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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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He�s her only protection. She�s carrying his child. Together, they must outwit a killer before time runs out.


Merciless

Merciless, January 2013
by Lori Armstrong

Touchstone
352 pages
ISBN: 1451625367
EAN: 9781451625363
Kindle: B006VHHKF4
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"Armstrong delivers a mystery that is pure perfection!"

Fresh Fiction Review

Merciless
Lori Armstrong

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted March 17, 2013

Thriller

Mercy Gunderson has quickly become one of my new favorite heroines. Fierce and fun with some added attitude, Mercy follows the likes of Eve Dallas and is sure to be as successful and well-loved as J.D. Robb's epic heroine. Mercy has that same grit and drive and her keen instincts make her a great FBI agent. Though far from perfect, Armstrong creates a heroine that readers can relate to. Mercy hasn't even settled in yet before her first murder case involving a young girl forces her into action. The victim is the niece of a recently elected tribal president whose media coverage is in high demand. Adding to that pressure is Mercy's personal life where her boyfriend, Eagle River County sheriff Mason Dawson brings his eleven- year-old son into their home after he's been getting into fights at school. Balancing her professional career with her personal life has been a tough juggle for Mercy and this struggle follows her throughout this book. As the mystery escalates and another killing occurs, Mercy and her fellow FBI agent Shay Turnball contemplate the possibility of connected crimes. Armstrong takes readers on an intense ride. Unforgiving in its graphic details and plot twists, Armstrong delivers a mystery that is pure perfection! MERCILESS is mystery done right!

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SUMMARY

Mercy Gunderson is thrown into her first FBI murder case, working with the tribal police on the Eagle River Reservation, where the victim is the teenaged niece of the recently elected tribal president. When another gruesome killing occurs during the early stages of the investigation, Mercy and fellow FBI agent Shay Turnbull are at odds about whether the crimes are connected. Mercy can’t discuss her reservations about the baffling cases with her live-in boyfriend, Eagle River County Sheriff Mason Dawson, due to job confidentiality, and the couple’s home on the ranch descends into chaos when Dawson’s eleven-year-old-son Lex is sent to live with them. While hidden political agendas and old family vendettas turn ugly, masking motives and causing a rift among the tribal police, the tribal council, and the FBI, Mercy realizes that the deranged killer is still at large—and is playing a dangerous game with his sights set on Mercy as his next victim. Torn between her duty to the FBI and her duties to those she loves, Mercy must unleash the cold, dark, merciless killer inside her and become the predator, rather than the prey.


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