Buried Secrets

Buried Secrets
by
Irene Hannon

MY THOUGHTS
I am thrilled that Irene Hannon has started a new series. She is a master at creating incredible suspense, lifelike characters that I'd like to meet, and to top it all off she sets her stories around the St. Louis area that I call home!

Buried Secrets has a lot of twists and turns, and many surprises for the reader. I really enjoyed the main character, Lisa Grant. As I read I wondered if she had been a character in a previous book -- there were a lot of hints at her prior life. Irene could create with a prequel if she wanted because there seems to be a meaty back story there.

Mac McGregor is a bit more like Irene's usual hero: hunky, a highly effective ex-military guy, and one who falls hard for the heroine. He has two fascinating brothers that I'm hoping we learn more about in the rest of the series.

The villain in the story really makes the book! I won't give anything away, but this person is highly creative and causes the reader to keep turning the pages.

There is a bit more romantic tension than I would think is typical in a relationship such as Mac and Lisa's, but hey, there are only so many pages in which to resolve that tension!

I will always read any book Irene writes. This is a great book for someone who is looking for a nice, clean read with suspense, intrigue, and romance. It would be a good book for a first time reader of Christian fiction to pick up -- no preaching or overly deep spiritual issues that would cause confusion or chase away a non-Christian reader.

ABOUT THE BOOK (from the back cover):
After seven years as a Chicago homicide detective, Lisa Grant has hit a wall. Ready for a kinder, gentler life, she takes a job as a small-town police chief. But the discovery of a human skeleton by a construction crew at the edge of town taxes the resources of her department. A call for assistance brings detective Mac McGregor, an ex-Navy SEAL, to her doorstep. As they work to solve the mystery behind the unmarked grave, danger begins to shadow them. Someone doesn't want this dead person telling any tales--and will stop at nothing to make certain a life-shattering secret stays buried.

Master storyteller Irene Hannon is back with an exciting new series featuring former special forces operatives now in the thick of the action in civilian life. Hannon is at the top of her game in this can't-put-it-down thriller that will have readers up until the wee hours devouring every page.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Irene HannonRT Book Reviews magazine. One of her novels was also named by Booklist as a top 10 inspirational fiction books of 2011. In addition, she is a two-time Christy award finalist.

has written more than 45 romance and romantic suspense novels. Her books have been honored with two RITA awards—the “Oscar” of romantic fiction—and she is a six-time finalist. Her books have also won a Daphne du Maurier award, a Carol award, three HOLT Medallions, a National Readers’ Choice Award, a Retailers Choice Award, a Booksellers’ Best Award and two Reviewers’ Choice awards from

Irene, who holds a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in journalism, juggled two careers for many years until she gave up her executive corporate communications position with a Fortune 500 company to write full-time. She is happy to say she has no regrets!

In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, gardening and singing.  A trained vocalist, she has sung the leading role in numerous musicals, including “South Pacific,” “Brigadoon,” “Oklahoma” “The King and I” and “Anything Goes.” She is also a soloist at her church.

Thank you to Revell Publishers for providing a book for this review.