Two hitmen walk into a bar ... and see their mark who is
not supposed to be there: Jordie Bennet sticks out like a
sore thumb in the seedy bar; who is she meeting? Plan A
goes out the window. So Shawn Kinnard and Mickey Bolden
will have to improvise, and on to Plan B. Their client,
Billy Panella, wants Jordie dead, but when Bolden opts to
ice Jordie in the parking lot of the seedy bar, Shawn
realises he'll be next, and that's when Shawn decides
for
Plan C, and shoots Bolden dead then kidnaps Jordie.
However, Jordie was under surveillance from the FBI
because of her brother Josh's involvement in shady deals,
the Feds want to find where $30 million went. Panella is
not pleased at the turn of events: he wants his money
back and to get rid of Jodie. Driven through the middle
of nowhere in Louisiana by a man who wants her dead,
Jordie will have to find a way to stay alive and find her
brother...
Sandra Brown knows how to create unbearable tension, and
STING has it in spades! STING seems like a rather
straightforward story at the beginning, and as the
characters reveal more of themselves, the plot becomes
exceedingly complex and riveting. Jordie is so cool! For
once, she was a female character in a thriller I could
relate to: she's out of her element, but even though she
is terrified she never does anything stupid; I loved that
she is aghast at her undeniable -- an impossible --
attraction to the dangerous and deadly Shawn. Although I
had an inkling as to what would happen regarding one plot
twist, nothing prepared me for the astonishing, and
entirely believable, developments brought on by the many
secrets harboured by several of the characters. And what
characters they are: from Jordie and Shawn to secondary
players, they are all so well fleshed out that it felt as
if STING had an ensemble cast; they all contribute to the
story line.
Ms. Brown's prose is clear and crisp, peppered with
clever banter, and pertinent details imbue the narrative
with indisputable realism. STING is a thriller that is
bursting with twists and turns, and most surprising is
that some of them derive from psychological traumas which
were entirely plausible. STING represents my ideal
comfort read: characters I believe in, totally
unpredictable turns of events, well crafted, fast-paced,
with just enough romance to satisfy the most discriminate
reader! Sandra Brown delivers once again!
When Jordie Bennet and Shaw Kinnard locked eyes across a
run-down bayou bar, something definitely sparked between
them. Shaw was the kind of tall, dark and ruthless man who
was bad news to women and stunning, elegant Jordie
definitely shouldn't have been in a dive like this.
Unfortunately, romance wasn't in the air; Shaw Kinnard was
there to kill her.
As Shaw's partner takes aim at the New Orleans party
planner, she's certain her time has come, but Shaw has other
plans. The hitman abducts Jordie hoping to get his hands on
the 30 million dollars her brother has stolen. Now on the
run from the FBI and her brother's crooked boss, they'll
have to work together to stay alive, but staying together
might be the most dangerous thing they could do.
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