Review: True to Life Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
If you like espionage and fast paced action, this is the book for you!  Murder, deceit, greed, grand schemes, and plots within plots make this a page turner that you will not be able to put down.  The local police, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, as well as others recruited along the way, play a cat and mouse game to catch a rogue hacker known only as Jupiter.  His latest deal is to sell information to the highest bidder that could change the free world as we know it.Darren wakes up in Fircrest Mansion tied to a chair and staring into the striking blue eyes of a well-dressed dead woman.  He is pretty sure that he did not kill her and makes his escape just before the police can apprehend him.  He has amnesia with bits and pieces of scenes popping in and out of his mind when a good samaritan helps him out by giving him a ride.  Somehow he knows that his presence may put this person in danger, so he leaves her in search of a safe deposit box that he believes belongs to the key he found inside his underwear.  The murdered woman must have put it there and he has no doubt about the importance of something valuable in that box.  Detective Erland’s job is to solve the murder at the mansion and he has no idea how his life is about to change.  Before he can even gather all of the evidence, Homeland Security sweeps in, takes the case from him, and sends him home with instructions not to speak of anything to anyone.  Sierra Marland steps on the scene with full authority to take over the entire situation.  She requests that Detective Erland be placed back on the case to work loosely with her special unit within Homeland Security.  Little does Erland know that Sierra picked him a long time ago to become part of her game of chess with Jupiter, who has his own army and people working for him in every area of government all the way up to the White House.  The dead woman at the mansion was Sierra’s twin sister, so Jupiter is not only her target because of the treacherous human being that he is, but because he is also responsible for her sister’s death.Follow this thriller as Sierra and Jupiter dance around death as lots of people on both sides lose their lives to gain control of the information that Jupiter intends to sell to the highest bidder.  The corruption reaches such a high level that Sierra has only a few people to trust.  There are so many things happening at one time that I was never bored and I could not wait to turn the page.  Plans to blow up a school in the middle of a program; kidnappings of anyone even remotely involved in the case; helicopter escapes; and all manner of technology will have your heart pumping.  Everyone is suspect as even the most trustworthy and influential members of society succumb to the wishes of Jupiter.  Love, hope, and pure determination turn the tables when all hope seems to be gone as Sierra and Detective Erland risk their lives to the very end.Do not miss this book!  I am really hoping for a sequel.  The cover shows the signature blue eyes of the main character and gives you an idea that secrets are involved.  I recommend this book for a great reading experience.