Review: Non-Stop Action and Gut-Wrenching Emotions Make ALIVE AT 5 the Thriller You Can't Put Down
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
ALIVE AT 5 is a fast-paced action-adventure I just couldn't put down.  Debut author Linda Bond packs the story with thrills and keeps the reader guessing, while the chemistry between ex-military undercover police officer Zach and intrepid TV news reporter Samantha ("Sam") sizzles off the page.  Both are searching for answers about mysterious deaths on extreme vacation adventures which have been passed off as accidents and equipment malfunctions - but were they?  Zack lost his uncle and Sam her mentor - and only by working together can they figure out if their suspicions that the deaths are related - and part of some sinister plot - are true.  They both want justice for the people they lost.  But Sam, her TV cameraman at her side, also wants to get the story, while the last thing Zack wants is the spotlight of media attention on his very personal quest to find the truth. The book takes the reader on a dizzying ride through skydiving, underground cave diving, flying an F-16, and getting up close with hungry tiger sharks. Soon Zack and Sam find both their lives and their hearts are in danger.  I loved this fast-paced and emotionally satisfying story, and can't wait to see what other books Bond has to offer.