Contemporary Fiction / Christian Mystery & Suspense / Christian Romance Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pages: 368 Publication Date: September 3, 2024
SYNOPSIS
Hostage negotiator Carrington Reed faces her most dangerous challenge yet in Lethal Standoff. Called to a tense situation in South Texas, Carrington must save fifteen hostages held by the armed Kendrix brothers, who demand justice for their father’s unsolved murder.
Teaming up with investigative reporter Levi Ehrlich, Carrington delves into a web of secrets and lies. As they uncover startling truths, the stakes soar, and so does their undeniable attraction.
Can Carrington solve the mystery and prevent a deadly outcome? A riveting blend of romance and suspense, this is a must-read for fans of high-stakes thrillers.
“Pain can be a beautiful thing if we allow it to work miracles in our lives.”
Lethal Standoff by DiAnn Mills is another wildly successful faith-based romance, suspense, thriller rollercoaster ride that will have you devouring every chapter and looking for more. Mills never misses a beat!
Carrington Reed is an in-demand hostage negotiator in Houston and is called in to help with a truly unique and harrowing standoff near Victoria, Texas. Levi Ehrlich is an investigative reporter who is called into action to report on the situation. But this isn’t the first time Carrington and Levi have crossed paths in their professional careers.
With several plotlines weaved together, Mills delivers a remarkably realistic mosaic that captures the intricacies of any hostage situation, several backstories, a vile truth, and a relationship that finally sparks into something more than casual nods and hellos. Carrington and Levi may already know each other at the start of this story, but this particularly dangerous scene will bring them a lot closer.
Lethal Standoff is rife with several themes, including family, faith, and fear. Mills drops several types of familial relationships that contribute to the overall fabric of the story. Families, good, bad, and dysfunctional, can have strong ties, terrible secrets, or unforgiving attitudes. With faith and family as prominent threads throughout, Lethal Standoff is compelling and entertaining. Fear goes without saying here because by the very title, something scary is definitely happening, but Mills presents several other types of fear that are quite relatable. Read the story to find out more!
While this faith-based fiction does NOT have strong language or steamy scenes, it does have other situations that might alarm some readers. Health scares, familial breaks and/or betrayal, greed, and human trafficking are all too real and prevalent in today’s society, but DiAnn Mills handles all this with aplomb and excellent writing, of course!
If you’re ready for a captivating story that will cap off your summer, Lethal Standoff is definitely a good choice. In fact, ALL of DiAnn Mills’s books are rock-solid winners, in my humble fangirl opinion. 😊
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I received a free copy of this book from Lone Star Book Blog Tours in exchange for my honest review.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award-winning author DiAnn Mills is known for her gripping romantic suspense novels where readers can Expect An Adventure. With multiple Christy Awards and numerous bestsellers, her stories captivate readers with their depth and intensity. A passionate storyteller and dedicated mentor, DiAnn is also a coffee connoisseur and proud grandmother living in Houston, Texas.
Ruthie, thank you so much for the fabulous review. I appreciate you!
Thank you! I always love when you write a new book, and I jump at the chance to read and review!