he past three months have been hard for Jusuf. Fished from the river, nearly dead, he had lost his memory, could barely walk, and needed assistance simply to feed himself. His benefactor, Danijela, lives in fear in the remote river cabin owned by Ibrahim, whom she believes to be dead. His killer has put a price on her head, too.
For Amy Gibbs, RN, that time has been equally difficult. Suffering from PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, she has been battling the emotional demons of losing her “on-again” boyfriend, Lynch Cully, to the same monster who twice attacked and nearly killed her three months earlier. Yet, enter Richard Nichols, an Army vet recently returned from Afghanistan. His charm and confidence entice her, but is it an act?
In a series of twists and turns of events, the four become embroiled in the “industry” of human trafficking. The results will affect not just their lives, but those of dozens of women caught up in the horrors of this modern-day slave trade. Like Danijela, these women are “undocumented aliens” brought to the U.S. under the promise of jobs and an education, only to be forced into slave labor and prostitution. Human trafficking is like the many-headed Hydra of Greek mythology, but it just might lose a head.
My Review:
This second book in Mr. DeGarmo's series only gets better. It was hard to put down and was filled with suspense, mystery, and complex plot lines. While the story is more gritty than the first book, it tells an important story about a topic that tends to go unnoticed: human trafficking. It was an excellent read with characters that were very human; they definitely were not one-dimensional. I can't wait to read the third book in this series--the end of this second book already started the anticipation for the storyline of the next!
Thank you to the author for allowing me to review this book--the opinions and thoughts are my own.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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