Name: A Merciful Death
Rating: 3.9 (15 reviews)
ISBN: 9781477818268

Kendra Elliot

A Merciful Death

When FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is assigned a murder case that will take her back to her hometown of Eagle's Nest, Oregon, she knows she will have to face the family that has shunned her for 15 years.  The town of preppers and survivalists is the site of three recent murders in which a large number of weapons have been stolen.  On her arrival, she meets the local police chief, Truman Daly.  Truman's journey to Eagle's Nest began with the death of his partner that he believes he might have been able to prevent.  Both find themselves embroiled in a case which may raise the issues from Mercy's past that caused her to leave town and an attraction that could prove inconvenient.  

A Merciful Death is a good beginning to the Mercy Kilpatrick series, introducing many characters and the town of Eagle's Nest.  It also introduces the world of preppers, with lots of interesting information and an intriguing mystery.  However, the writing doesn't evoke much emotion, and it is difficult to connect with the characters or their romance.  There are also parts of the narrative that are very slow and even the parts of the novel that are meant to be suspenseful don't really offer that much suspense.  Overall, A Merciful Death succeeds as the introduction to a new series but that is where interest ends. 

Lynn Braden

When FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick is assigned a murder case that will take her back to her hometown of Eagle's Nest, Oregon, she knows she will have to face the family that has shunned her for 15 years.  The town of preppers and survivalists is the site of three recent murders in which a large number of weapons have been stolen.  On her arrival, she meets the local police chief, Truman Daly.  Truman's journey to Eagle's Nest began with the death of his partner that he believes he might have been able to prevent.  Both find themselves embroiled in a case which may raise the issues from Mercy's past that caused her to leave town and an attraction that could prove inconvenient.  

A Merciful Death is a good beginning to the Mercy Kilpatrick series, introducing many characters and the town of Eagle's Nest.  It also introduces the world of preppers, with lots of interesting information and an intriguing mystery.  However, the writing doesn't evoke much emotion, and it is difficult to connect with the characters or their romance.  There are also parts of the narrative that are very slow and even the parts of the novel that are meant to be suspenseful don't really offer that much suspense.  Overall, A Merciful Death succeeds as the introduction to a new series but that is where interest ends. 

Ciska van Bokhorst

3 1/2* eerder. Goed geschreven en sterk plot. Interessant onderwerp; preppers. Tikkeltje te romantisch....

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