Visible Threat by Janice Cantore

Officer Brinna Caruso wants perfection—perfect justice and a perfect world. She wants to save and protect all the innocents in the world, no matter the cost.

Orphaned and struggling to get by, Ivana and her sister left Bulgaria for America with dreams of a better life. But since they arrived in Long Beach, everything they were promised has turned out to be a lie.

After a dead girl is found in the river with a mysterious tattoo on her hip, homicide detective Jack O’Reilly asks for Brinna’s help. Unaware of the depths of evil that will be uncovered, Brinna finds herself flung into a dangerous frontier—an organized human trafficking ring.

Nothing says “Woo-Hoo!  I’m going out of town and will have time on my hands!” then to pick up a copy of the newest book in the “Heart of Justice” series by Janice Cantore.

After leaving Brinna with her K9 dog, Hero in “Critical Pursuit”, she is back and still working to save lost children.  After a floater is found down by the river, Brinna is called in with Hero to see if they can track down where she came from.  With no new leads, Brinna goes back to the daily routines of police work and being notified that her days with Hero may be numbered due to a cut in the Federal Grant that was paying for the program.  As the weather turns violent with torrential rains, a call comes in of another body in the same river, but this time she’s still alive.  Putting her life and another officer’s on the line, they go in the water to get the young girl before she’s swept away.  But their heroics come at a price as both Brinna and the other officer are pulled under themselves.  Are they able to snag the girl?  Will they survive the attempt?  Who is she and what is her connection to the other body they found?  Hang onto the edge of your seat and GO BUY THE BOOK!

In reality, I don’t have many close friends.  In my head, though, I get to have dozens of friends as I read some great books all of the time.  A sign of a great writer, to me, is one that creates characters that you enjoy reading about and miss them when you close the book.  Brinna and her friend Jack are two such characters that have been created by Janice Cantore.  Brinna has such a drive and determination to be the best at her job and to make sure that no other children are abducted like she was as a child.  Jack has lost his wife and still struggles with the day-to-day living of going on without her, but is finally on the road to allowing others to get close to him again.  Both of these characters are ones that I will miss when this series comes to an end.  This book did not disappoint as it continues with the smooth plotlines and character developments that I have seen in all of her earlier books. 

Is this a "guy's book"?  This book has chase scenes, daring rescues and complete police procedures.  I can’t imagine any guy not looking forward to picking up this book and the first book in the series as well.

About The Author

A retired Long Beach California police officer of 22 years (16 in uniform and 6 as a non-career officer), Janice Cantore worked a variety of assignments, patrol, administration, juvenile investigations and training. During the course of her career in uniform Janice found that faith was indispensable to every aspect of the job and published articles on faith at work, one for a quarterly newspaper called “Cop and Christ”, and another for the monthly magazine “Today’s Christian Woman”.

With retirement Janice began to write longer pieces and several novels were born. Janice is excited and honored to be a part of the Tyndale Publishing House family. Accused, Abducted and Avenged,  comprise The Pacific Coast Justice Series, a trilogy that kicked off a brand new chapter in her writing career. September 2013 saw the release of Critical Pursuit, featuring Brinna Caruso, a K-nine officer with a heart to find abducted and missing children. Visible Threat is the next installment in this series and will be released in 2014.  In addition to suspense and action, her books feature strong female leads. Janice writes suspense novels designed to keep you engrossed and leave you inspired.

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