Hard To Handle, Book 8 of the Incognito Series
Karen WiesnerRomantic suspense
Available from Whiskey Creek Press
March 2009
| Nova Granger is promoted to Level 5 in the Network even though the mission she was on went awry. As a sexually abused child herself she can’t maintain objectivity in a situation where she‘s undercover trying to help stop an interstate sex trafficking ring. She losses control and starts killing pimps and the men who were buying the sexual favors of virginal young girls. Now she and Dez Luttino may be preparing for another tough mission. The wife of a prominent lobbyist is missing and his young daughter exhibits all the signs of a sexually molested child. Will Nova be able to stay in control on the mission now that she has the love Dez seems to promise in her life?
Karen Wiesner seems to keep getting better and better as this series continues. The subjects are more challenging, the operatives for the Network more sensitive. Rules about relationships within the covert agency were relaxed in Book 7 and the agents seem to be thriving. Ms. Wiesner is extremely sensitive to the plight of sexually abused children in this book. She crafts her story well, building the intimacy between Nova and Dez slowly and patiently as one would have to with the suffering Nova still really hasn’t totally recovered from. The author and I seem to be in complete sync. The punishment for the next sex offender Nova deals with is a pièce de résistance of ingenuity. Gifted characters and the dating experience of Nova and Dez blended with the suspense of the mission scenario make this a novel I found hard to put down. It pulled me in on the first page and didn’t let me go. I’m looking forward to Book 9 with high hopes from what I’ve seen so far.
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Reviewer: Dee Dailey |
