Review: Wonderful, Strong Female Led in Interesting Storyline
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2011
Secrets by S.L. Pierce is a very interesting story about a female former intelligence agent/assassin who is attacked in her home by a would-be murderer, whom she of course kills instead.What follows is an intricately laid out mystery that delves into the world of developing new computer super chips and industrial espionage. When the man Gwen believes hired the assassin to kill her is shot right before her eyes, Gwen, and her husband Jack, must discover who killed the killer is, why Sam was killed and if whoever killed him is after Gwen.I really enjoyed this story. I liked that it had a strong female lead who wasn't waiting for some man to come along and rescue her. I liked the storyline, the industrial espionage angle was completely believable. I liked Pierce's characters and the fact that while Gwen's husband Jack was able to accept Gwen's past because he loved her, he wasn't a pushover either, although I personally would have been a little more upset than he appeared to be.Overall it was an interesting novel with several interesting twists along the way. The clues to most of the mystery were laid out in the novel and all the questions raised in the book were answered by the end. I found it to be  a very interesting and rather unusual read. I would definitely recommend it. It was a great escape into a land of spies and murder most of us, fortunately, don't get to live, but this one woman Gwen, along with her husband did. It was good, really good.