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Mercy Kill [With Earbuds] (2011)

by Lori G. Armstrong(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1455802301 (ISBN13: 9781455802302)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Playaway

series

A Mercy Gunderson Mystery

review 1: Mercy Gunderson is out of the service where she was a sniper in a covert ops team. She is back home in South Dakota and trying to figure out her next steps. She bartending and knows that isn't what she wants for her future. She also knows that running the ranch she and her sister inherited isn't it.Mercy has gotten over the hard drinking she did when she first got home but she is still plagued with the nightmares and flashbacks that bring her military service back to her. She is also having a secret affair with the County Sheriff Mason Dawson. When an old army buddy shows up working for the oil company that wants to lay a pipeline through the area, Mercy is torn between her old memories of the man who literally saved her life and her hatred for the idea of the pipeline. Wh... moreen the buddy is found dead outside the bar where Mercy works, she wants to know who killed him. When Dawson doesn't seem to be investigating, Mercy gets involved by deciding to run for sheriff opposite him. The story is filled with action, old friends, drug dealing, and conspiracy theories and Mercy trying to make sense of it all. The story also shows a strong love for the South Dakota landscape and lifestyle. This is the second book in the series and I really have to read the first one to find out what I missed. Mercy is a great character. She is a loner, probably suffering from PTSD, and in the middle of a life crisis. But she is also smart, loyal, and honorable. It was great to get to know her.
review 2: Mercy Gunderson is back and as usual, she's taking no prisoners. I just love Mercy. She's real. Tough but vulnerable. She'll kick your ass and make you like it and then go home and cry in a bottle about how fucked up her life is. I also love the fact that she's an older heroine - somewhere in her late 30s/early 40s, and an Army veteran. This was a pretty meaty story about old friends, shared memories and having to rethink both the past and the present. Her relationship with Dawson is stretched pretty thin but I'm glad they were able to work things out. Mercy needs a man like Dawson to help her tow the line. I also liked having an explanation for her seemingly freakish ratio of finding dead bodies. A little woo-woo but then again, Mercy is Native American and the explanation for her uncanny knack makes sense. This series sucks you in. I definitely recommend you read in order because the storyline basically takes up where Book 1 left off. It is more suspense and mystery than romance, but there is an ongoing romantic element between Mercy and Dawson. 4.75 stars/recommended read less

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