Police Chief Tess O’Rourke thought she’d taken care of her small town’s drug problem last year. But now Rogue’s Hollow residents are up in arms over a contentious vote on legalizing the sale of marijuana within city limits. And when an eighteen-year-old is found dead of a possible overdose, Tess wonders if the local pot farms might be involved and begins to fear that a new, deadlier drug supply chain has cropped up. As tempers flare and emotions boil over, Tess faces the possibility of losing the town’s support.
With her relationship to Sergeant Steve Logan on shaky ground, Tess could really use a friend, and she feels drawn to Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s quiet presence. But the anger she holds over her father’s death prevents her from embracing his faith and finding peace.
Battling storms within and without, Tess is shocked when a familiar face from her past shows up in town to stir up more trouble. And his threats against Tess may prove lethal.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Lethal Target
Book Author: Janice Cantore
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3.5 stars
" . . barring natural causes, what were the options? Intentional overdose, accidental overdose, or murder."
The curious death of an eighteen year old teen in Rogue Hollow, Oregon has its citizens breathing down the neck of their fairly new police chief, Tess O'Rourke. The crime appears to be drug related, yet the young man's friends vehemently deny that he was a user. After questioning everyone involved, no leads rise to the surface and complaints against the police department continue, only now Tess's nemesis from her previous career in Long Beach, California has arrived in the area determined to stir up all kinds of rumors and innuendos about her capabilities. One of the few people who can center Tess's thinking and fuel her self-confidence is Pastor Oliver Macpherson. But not even the clear headed member of the clergy can protect Tess from becoming a target; the only question remaining is . . . . will it be lethal?
A nicely paced suspense with plenty of room for quality conversations alongside confusing trails of evidence, which serves to keep those conversations flowing. Nicely inserted is the reminder that it's God who promises to gift us with strength and courage, for He remains with us wherever we go.
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