Divine Intervention
Cheryl Kaye TardifRomantic suspense
Available from Imajin Books
February 2011
| Jasmine "Jasi" McLellan and her crew on the Canadian FBI have quite a job to do ferreting out the perpetrator in a dual murder and arson. She and her compatriots on the psychic investigator team have to find what there is in common between the murder of a mother and child in one city and that of a doctor in another. The trail is, literally, cold on one, still smoking from the fire on the other. The more they search the more suspects they find. Hampered by a nosey arson investigator, their job isn't easy.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif has become my favorite Canadian writer with this series and other books. Character and scenario building is always excellent. The villains are never easy to catch or figure out. A bit of humor sprinkled throughout is always a respite from the tension of the chase to find the killer before another victim falls. Jasi, Ben, and Natassia are unique investigators, each with a different psychic ability. Seems many times their job is only made harder by narrow minded people who don't believe in their gifts. Ms. Tardif helps her characters take it all in stride while weaving us through a maze of false trails leading up to an always exciting finale. Any of the potential suspects in this one would be a good catch. Most of the murder victims themselves don't elicit much sympathy from the reader. One of them is so depressing it will probably make most people rather upset. Tardif draws us into the tale both emotionally and mentally as we try to figure out who does the nasty deeds before she tells us. This is some of the best suspense writing around.
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Reviewer: Dee Dailey |
