When one Coast Guard officer is found dead and another goes missing, Coast Guard Investigative Service special agent Finn Walker faces his most dangerous crime yet. His only clues are what little evidence remains aboard the dead officer’s boat, and the direction the clues point to will test Finn and the Guard to their limits.
When investigative reporter–and Finn’s boss’s sister–Gabby Rowley arrives, her unrelenting questions complicate an already volatile situation. Now that she’s back, the tug on Finn’s heart is strong, but with the risks she’s taking for her next big story, he fears she might not live through it.
Thrown together by the heinous crime, Finn and Gabby can’t ignore the sparks or judgments flying between them. But will they be able to see past their preconceptions long enough to track down an elusive killer, or will they become his next mark?
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Summary
The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey is the first book in her new series. This is important to know because the book is introducing all of the characters. This may feel overwhelming and confusing at first. Also, Dani sets up the characters throughout this book for the next one in the series. So you will see several scenes with the secondary characters.
Gabby and Finn are the main characters in this story. Gabby is an investigative reporter and I really wanted to like her but never could. She was all the bad things you think of when you think of investigative reporters. She only thought of the story. She put people she supposedly cared about in danger to get her story. Gabby’s friend is pregnant and just lost her husband and Gabby is interviewing her for the story. Not to mention that the reason Gabby is in town is to hid out from a drug lord who wants to kill her. So running off from her security is just selfish and stupid.
Finn was great. I enjoyed his character and he could do much better than Gabby. He could find someone who loves him and puts him first. I liked how the author revealed Finn’s background.
I am super excited to read the next book in the series with Rissi. She is a character that I can really like. I am already intrigued to see if she who she will end up with. Also Emmy sounds like she is going to be a fun character.
There were several deaths in the beginning and the author made them personal to the team which I thought brought out more of the characters and feelings. The mystery was good and Dani was able to surprise me with the ending.
Although I never liked Gabby, this was a good book that I would recommend because you are going to want to read it for the series. I have loved all of Dani’s books and Gabby was an anomaly. If you don’t like Gabby as much as I did, feel free to speed read her sections
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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