Washington, D.C. Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and her husband, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, have been looking forward to a quiet Thanksgiving with their son. But any thoughts of a restful holiday are dashed when Sam and Nick return home to a gruesome scene: Sam's seventeen-year-old niece Brooke, barely conscious and covered in blood on their front stoop.
With lines between personal and professional blurring in this emotionally charged, deeply personal case, Sam is relying on Nick more than ever for support. But when suspicious images from the night in question appear on social media, Sam begins to wonder if her niece is telling her everything she knows about what really happened. And when Nick questions her tactics—and her ethics—as she races against the clock, Sam will need to decide how far she's willing to go to prove Brooke is a victim, not a murderer.
With lines between personal and professional blurring in this emotionally charged, deeply personal case, Sam is relying on Nick more than ever for support. But when suspicious images from the night in question appear on social media, Sam begins to wonder if her niece is telling her everything she knows about what really happened. And when Nick questions her tactics—and her ethics—as she races against the clock, Sam will need to decide how far she's willing to go to prove Brooke is a victim, not a murderer.
Sam and Nick come home to find a body on their porch. It turns
out to be Sam’s niece, Brooke beaten, drugged, and potentially raped. Brooke was supposed to be at school in
Virginia. How did she get to D.C.? Shortly Sam realizes that Brooke is connected
to the murdered teens that Sam’s team is investigating. Sam quickly realizes that Brooke is involved
with the brutal murders more than she admits.
Who dropped Brooke at Sam’s door?
What does she know?
Fatal Jeopardy is one of my favorite books in
the series so far. The murders and the
tie into Sam’s family made me wonder from the start how they would prove that
Brooke is a victim. The Brooke arc is
carried over from a prior book. She is getting
into trouble and hanging with the wrong crowd. Sam helps her sister find a new
school hoping the separation from her friends will be a positive influence. I hurt for Sam and her sister.
In addition to the police procedural, Marie Force adds spice
to the story. Nick isn’t happy with
Sam. He is anxious to go on vacation and
Sam drops everything to handle the case.
It is a little strange that she is allowed on this case that involves
family, but that happens all the time in stories like this. I love the continued story arcs for the
support characters. I’m equally involved
with their storylines as Sam and Nick.
Nick’s career has the potential to change. He is dealing with a Presidential request
that he replace the current Vice President, who is in bad health. Nick is trying to work through the logistics
for Sam. She needs to be a cop. How can he be VP when Sam’s career will
suffer? Nick has a lot to think about
and Nick and Sam need to come together and face this opportunity as a
unit. It causes a lot of anxiety and
changes for Nick and Sam. As if this isn’t enough, Sam’s father needs surgery.
Fatal Jeopardy is action packed with suspense,
and romance. Eva Kaminsky does an
excellent job narrating the story. Like
the other book I listened to, she takes me away to the world of Sam Holland and
company. I look forward to listening to
more books in the series.
4.5 STAMPS
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