does not agree with volunteers patrolling the airport trails so that makes him skeptical of Stacy's innocence in the crime. It also doesn't help that the last relationship Alex was involved in he was duped into believing that the woman was innocent when she was not. So when Alex arrives at the scene Stacy already has a mark against her in his book. Standing guard over the dead body is an injured dog. Stacy takes the dog in to care for it while the investigation is going on.
Stacy has a lot going on in her life at the moment. She is currently trying to get custody of her neighbors son Whitt. Living in a less than desirable neighborhood Stacy sees all kinds of crime. She has been taking care of Whitt for years. As the investigation begins Stacy is confronted with a developer who wants to buy up property in the area, a notice that the water in their community is unsafe to use, a looming court date for she and Whitt, threats against she and Whitt, and an FBI agent that is trying to make up for his rude behavior when they first met. When people begin to have flu-like symptoms it seems that everyone is ready to sell their properties. But Stacy refuses to be bullied into leaving. Are she and Whitt safe, or will the person making the threats follow through?
I really enjoyed this book. I especially loved Whitt! He is a 12 year old genius who has been forced to live life beyond his years. He takes care of Stacy just as she takes care of him. I love the way he is protective of her. Alex was the typical FBI agent at first. Pushy and annoying, but he eventually softened and ended up being the perfect match for Stacy. I admired Stacy for her desire to take on Whitt as her own child. She did frustrate me in that she made some careless decisions I felt, but everything worked out in the end. There was an element of faith questioning throughout the book for each character that tugged at the heart. This is book 1 in the FBI Task Force series. I read books 2 and then 3 first and then came back to 1. I don't know how I always manage to do that, but there you go, I do! If you are a suspense fan then I definitely recommend this book to you!
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