Serial Burn
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4.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
She's out for justice. But the arsonist she's tracking is out for retribution.
Now the fire marshal of Lake City, Jesslyn McCormick is determined to find the person who started the fire that robbed her of her family when she was just seven years old. As the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy approaches, a string of fires--including at Jesslyn's church--brings up all those old feelings and offers new evidence.
Because church fires are considered a hate crime, FBI Special Agent Nathan Carlisle is called in to work with local law enforcement. Nathan has his own past--one he'd prefer not to revisit. And focusing on helping Jesslyn track down the arsonist is a great distraction.
As both the case and the chemistry between Jesslyn and Nathan heat up, memories will come flooding in from the past to bump up against hopes for the future. And when Jesslyn comes face-to-face with her worst nightmare, she'll have to confront her fears and rely on Nathan and her community of friends in order to survive.
Praise for the Lake City Heroes Series
"A fast-paced thrill of a ride from start to finish."--Library Journal on Target Acquired
"I devoured it in one sitting."--Reading Is My Superpower on Double Take
"Grabs you and doesn't let you go."--Booklist on Double Take
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Eason (Target Acquired) resumes her Lake City Heroes series with a propulsive game of cat and mouse between a fire marshal and an arsonist who's eerily familiar with her past. As the story opens, deputy fire marshal Jesslyn McCormick is called to investigate a recent fire set at her own church, bringing back memories of the blaze that killed most of her family 20 years earlier. After touring the crime scene, Jesslyn and FBI agent Nathan Carlisle are mostly in the dark about the criminal's aims. But when the arsonist strikes again, this time at Jesslyn's gym, it becomes clear that she's the target, even if the motive remains murky. As the threat mounts and Nathan becomes increasingly protective of Jesslyn, clues emerge—suspicious jewelry left at the scene of the fires; new, unsettling information about Jesslyn's father—that ratchet up the suspense to hair-raising levels. Eason ably balances the escalating paranoia with heartfelt emotion as Jesslyn turns to God for help weathering the crisis and coming to grips with her past. The result is a thrill ride worth taking.
