Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers The Pulse, Thomas & Mercer, #partner, for an advanced e- copy of Dangerous Play in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: September 17, 2024
Summary:
After a tumultuous murder case that almost cost more than her job, sports reporter Kate Green is back on assignment covering women’s Olympic soccer. Between her experience with athletic stardom and days playing with Savannah Baker, head coach of the USA team, Kate is sure to get the story that will reestablish her career.
She just didn’t expect that story to involve murder.
When famous jewelry designer Alexa Kane is found dead in the locker room, Kate’s promising future screeches to a halt as her past resurfaces. Alexa played with Kate and Savannah on the US youth national team , but there was no reason for her to be at the stadium now.
Kate’s investigation puts her in close contact with her estranged father, an NYPD detective who has his own past to answer for. As their secrets collide, Kate will have to decide which ones to keep—and which ones to reveal to stop the killer.
My thoughts:
I loved the 1st book in this series and was excited to get my hands on this 2nd installment and it did not disappoint. And while this can be read as a stand-alone, I highly recommend reading Lights Out first so you can fully appreciate Kate and some of the side threads running through this book.
This time around, we delve into the world of soccer and this is a sport I actually know, though I will say, it is not necessary to have any knowledge of the sport. While this can be considered a sports thriller, it really is a crime fiction/thriller at heart and the soccer is just the vehicle used to tell the story if that makes sense.
I loved how we have a dual timeline to weave a captivating tale of the pressures that athletes face at all levels of the sport. I was equally invested in both timelines, finding myself so caught up in where we were at any given point, I didn’t want to switch when the switch would occur.
This book kept me guessing as to who the guilty person was and I loved that. I definitely had my theories and it was only as the pieces started coming together did I begin to see where it was going – though I didn’t get it all figured out.
This is a fast-paced thriller that keeps you engaged from start to finish. I can’t wait to see what comes in this series!
Books in this series:
- Lights Out
- Dangerous Play – Due out September 17th
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