Death is Not Enough by Karen Rose – a Review
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Description:
Gwyn Weaver is as resilient as anyone could be. Having survived an attempted murder, she has rebuilt her life and reclaimed her dignity and strength. She’s always known about her feelings for defence attorney Thomas Thorne, but as her friend and a colleague there could be no chance of anything more… or could there?
Thorne has known violence and pain all his life. He’s overcome the hardships that have been thrown at him thanks to his own steel, and the love of his loyal friends. Now he’s thinking it might finally be time to let his guard down, and allow himself to let in the woman he’s always admired from afar.
Then Thorne’s whole world is torn apart — he is found unconscious in his own bed, the lifeless body of a stranger lying next to him, her blood on his hands. Knowing Thorne could never have committed such a terrible crime, Gwyn and his friends rally round to clear his name.
But this is just the beginning — the beginning of a brutal campaign to destroy Thorne, and everything he holds dear…
Review:
Death is not Enough by Karen Rose is the 6th book in her Baltimore series, which is part of her overall Romance Suspense series, that is now at 21 books. In the Karen Rose fashion, Death is Not Enough was an exciting, action-packed intense thriller.
In previous books of the Baltimore arc, we had met our two heroes, Thomas Thorne and Gwyn Weaver. Gwyn decides to visit Thomas at his house to complain about his behavior in ruining her dates with other men. What she finds is Thomas unconscious, and a woman dead next to him on the bed.
Gwyn will gather all their close friends to rally around Thorne, and help him find who is behind the murder and framing him. We learn more about Thorne early life, where at 18 years old, he was also framed for a murder of a fellow student. Some of the people close to Thorne, are still with him and together they will begin to see that what happened years ago may have some ties to this murder.
Thorne is a great hero, a strong, smart and loyal man, who fears for the lives of his family & friends, as more murders are happening. But his team will not allow him to do this on his own; convincing him that all of them will stand beside him, despite his concerns.
I loved seeing all those we met in the Baltimore arc playing such big roles in this story. A fabulous group of secondary characters, such as Lucy, Clay, Taylor, Frederick, JD, Stevie, Ford, Jamie, etc. The team effort, especially with many of them facing danger and attacks, made this a great story.
What follows is an intense story, where someone is targeting all of Thorne’s friends, one by one. No matter where they hide, the murderer is a step ahead, targeting those he cares about. There are a number of betrayals along way that are surprises for them. Who can they trust?
We do know who the culprit is early on, and his intent is to destroy Thorne, hurting those close to him. The chapters revolve around Thorne, Gwyn and Tavilla (villain)’s POV. The villain was an evil bad guy, who was also a psycho, and he was relentless. We never had a moment to breathe, as Thorne begins to realize who is behind the attacks, and in time the team will tie in things from the past, but not why this villain is determined to kill. I thought Tavilla was a depraved and violent murderer,
There were a number of twists and turns along the way, that were surprising. With each revelation, they race against time to save others. In the midst of this thriller, was a sweet friends to lovers romance developing between Thorne and Gwyn, which was nicely done, not taking anything away from the suspenseful story. They both had their own issues that left them scarred, but together they work to get past them.
Death is Not Enough is an intense thriller a minute, with nonstop action all the way. Once again, I am in awe of Karen Rose, and her ability to create such masterful suspense stories, with fantastic characters you care about, as well as very evil villains. If you love suspense, with a touch of romance and a thriller all the way, you should be reading anything by Karen Rose. I know I will.
Reviewed by Barb
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