Deception (Natchez Trace Park Rangers)

 

Deception 

(Natchez Trace Park Rangers) 

August 2, 2022

by Bradley (Author)

After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don't lie. So she's less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.

When a woman who looks just like Madison is attacked on the same night Madison's grandfather is shot, it becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that Madison herself is in danger. and Clayton will have to work together--and suppress their growing feelings for one another--if they are to discover the truth before it's too late.

USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Patricia Bradley closes out her popular Natchez Trace  Rangers series with this complex story of family secrets, mixed motives, and learning to trust.

My thoughts:  Deception is the 4th book in this series, but it easily stands alone.  Parts of the book were really familiar to me, as if I read them before, but I know I haven't.  I had part of the who-dun-it figured out in advance, but the rest was a surprise. Lots of twists and turns and some hurting characters.  I enjoyed this book and the series.  I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.