Book Review: Blind Faith

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Blind Faith     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Christiane Heggan
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance
Mira, Jan 2001, $6.50, 408 pp.

After being the Philadelphia police force’s most popular investigative reporter, Kelly Robolo becomes known as “Typhoid Kelly”. During a Chinatown shakedown, Kelly, who was shot, inadvertently caused the death of an underground cop. The cops harass her with undeserved tickets and graffiti at her home.

Kelly’s best friend Victoria Bowman asks her to look into the disappearance of her faithful, adoring spouse Jonathan. Reluctantly, while still recovering, Kelly agrees. She tries to enlist the aid of police detective Nick McBride, but he rips her head off, still blaming her for the death of his partner. As the evidence piles up that Jonathan had a mistress in Miami, Nick sees a strong link to the homicide of his father last year. Nick joins forces with Kelly not knowing where their attraction for one another will go or where the investigation will lead.

BLIND FAITH is a powerful suspense thriller. The story line is fast-paced, requiring a one sitting read, as the audience will want to know what really happened. Kelly is a great heroine who readers will admire. Although Nick’s change of heart occurs due to his learning that his partner was dirty, his ease of accepting Kelly seems too simple. Still, as a team, they are dynamic. Christiane Heggan shows why she is so popular with fans with this taut investigative thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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