Blind Faith by Sharon Sala – a Review

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Description:
He has nothing and everything to lose…

When a seventeen-year-old boy goes missing while camping with his buddies in the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend, the case is right up PI Charlie Dodge’s alley. Charlie’s reputation for finding missing people—especially missing kids—is unparalleled. Unfortunately, trouble seems to be equally good at finding him.

Charlie’s still in the thick of it when bad news arrives regarding his wife, Annie, whose early onset Alzheimer’s is causing her to slip further and further away. The timing couldn’t be worse. Thankfully, Charlie’s ride-or-die assistant, Wyrick, has his back. But when Universal Theorem, the shadowy and elusive organization from Wyrick’s past, escalates its deadly threats against her, it pushes both partners past their breaking points. Finding people is one thing; now Charlie will have to fight to hold on to everyone he holds dear.

Review:

Blind Faith by Sharon Sala is the 3^rd book in her Jigsaw Files series.  I have read many novels by Sala, and have enjoyed her writing.  However, I just discovered this series, as to me it is a different genre that I am used to.  I am happy to say I loved Blind Faith, and perhaps I need to go back and read the first two books, as I really like the two heroes, Charlie and Wyrick.

Charlie Dodge is a private investigator, who is widely known for finding missing people. His assistant is Jade Myrick, who has special abilities that most people do not know, but we the reader know that Wyrick was a scientific experiment as a child, and when she got cancer (which she healed herself), they dumped her.  Charlie and Wyrick make a great team, solving all their cases, with Charlie knowing there is something different about Wyrick.  Her uncanny ability to be able to read something of the missing person, as well as her ability to heal quickly makes her a great asset. Charlie visits his beloved wife often in the hospital, as she is falling deeper into Alzheimer, and he knows she is near the end.  Wyrick lives in a mansion, with a friend who is dying, and she too is sad; with both of them having a tough time knowing that the end is near.

At the start, we see three 17 year old boys going camping in the mountains, having an argument, and when one of the boys throws a punch at tony, he loses his balance and falls over the cliff.  Charlie is called by the boy’s parents to see if he can find him.  As Charlie goes to the scene, looking for all clues, Wyrick will visit the boys, his girlfriend, and parents to question them, and learning more about what really happened, as well as using a baseball cap, which gives her clues to tell Charlie where the boy is. 

While the truth will be revealed, with the boys facing charges, the story begins to lean toward Wyrick and a man from her past who is determined to kill her. She knows her life is in danger, and despite her attempts to warn him, the threats against her escalate.  Once again, Charlie will have to find Wyrick and hopefully save her life.

What follows is an exciting, suspenseful, action packed thriller that was so very well written by Sharon Sala. The last half of the book was tense and emotional, with lives on the line.  I did love the team of Charlie and Wyrick.  If you enjoy mysteries, suspense, great characters, then you should read Blind Faith.

Reviewed by Barb

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