Review: Echo of Danger

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A whisper of a threat looms over widow Deidre Morris. She and her young son have unwittingly become prisoners of her intimidating father-in-law's power. One wrong step could find her son torn from her and in the hands of the influential judge. But when Deidre collides with an intriguing stranger, the prospect of a new friendship gives her renewed hope…until a devastating murder rocks the quiet community of Echo Falls and Deidre learns first impressions can't be trusted.
Attorney Jase Glassman's assignment is straightforward: befriend Deidre, gather incriminating evidence…and allow her dogged father-in-law to take custody of her child. Anything else, including losing himself in her honest charm, will compromise the job he was hired to do. Yet when a murderer ushers danger into the town, Jase's only instinct is to protect Deidre and her son—no matter the sacrifice.

Genre: romantic suspense

Publication date: April 2017

Mature content: no

Review: As sometimes happens, I went through this series backwards. A while ago I read Sound of Fear (read my review here), which is book two in the Echo Falls series by Marta Perry, and only now I managed to pick up book one. To be honest, reading it in reverse order didn't bother me much. It's true some of the characters are common between the books, but the two stories are sufficiently separate that they can be read stand alone.

 

I have to say I enjoyed Echo of Danger a bit more than book two. I found it more well structured and with a more convincing plot. The suspense is good and while the end was somewhat predictable there were still some interesting twists and turns. There were, however, also a couple of loose ends that I would have liked to see explained or followed through - so not quite worthy of 5 stars, but still recommended.

If you love suspense with a touch of (clean) romance, then this is a good book series for you.

Happy readings,