Synopsis:~

When FBI agent Jack Shannon arrives in Corpus Christi, Texas, he is focused on one thing: find the man who has been selling encrypted government secrets to the Chinese through online birding chat rooms. But when a senator is shot during a hunting trip and the woman he was with is abducted, Jack agrees to join the search–especially when he discovers that the kidnapping victim is Aubrey Grayson, a woman he was once in love with.

As the search continues, it becomes clear the senator may not have been the intended victim–and Aubrey may be connected to the other case Jack is supposed to be working on. Can Jack untangle the knots before it’s too late? And when he learns the truth, will it be too painful to get past?

Join the hunt for the truth–and a traitor–in this tension-laden story of secrets, betrayal, and second chances.

Necee’s take:~

“Love did that sometimes. Made you stay when you should run.”

This was a book with an intriguing storyline and fast-moving read. The opening chapter started with a killer scene that kept the suspense moving. Harris kept the mystery up with not knowing who was being targeted, a high ranking official or his like a daughter, Aubrey Grayson. Her absentee father has really impacted her trust in him, but God has put others in her life that she can trust…or so she thought. As her childhood best friend, and now FBI agent, Jack Shannon returns to help on the case, she struggles with him losing connection with her. I love how much they both work through the emotions of that loss in their relationship. Some of it is key to how this romantic suspense plays out. This was a great mystery, with conspiracies, kidnappings, danger and will keep you guessing as to who the bad guys really are. The romance had a lot of potential, but was a little on the short side for me. However, for mystery lovers, the light touch of romance is probably just right.

“…I can’t put my ultimate hope in people or circumstances. I can only put it in God, because he’s always faithful.”

One of the key elements of Harris’ writing is the spiritual thread and Traitor’s Pawn does not disappoint. She weaves in how much God has guarded and guided the characters’ lives. This is ultimately a book about giving forgiveness. It’s about accepting the person for who they are and putting your ultimate trust in God. I love how much Aubrey and Jack have to walk through some of those old fears to figure out this mystery, too.

“I do know that sometimes forgiveness is more for the person who needs to forgive than the person who needs to receive it.”

As Aubrey comes to terms with personal issues, she is learning to put things in the past. However, in the midst of danger those old doubts keep creeping back. The question is can she stay alive long enough to have a fresh beginning with the man who left her all those years ago? For mystery and conspiracy lovers, a fast-moving read with heart. Perhaps a little on the analytical side, but still a good read. It definitely had a rollercoaster ride of suspense to it, which I love!

I was given an ARC through NetGalley by the publisher. All opinions given in this review are my own and given honestly.

Lisa Harris is a bestselling author, a Christy Award winner, and the winner of the Best Inspirational Suspense Novel from Romantic Times for her novels Blood Covenant and Vendetta. The author of more than thirty books, including The Nikki Boyd Files and the Southern Crimes series, as well as Vanishing Point and A Secret to Die For, Harris and her family have spent over fifteen years living as missionaries in southern Africa. Learn more at www.lisaharriswrites.com.

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