Agent Sam Ryan wants out of her partnership with Gabriel
Stern. She's tired of the paperwork and tired of being
alone. Unfortunately her boss wants her as Gabe's partner
but he will let her go alone to guard a government
minister. Reluctant because she believes she is really
being set up as bait. None the less she takes the job and
will use it to investigate why the word PENUMBRA keeps
coming up in her life.
Gabriel wants to be on his own, without a partner to hold
him back and is thrilled that Sam is moving on. Then he
learns her new assignment and is ready to rip his boss
(who
is also his brother) a new one. He knows the minister is a
clone and could have only come from Hopeworth ... the same
military facility that keeps coming up in Sam's past. He
is now determined to protect her and finally begins to
open
up as it is discovered the connection between them is far
stronger ... and more dangerous than either of them had
believed.
PENUMBRA is book three of author Keri Arthur's Spook
Squad and the final in the series. I find Ms. Arthur's
writing style complex but still easily followed. Her
characters have flaws and are realistic, even though there
is usually a supernatural element, you can still believe
someone like this person exists. The three books of this
series follow Sam and Gabriel through their meeting until
this one where there is finally a happy ending. Even if
that ending left an opening a mile wide for another book
should the author ever see fit. I would have liked to see
a little more romance between the two of them. Also it
seemed that the ending was rushed, it felt as if there was
more that needed to be said but Ms. Arthur just ran out of
pages. This is an e-book release of a 2009 print book but
I
had not read the print book so I can't say if there are
any
changes or additions. I have Ms. Arthur on my look for
list
and hope to see more offerings from her.
Agent Sam Ryan wants out of the Special Investigations
Unit.
She’s sick of the attitude from her partner, Gabriel
Stern.
She’s sick of the paperwork. Most of all, she’s sick of
feeling lonely. But her boss isn’t about to let her go
that
easily. He gives Sam a choice: either stay stuck in her
office or guard a clone replacement of Dan Wetherton, a
government minister. Sam reluctantly chooses the latter—
even
though she suspects she’s being used as bait to draw out
the
SIU’s elusive nemesis.
Gabriel would like nothing better than to be on his own,
without a partner to hold him back. Then he learns that
Sam
has been assigned to protect Wetherton—or whatever it is
that’s replaced him. Wetherton’s clone could have come
from
only one place: Hopeworth, the military base that contains
the secrets of Sam’s past. Determined to protect her,
Gabriel is drawn into a fight against unspeakable evil.
And
all too soon, Sam and Gabriel discover that the connection
between them is far more powerful than anyone could ever
have imagined.
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