Assassin (Makedde Vanderwall, #6) in Aussie Readers

Sep 22, 2012 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2012-release, aussie-authors, borrowed-from-library

Even though it’s a long time since the previous book in the Makedde Vanderwall series, it was easy to pick up. And this one would have to be the best of the lot!

Mak, former model, and now PI, is missing, presumed dead. She stirred up a whole HEAP of trouble with the Cavanagh’s in the previous book, Siren, and now they want her dead! The hit man the powerful head of the Cavanagh family, Jack, hired to kill Mak in Paris, has notified them the job is done, but hasn’t collected his final payment….

B Even though it’s a long time since the previous book in the Makedde Vanderwall series, it was easy to pick up. And this one would have to be the best of the lot!

Mak, former model, and now PI, is missing, presumed dead. She stirred up a whole HEAP of trouble with the Cavanagh’s in the previous book, Siren, and now they want her dead! The hit man the powerful head of the Cavanagh family, Jack, hired to kill Mak in Paris, has notified them the job is done, but hasn’t collected his final payment….

Back in Australia, Mak’s ex, criminal profiler Agent Andy Flynn, now based in Canberra, is on the trail of a vicious rapist and killer, and when contacted by his former boss in Sydney, Detective Inspector Kelley, with his request for Andy to come to Sydney to view a crime scene, as Kelley’s and Flynn’s cases appeared to have the same MO, he didn’t hesitate. Taking Agent Dana Harrison with him, and leaving his fledgling unit, Serial Violent Crime Profiling, (SVCP) in the hands of another team member, they headed for Sydney, and the horrors of perhaps finding a serial killer.

Andy’s good friend, and former partner in Sydney, Detective Senior Constable Jimmy Cassimatis was also on the case, and on contacting him, was invited to dinner that night, to catch up with his wife and finally meet the newest member of the family, as he hadn’t been to Sydney in some time. Andy was looking forward to it.

The novel goes between Mak in Paris (yes, she has survived, but at extremely great cost) and Andy in Sydney and Canberra. Mak has to stay one step ahead of her hunters, and cannot even let her father know she is alive, let alone Andy. So she is well and truly on her own. She finds she is able to do what she has to do to stay alive, and becomes tougher and stronger than ever before. The darkness and raw intensity hits her and the readers head on…..

Mak is a wonderful heroine, tough, loyal to those she cares for, but determined to do what she has to do to prevent the killers getting away with murder again. The conclusion to this powerful thriller is one I loved; shocking and dark, but brilliant! I’m sad the series is finished, but highly recommend this book, and her previous books, to all who haven’t read Tara Moss before!
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Nov 09, 2012 Tracey rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, australian, 2012, crime, thriller

I think I read one of the early stories in this series and decided to read another.
I found the first quarter of this book, to be honest, a real struggle, Tara Moss knows her stuff but I did not need it all crammed my down my throat. I found myself wading through a great deal of detail and character internal feelings which just made things drag.
The story from the second half picks up and begins to become a page turner but again I just felt like it was lacking something. I found the character of ...more

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Nov 07, 2015 Nancy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: australia, crime, thriller

Although this was a later book in the series, I thought it was fabulous. I didn't feel I had lost anything by not having read the earlier books as the background was provided in a way which wasn't too obvious but which was enough that I felt satisfied. The heroine, Makedde, was the kind of kick-ass heroine I really like. In this book she's running for her life with a price on her head because she is far too close to exposing the criminal activities of one of Australia's wealthiest families. I re ...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Tracy rated it really liked it

I thoroughly enjoyed this book - making the Makedde Vanderwall series one of my picks for the year, as a great series that helped pass the horrible winter days.

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