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Secret Investigation by Elizabeth Heiter
5.0
The story starts with a ghastly prologue which becomes the next case that the Tactical Crime Division has to work on. Headed by Director Jill Pembrook, whose leadership we witnessed in Book One - 48 Hours Lockdown, TCD is back with another crime to be investigated.
Davis Rogers, an ex-Army ranger turned agent of TCD, feels at home with the team. But this latest case is personal for him, as someone he was close to has died because of faulty body armor. And the main supplier of body armor to the military is Petrov Armor, since the last five years.
Thirty-year-old CEO Leila Petrov is at the helm of Petrov Armour since the last one year, ever since her father retired. Three weeks ago, she lost him to a mugging gone wrong. Having not had the time to even grieve his death, this horrifying incident of so many innocent lives lost and which involves her father's legacy sprung up.
More than being undercover, I was amused at the position Davis had to take at Leila's company for the assignment. Harlequin Intrigue is a breath of fresh air in this respect. As was Leila putting on her own sleuthing hat and trying to determine who the real culprit is in their company if any.
The most interesting thing was the parallel story going on apart from Davis and Leila's. Dr Melinda Larsen, a profiler for TCD and Kane Bradshaw, another agent who carried out the investigation at another level. But, their story remained unresolved and I hope to see more of them in the next book(s). Also, Evan from Book One made a very brief appearance, and I wanted more of him. This wanting more never ends, does it?
Both the storylines were too suspenseful and also dangerous at times while following their individual trajectories and yet remained related to each other. This is my first read by [a:Elizabeth Heiter|7114626|Elizabeth Heiter|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1521138278p2/7114626.jpg] and I enjoyed every word of it. The best part was that the suspense was there till the very end and I didn't see the ending coming, didn't expect an ending like that in a Harlequin. But it was somehow a perfect conclusion.
...a rapid response team that could activate quickly and take on almost any threat.
Davis Rogers, an ex-Army ranger turned agent of TCD, feels at home with the team. But this latest case is personal for him, as someone he was close to has died because of faulty body armor. And the main supplier of body armor to the military is Petrov Armor, since the last five years.
Thirty-year-old CEO Leila Petrov is at the helm of Petrov Armour since the last one year, ever since her father retired. Three weeks ago, she lost him to a mugging gone wrong. Having not had the time to even grieve his death, this horrifying incident of so many innocent lives lost and which involves her father's legacy sprung up.
More than being undercover, I was amused at the position Davis had to take at Leila's company for the assignment. Harlequin Intrigue is a breath of fresh air in this respect. As was Leila putting on her own sleuthing hat and trying to determine who the real culprit is in their company if any.
The most interesting thing was the parallel story going on apart from Davis and Leila's. Dr Melinda Larsen, a profiler for TCD and Kane Bradshaw, another agent who carried out the investigation at another level. But, their story remained unresolved and I hope to see more of them in the next book(s). Also, Evan from Book One made a very brief appearance, and I wanted more of him. This wanting more never ends, does it?
Both the storylines were too suspenseful and also dangerous at times while following their individual trajectories and yet remained related to each other. This is my first read by [a:Elizabeth Heiter|7114626|Elizabeth Heiter|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1521138278p2/7114626.jpg] and I enjoyed every word of it. The best part was that the suspense was there till the very end and I didn't see the ending coming, didn't expect an ending like that in a Harlequin. But it was somehow a perfect conclusion.