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Tough Justice #2.8
Countdown: Part 8 of 8
A killer exposed
The bomber made a fatal mistake underestimating Special Agent Lara Grant! With countless lives at stake, Lara and the CMU can't keep doubting each other. Taking out this killer before he strikes again is going to require full focus from the entire team. But this case has shaken their faith in each other like never before. As they struggle to rebuild their frayed partnerships, they finally hit paydirt. In the final countdown, their mark has messed up. And as Lara braces for another confrontation with evil, she'll do what it takes to make sure that his first mistake will be his last...
Part 8 of 8: an explosive new installment in the thrilling FBI serial from New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy and Tyler Anne Snell, Emmy Curtis and Janie Crouch.
Praise for Special Forces Savior by Janie
"Compelling. Crouch doesn't disappoint with another spectacular Intrigue read filled with explosive action and well-developed characters and plot." --RT Book Reviews
The bomber made a fatal mistake underestimating Special Agent Lara Grant! With countless lives at stake, Lara and the CMU can't keep doubting each other. Taking out this killer before he strikes again is going to require full focus from the entire team. But this case has shaken their faith in each other like never before. As they struggle to rebuild their frayed partnerships, they finally hit paydirt. In the final countdown, their mark has messed up. And as Lara braces for another confrontation with evil, she'll do what it takes to make sure that his first mistake will be his last...
Part 8 of 8: an explosive new installment in the thrilling FBI serial from New York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy and Tyler Anne Snell, Emmy Curtis and Janie Crouch.
Praise for Special Forces Savior by Janie
"Compelling. Crouch doesn't disappoint with another spectacular Intrigue read filled with explosive action and well-developed characters and plot." --RT Book Reviews
79 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2017
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Janie Crouch
230 books2,007 followersUSA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Janie Crouch writes what she loves to read: passionate romantic suspense.
After a lifetime on the East Coast—and a six-year stint in Germany due to her husband's job as support for the U.S. Military—Janie has settled into her dream home in Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. She loves engaging in all sorts of adventures (triathlons! 200-mile relay races! mountain treks!), traveling, and surviving life with four kids.
Heroes exist. Let a Janie Crouch book prove it to you.
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After a lifetime on the East Coast—and a six-year stint in Germany due to her husband's job as support for the U.S. Military—Janie has settled into her dream home in Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. She loves engaging in all sorts of adventures (triathlons! 200-mile relay races! mountain treks!), traveling, and surviving life with four kids.
Heroes exist. Let a Janie Crouch book prove it to you.
Check out Janie's updates and more on her website at http://www.janiecrouch.com
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April 27, 2017
I am so glad that this final book out of the eight ended the way it did - it really went out with a bang and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
February 6, 2017
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.
Part 8, the Final Installment, is full of suspense but still leaves a lot of loose ends and unanswered questions. The series, as a whole was a great read. No romance at all, so if you need romance with your mystery/suspense, this series isn't for you. But, if you enjoy, for the most part, fast paced mystery/suspense, this is for you.
The Whisperer, Bomber, aka Mitchell Halpert, real name Harlan Mitchell Michaels, is nothing short of a genius, a total psycho, but a genius. He has an endgame and he wants Lara to play a pivotal part in it. Lara also wants something from Halpert. She desperately wants the information he has on her mother's murder. Information he let her glimpse, but quickly deleted. Since this obsession pretty much destroyed her relationship with her team and Nick in particular, it is very important to her.
Part 8, the Final Installment, is full of suspense but still leaves a lot of loose ends and unanswered questions. The series, as a whole was a great read. No romance at all, so if you need romance with your mystery/suspense, this series isn't for you. But, if you enjoy, for the most part, fast paced mystery/suspense, this is for you.
The Whisperer, Bomber, aka Mitchell Halpert, real name Harlan Mitchell Michaels, is nothing short of a genius, a total psycho, but a genius. He has an endgame and he wants Lara to play a pivotal part in it. Lara also wants something from Halpert. She desperately wants the information he has on her mother's murder. Information he let her glimpse, but quickly deleted. Since this obsession pretty much destroyed her relationship with her team and Nick in particular, it is very important to her.
February 15, 2017
Favorite Quote:
All Nick knew was that he had just started down a path where colors which had always been black-and-white would now forever be shades of gray.
My Review:
I have made it to the end of this 612 page dramatic and intriguing thriller. It was satisfying to finally learn the antecedent to the Whisperer’s revenge plot, and while the poor man did have an ax to grind - he went about it in a callous and depraved manner. His plan had been stunningly elaborate and beyond brilliant. I kept hoping to learn more about Lara’s mother’s murder, but those crafty and evil authors just tantalized me with the possibility of this feature as part of the next season of episodes. The series was intriguing and consistent – which I am sure was no easy feat to achieve while involving four different authors.
All Nick knew was that he had just started down a path where colors which had always been black-and-white would now forever be shades of gray.
My Review:
I have made it to the end of this 612 page dramatic and intriguing thriller. It was satisfying to finally learn the antecedent to the Whisperer’s revenge plot, and while the poor man did have an ax to grind - he went about it in a callous and depraved manner. His plan had been stunningly elaborate and beyond brilliant. I kept hoping to learn more about Lara’s mother’s murder, but those crafty and evil authors just tantalized me with the possibility of this feature as part of the next season of episodes. The series was intriguing and consistent – which I am sure was no easy feat to achieve while involving four different authors.
January 18, 2025
This is such a clever concept. One cohesive story released in small bite size chunks. Kinda like a TV show. I’m not sure how often they were released as I listened to the box set of all 8 episodes. I about had a heart attack when I saw the run time was 24 hours!!! That’s an entire day!!! But if you listen when they come out, that’s about 3 hours per episode.
This is the second set but my first of the series. Both focus on the same set of characters. I had no trouble following as the authors do a great job of filling in the needed info.
The premise is intriguing. A bad man is blackmailing people with their secrets telling them if they don’t tell them to the world, a group of people will be killed. That bombshell had the tension staring at the start and had my attention.
I liked the detective team investigating the set of crimes. They all had different strengths and mostly worked well together. With the length I was able to get to know the characters well and the complex plot had time to develop without feeling rushed. There’s a little bit of a romance running throughout but the case remained the focus.
Annalee Scott was the only narrator for the cast of characters. At first I wondered if I’d miss having a cast, but she handled the it well and brought the story to life.
I think I’m a fan of this concept and am intrigued to see if happens more frequently. I planned on taking it slow and found I was so drawn into the story that I finished after just a few days.
This is the second set but my first of the series. Both focus on the same set of characters. I had no trouble following as the authors do a great job of filling in the needed info.
The premise is intriguing. A bad man is blackmailing people with their secrets telling them if they don’t tell them to the world, a group of people will be killed. That bombshell had the tension staring at the start and had my attention.
I liked the detective team investigating the set of crimes. They all had different strengths and mostly worked well together. With the length I was able to get to know the characters well and the complex plot had time to develop without feeling rushed. There’s a little bit of a romance running throughout but the case remained the focus.
Annalee Scott was the only narrator for the cast of characters. At first I wondered if I’d miss having a cast, but she handled the it well and brought the story to life.
I think I’m a fan of this concept and am intrigued to see if happens more frequently. I planned on taking it slow and found I was so drawn into the story that I finished after just a few days.
April 10, 2018
I really enjoyed this series and this installment wrapped it up with a bow, a big, beautiful red bow! The bomber has been figured out, the secrets remain secret, and Lara is safe. All the threads are put together as they should be and the ending is left with a twist so it could go off on another tangent if so deemed. This was a pleasurable read and I had a lot of fun making my way through all eight installments. Well done to all the authors!
**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**
**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**
December 31, 2017
Satisfying Ending
With just enough intrigue to set us up for another. Lara's mother's death is still not solved, and could she find love with Nick or James?
I wish Eloise was hired, maybe she'll make another appearance. I hope so.
Interesting group of highly intense people, I would visit this world again.
With just enough intrigue to set us up for another. Lara's mother's death is still not solved, and could she find love with Nick or James?
I wish Eloise was hired, maybe she'll make another appearance. I hope so.
Interesting group of highly intense people, I would visit this world again.
February 17, 2025
First I would like to thank Harlequin Audio for an advanced copy of the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.
FBI Special Agent Lara Grant thought that she’d put her past behind her—finally—with her last case. But now a serial bomber is targeting Manhattan’s elite power players, offering them a choice between saving hundreds of lives or seeing their darkest secrets exposed. Lara is working with the Crisis Management Unit to stop the bomber, but how will she react when she’s the one who has to choose between truth…or death?
As the clock ticks down, Lara braces for another confrontation with evil. And no matter what, she’ll make sure her enemy’s first mistake is also his last…
What I loved about this series:
- Audiobook quality, the narrator they chose for this series was amazing since they did an amazing job really leaning into the seriousness of the events while also adding the levity when it came around.
- Team, I am a huge fan of stories with teams cause it just adds more to the story since they all know something special about each one of them
- Crimes, this story is very intense with a lot of difference crimes happening at the same time and I just didn't want to stop listening cause I wanted the bad guy to get caught
- Unsub, the person committing the crimes gets their own POV throughout the stories and I was always waiting for those chapters to get in their head and try to figure out why and their end game
- Lara Grant, she is a strong woman who has had to make hard decisions in her life and because of that does not trust easily and pushes people away when she needs them most. I spent a lot of the book wanting to hug her and shake her to get out of her own head
- Open ended, I did like how the series ended on a bit of an open ended conclusion the big bad of this story was caught but another case was set up for the next
If you are looking for a great group of well developed short stories that are seamlessly intertwined with a lot of mystery and suspense with a tiny bit of romance then I would absolutely recommend this book. Any of my audiobook readers, I w
FBI Special Agent Lara Grant thought that she’d put her past behind her—finally—with her last case. But now a serial bomber is targeting Manhattan’s elite power players, offering them a choice between saving hundreds of lives or seeing their darkest secrets exposed. Lara is working with the Crisis Management Unit to stop the bomber, but how will she react when she’s the one who has to choose between truth…or death?
As the clock ticks down, Lara braces for another confrontation with evil. And no matter what, she’ll make sure her enemy’s first mistake is also his last…
What I loved about this series:
- Audiobook quality, the narrator they chose for this series was amazing since they did an amazing job really leaning into the seriousness of the events while also adding the levity when it came around.
- Team, I am a huge fan of stories with teams cause it just adds more to the story since they all know something special about each one of them
- Crimes, this story is very intense with a lot of difference crimes happening at the same time and I just didn't want to stop listening cause I wanted the bad guy to get caught
- Unsub, the person committing the crimes gets their own POV throughout the stories and I was always waiting for those chapters to get in their head and try to figure out why and their end game
- Lara Grant, she is a strong woman who has had to make hard decisions in her life and because of that does not trust easily and pushes people away when she needs them most. I spent a lot of the book wanting to hug her and shake her to get out of her own head
- Open ended, I did like how the series ended on a bit of an open ended conclusion the big bad of this story was caught but another case was set up for the next
If you are looking for a great group of well developed short stories that are seamlessly intertwined with a lot of mystery and suspense with a tiny bit of romance then I would absolutely recommend this book. Any of my audiobook readers, I w
March 10, 2017
This final episode does a brilliant job of wrapping up all the lose ends as well as giving the readers hints of what the next 'season' will bring. I really enjoy reading this series of books. Each episode is short enough to read in a sitting yet I am sure that overall, the word count is more then you would get from a normal book. What really impressed me was how the different authors were able to put their own touch on each episode yet it was recognizably the same characters and the same story arc.
I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for the next time there is one of these special releases featuring Lara Grant and her team. I do recommend this series to any of my readers who enjoy thrillers. This one will keep you on your toes and on the edge of your seat.
*** I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within are my own.
I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for the next time there is one of these special releases featuring Lara Grant and her team. I do recommend this series to any of my readers who enjoy thrillers. This one will keep you on your toes and on the edge of your seat.
*** I received this book at no charge from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed within are my own.
January 30, 2017
review to follow
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