Name: Into the Fire
ISBN: 9780345501530

Suzanne Brockmann

Battling depression after the fatal shooting of his wife Angelina, Vinh Murphy finds solace in his friendship with Hannah Whitfield, only to discover that the FBI is hunting for a man named Murphy in connection with the murder of a neo-Nazi leader.

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Into the Fire

Lover of Romance 

As with many of the Troubleshooters series, there are multiple sub plots within this book. I listened to this book, which I have all of the Troubleshooters, and will review them all once I listen to them again and their stories are more fresh within my mind. I just finished listening to Into The Fire and very much loved it. It did take me a while to listen to it, since I have been pre occupied of late, but I finally finished it. Yooray For Me!!! It starts out with the main story plot which is with Vinh Murphey and Hannah; who have been friends for ages. Vinh lost his wife some years ago, and still has problems grieving over her death. He loved her dearly and his only friend he ever comes to is Hannah. He comes to her cottage one night drunk as Hannah usually see's him since his late wife's death. Hannah understands because she was her best friend. I remember when I had listened to Hot Target where she dies. I was upset when Brockmann decided to kill her off, but now I am glad that she decided to do Vinh and Hanna's story. It was much needed. Since there is a plot to frame Vinh for the man's death who he believed was responsible for Angelina's(his late wife) death. Hannah knowing she is the only friend he trusts, assists him in his mission to find out what really is going on and the risks involved are high. All the while his other friends(Seals ad Troubleshooters) are out hunting for him so they can find out what is going on and uncover the truth.
Another one of the sub plots is with Izzy Zanella and Danny Gillmann's younger sister who has just turned 18 years old are brought together. She takes refuge with Izzy for the night after her boyfriend leaves and abandons her at a Krispy Kreme. Where they spend one night together, and even though they don't get to third base, Izzy knows he is lost. Much later Danny forces him to marry his sister when she is found pregnant and they assume its Izzy's and even though Izzy knows he isn't the father he is willing to marry her.
Another minor sub plot that we see in this book involved Tess Bailey and Jimmy Nash. Although they are officially engaged, they have yet to set a date. It seems as though Jimmy is trying to force Tess into leaving him; and I have to say I can understand why (and you will too if you read this book) however you can see how much they love each other especially from a earlier book in the series Flashpoint. But you can see how Tess see's through Jimmy and his attempts to protect her although misguided.

I absolutely loved this book, especially since I am a Troubleshooters fan, and I have been hoping that Murphy would find love again after his loss. The main focus of the book is Vinh and Hannah's story. Although I definitely enjoyed the other sub plots; which were filled drama, wit and suspense and very arousing. I loved the mystery and intrigue, the unabashed passion that develops between the couples, and the undermining love that strengthens and fortifies these tender relationships that Brockmann reveals to us. The plot was filled with excitement and thrilling suspense, the characters were highly developed and well portrayed, and it involved most of the Troubleshooters Team and the Seals Team 16 as well; which is always great to see. I was utterly captivated by this book, and would love to be able to listen to it again. I hope to have the opportunity soon!!! This is definitely at the top of my list of good book to listen to and read!!!

Becky A

There are three separate plotlines in this book, so the A story doesn't actually get a ton of emphasis. But I enjoyed all three: Murph recovering from Angelina's deatha, and his complicated romance with her best friend (and oh yeah, the people trying to kill them...); Eden's introduction and Izzy's utter inability to keep it in his pants or make good life choices (and subsequently getting punched in the face, repeatedly, by Dan, heeheehee); and Decker's slow motion nervous breakdown. With bonus Sophia, Dave, Nash, and Tess. (And even briefly Jenk and Lindsey and Tracy.) So the whole gang is here and it's a fun read, despite so much of it revolving around grief.

White House employee Joan DaCosta, at a California naval base to prepare for a display for the president of SEAL techniques, finds herself drawn to her SEAL liaison, Mike Muldoon, as they face a threat to the President.

Into the Night

This was ... fine. I like Joan, I don't object to Mike. But I was pretty irritated with Sam throughout - he was seriously awful to Mary Lou, who is no prize herself, but he actively avoided even attempting to be nice to her. Compare that to her redemption, which paints her as sympathetic for the first time, and he comes out looking pretty awful. 

Meanwhile, story-wise... literally nothing happens. It was a reasonably enjoyable nothing, but there was no action or forward motion on anything except Mike and Joan dancing around each other for about 350 pages. This maybe does the worst job with the action plotline of any of the TS books so far.

Jacqueline Wilson

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