SAFE AND SOUND JD Rhoades 2007 St Martins Minatour

Rhoades has really hit his stride with his third book. I really loved the first two books by this new author but this third outing kicked my ass.

Keller is ex military working as a bounty hunter, his girl friend runs a PI firm and he catches this case kind of by default. His military contacts hopefully will prove useful in tracking down a soldier who has kidnapped his own daughter. However since the soldier is in Delta Force there is little cooperation to be had. SO while Keller is still trying to get his own life on track after his own military experiences he is driven to find the missing girl, regardless of the consequences. Rhoades writes incredibly human characters with a real flair for the way people really act. He also has pacing that moves the story like a finely tuned nascar racing machine, hugging the twists and turns and racing to a finish that left me out of breath. Rhoades is a true rising star. You NEED to be reading his books.

Jon