Review: "Making a Killing" by John L. Hart & Olivia Rupprecht

What a roller coaster ride of a story! I was drawn in from the very first page. This is John Hart’s sequel to There will be Killing and it doesn’t disappoint. All the characters from the first novel are back. J. D. Mikel and Kate take center stage in this tome but Izzy, Phillip and Gregg also make the book impossible to put down. Throw in some new twisted individuals and you have the recipe for nights lost to page turning drama!

There are a two wars going on in Vietnam, the one that is well known to the public and also one for the poppy fields and drug trade. J.D. and Kate give into their mutual attraction and find themselves falling in love. Kate is kidnapped and held as a pawn to get J. D. to do the bidding of the evil forces trying to take over the trade. Needing someone to watch his back, J. D. enlists the help of Izzy and Gregg where he leads them traipsing over Vietnam and into danger to rescue the woman he has given his heart too. Death and terror follow them as lives are lost and people are not who they seem to be.

I love this author and series. The characters are examined and their personalities expounded upon until they feel as though you know them first hand. The plot is fast moving with unexpected twists and turns that leave you shaking your head. The story is written in chronological order and easy to follow. This is everything a page turning book should be. The author has left the door open for a third book which I am eagerly awaiting.

I highly recommend this book. If you haven’t read the first in the series, not a problem, because the characters may be from the first book but the story line stands alone. I would suggest this book for more mature readers because some of the violence is graphic.

I requested and received this book for review from Story Plant.