Book Review: The Blue Zone by Andrew Gross

Published in 2007. Kate Raab is a biologist working in a lab in New York City when she gets word that her father had been arrested by the FBI. She has no idea why. He was a prosperous gold broker in the city and was a loving father. However, evidence indicates that her father had been involved in money laundering for the Mercado drug cartel. Her father claimed his innocence but agreed to testify against the cartel. He and his family were placed in the Witness Protection Program except Kate refused. She loved her job and had found Greg, the love of her life. All was well until she realized she was being followed. Why? Who were these men? Part of the Mercado cartel? No, they were U.S. Marshals from the Witness Protection Program, looking for her father, who had disappeared into the blue zone.

This was quite a good thriller. What I thought was going to happen, didn’t, so it wasn’t that predictable.

The author co-wrote five books with James Patterson and credits much of his success to that collaboration. He should. Apparently, this was his first book on his own but he’s written several more since then. He writes well so I’ll keep an eye out for his other books.