Book Review: Dead Wrong

Reviewed By: NH Storm

Dead Wrong     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Mariah Stewart
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Romance   Thriller   Police Procedural   Government Agency
2004, Ballantine Books, 416 pages

Forget the laundry, supper, dishes. Grab your car keys and reserve your copy of "Dead Wrong." Ms. Stewart has done it again! Within the first two pages, she's hooked her reader and never lets us up for air until the final word.

What starts as a game of "what if," three prisoners exchange a list of whom they would kill if they had the chance. The prisoners don't take it seriously as it's just a way to pass the time.

Three victims are brutally killed in their homes. These women only had one thing in common, their names -- as all three were listed in the phone book as M. Douglas. As Mara Douglas is listed next in the phone book, her sister, FBI profiler Amanda Cahill arranges for Aidan Shields to provide security. Aidan has been out of commission since an undercover operation went sour, killing his brother and seriously injuring Aidan. Although Mara does not want to share her home with another person, never mind a handsome former FBI agent, Mara accepts his protection. Slowly, Aidan's instincts return but the killer is cunning as he is lethal.

Mara awakens feelings in Aidan that he thought were gone for good. Will this attraction spell disaster for these two or will it be the very thing that seals their doom?

NH Storm

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