Reeling from a negotiation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent April Ramos is caught off guard when a frazzled young woman shoves a crying baby into her arms, then disappears. Worry for the child’s safety quickly turns to fear when a man claiming to be the girl’s father abducts them at gunpoint. April puts her hostage negotiation skills to use to learn more about who she’s dealing with: Jason Snyder, a fugitive accused of murder.
As Jason spins a tall tale about being framed for the killing of his business partner, April must sort through his claims to find the truth. A truth that becomes all the more evident after April overhears a conversation between Jason and the local sheriff and realizes something more sinister may be happening in their small town of Sweet Briar, Texas. But aligning herself with a known fugitive to uncover the burden of proof could cost April her job . . . or worse, her life and the lives of other innocent people.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2.5/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
Burden of Proof by Diann Mills is a page turner from the first page.
April is a hostage negotiator. The opening scene is her at a negotiation. April is a likeable character. You can relate to how she takes her job personally. She has to deal with the fact her parents don’t approve of her career choice. The action really starts when a baby is shoved into her hands. Almost immediately afterwards Jason tries to take the baby saying it is his. Jason then takes April hostage. He tells her a wild tale about his local police being corrupt.
This is a good mystery with lots of twists and turns. You will be exhausted from all the action.
Some of the secondary characters were my favorite. Ms Ella was a spunky older lady and prayer warrior.
Jason’s dad, Ted was another interesting character. He had guts and wanted to help out.
I couldn’t understand why Jason was not reading the material from Billie. That would have been the first thing I did.
The suspense continued until the end with you wondering who was involved with Willis.
I enjoyed this book but enjoyed High Treason more.
Sexual content - kissing only
violence - several deaths, abuse,