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The Woman From Death Row by Peter Hogenkamp
Jade Stryker Thriller #1

Intense, intricately plotted, action-packed thrill ride from beginning to end ~ Could not put it down!

What I liked:
* Jade: physician, intelligent, strong, lethal, survivor, difficult backstory, lives by her personal moral compass, there for the underdog, somewhat broken but not destroyed, intrigued by her and eager to learn more about her
* Mark: physician, intelligent, puzzle solver, fixer, works for off-the-books entity, hit rock bottom then bounced, has a dream, strong, softer hearted than some but with a steel core, strong moral compass that is not rigid, intrigued by him and hope to see him again
* The setting, plot, pacing, writing, twists and turns, and complexity of the story
* Revisiting places I have been in real time when living in California
* The medical aspects of the story – being an RN made this aspect fascinating
* That both Jade and Mark were more than they appeared to be on the surface
* Reading a new-to-me author that I really enjoyed
* That it wasn’t always easy for the main characters
* The shades of gray rather than everything being black and white
* How it all came together in the end without any loose ends
* Knowing that there will be another book in the series – hope it is out soon!

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Knowing that there are evil people in the world that are as ruthless and amoral as some in this book

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely!

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars
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CathyGeha | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jun 18, 2023 |
A Jade Stryker Thriller book #1

This is the a fictional story of two doctors one Jade Collins who grew up on the seedy side of Los Angeles finds herself on death row after killing a man who had been abusing one of her patient. It is also the story of Dr. Mark Brand whose life has sent him on a downward spiral till the day he meet a powerful man he once knew and gave a reason to move forward. Mark is sent to San Quentin to meet Jade and to get her off death row...that is what he did...and the story begins.

Loved, loved this story I simply couldn’t put it down it is so active, exciting and well executed. On the run Jade and Mark have a hard time trusting each other and while encountering obstacles they managed to be one step ahead of whoever was chasing them. Not only did they have the authorities to dodge but a string of bad guys also were on their tails. All along the story Mark develop a “thing” for Jade but reciprocity doesn’t seem to be there. Will they survive this dangerous assignment and really what was it? Of course Mr. Hogenkamp teases us from the start to finish with tension and expectation and finally by the end we know why Jade was sprung out of death row and who Mark really is. The storyline is original and captivating. There are no dull moment I wanted so much to see what would come next, with fire under my fingers I needed to flip the pages to see if our two escapees will make it out alive or not. Will they be together yes or no....you are not left wondering by the end you know the answer and of course the giveaway after all this...book #2 is around the corner.... I up my hand volunteering to read it. I simply love Jade and Mark they are great characters and to boot they played excellent roles.

Well-done, well-said.

Thank you Mr. Hogenkamp for this ARC.
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Tigerpaw70 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jun 9, 2023 |
The Vatican Conspiracy. Peter Hogenkamp. 2020. This is the first book in a series. Marco Venetti is a Catholic priest and a former SEAL in the Italian Navy. He is called on by a Cardinal in the Vatican and a member of the CIA to prevent a rogue Arab priest from dropping an atomic bomb on the Vatican. Far-fetched, predictable, and disappointing. Kindle cheapie. The Fifth Document is by far the best “Vatican conspiracy” book I have read.
 
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judithrs | Jan 14, 2021 |

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