Sharon Sala just stretched her literary creativity to its max with her newest, and may I say, most riveting book, THE LAST STRAW. Sharon Sala’s writing mojo has reached its peak with this one. There’s quite a cadre of characters, most of them very nasty which of course is the reason why you will not be able to put this book down. Be prepared to carry it everywhere till you get to its conclusion.
Missing woman, no clues where or who. No motive. Nada. But though she knows who this guy is, we are kept in the dark. Just as she is. Her sister has hired a duo that has an amazing track record of finding lost people. But time is definitely not on their side.
Dodge Investigations is on the case to find Rachel Dean. Charlie Dodge is a PI. Wyrick is his partner, so to speak, and they have an interesting relationship. Those that have read the earlier Jigsaw Files series are well-versed in the unique bond these two have. It is what makes them an incredibly successful team and exactly what Rachel Dean’s sister needs if they are to find her sister, hopefully still alive.
Wyrick has a rather odd past. Her birth (and creation) had its start in rather unorthodox medical practices which have made her a target for some unsavory foes. Wyrick is now firmly under the protection of Dodge as well as his partner in solving missing people cases. Their goal is to find their people alive and hopefully not in awful shape.
As we follow their investigation in THE LAST STRAW, the story jumps back and forth to the investigation and to the cellar where Rachel Dean is being held and abused by someone unknown to us for most of the book. We see her fight through her eyes and intelligence.
Parallel to her story is a reintroduction to Wyrick and the battles she faces with keeping alive and safe from those that have painted a target on her back.
THE LAST STRAW is a well written, cleverly designed crime novel that deserves a second and third reading for sure. Not to worry if this is your first foray into the Jigsaw Files. Sharon Sala makes sure you have all the info you need on her amazing characters and their relationships. Have you ever felt tears build up from reading a scene. In THE LAST STRAW Sharon Sala holds our attention and our hearts while we follow in the steps of Wyrick and Dodge. Just enough literary license mixed with suspension of belief for any armchair detective. Truly a testament to this authors talent. Sharon Sala’s fans are going to love this one. Guaranteed to make new fans.
PI Charlie Dodge may be down, but he’s most definitely not out. He’s still reeling after a series of earth-shattering events, so when a desperate woman hires Dodge Investigations to find her missing sister, the head-scratcher of a case is exactly the distraction Charlie and his steadfast partner, Wyrick, need. Two weeks prior, Rachel Dean disappeared without a trace from her locked-from-the-inside Dallas apartment, and every possible trail has gone cold.
Grappling with the fallout of her efforts to dismantle the shadowy organization Universal Theorem, Wyrick throws herself into her investigative work. Charlie knows his partner can handle herself, but when she uncovers a past connection that paints a target on her back, the threat of losing her hits Charlie hard. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do to keep Wyrick safe, but with the clock ticking on a victim they’ve yet to find, it’s only a matter of time before the cold-blooded killer leads them to a deadly end.
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