FATAL STAND by Michelle Godard-Richer

Fiction, Thriller, #3 in series

5*****

Blurb: Two years earlier, Jessica witnesses a serial killer, David, in action, and becomes his next target. With help from Jon, a former FBI agent, she manages to survive his murderous wrath and believes him dead. On the day of their daughter’s birth, Jessica and Jon learn David is alive and plans to come after them again. Running with a newborn daughter and a nine-year-old son isn’t an option. Instead, they fortify their homestead with high fences and a sophisticated security system, preparing to make a final stand. Despite being surrounded by allies, Jessica struggles to care for her newborn under the strain of their living situation. Alone in the night, she sees and hears things the cameras don’t capture. She questions her sanity but refuses to break, determined to protect her family from the monster of her nightmares—David. David can’t forgive Jessica, and he can’t move on. Instead, time fuels his obsessive need for revenge. With a new identity and a surgically altered face, they’ll never see him coming.

Thoughts: This is an intense story. It’s the third in a series, but you don’t have to have read the first two in order to know what’s going on (though I do recommend it). The author gives you enough clues as to the background without hitting you over the head with the facts.

In this one, Jessica and Jon are secured on a ranch with fences, cameras, guards, and more – and they still don’t feel safe from the wrath of their stalker, David. Jessica has just given birth to a girl and they have Jessica’s 9-year-old son with them. They go on with their lives, but with a sword hanging over their heads. Jessica is sure their problems with David aren’t over.

And they’re not. Things come to a head and all the security in the world can’t stop a madman bent on revenge from getting in.

This is a thriller that grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let you go until the very end.

Recommended.

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