Blind Betrayal by Nancy Mehl

• Series: Defenders of Justice (Book 3)
• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (April 17, 2018)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764217798
• ISBN-13: 978-0764217791

About the Book:

Deputy U.S. Marshal Casey Sloane has worked at the St. Louis Marshals office for two years and is given a routine assignment to help transport a reporter to D.C. to testify before a grand jury. Valerie, the reporter, was writing a story about an up-and-coming environmentalist who suddenly disappeared and, she later discovered, whose backers purportedly have ties to a terrorist.

When the seemingly ordinary assignment suddenly takes a shocking turn, Casey is forced to put aside her own feelings about the unexpected reappearance of a man from her past as she and two other Marshals take Valerie on the run. And as it becomes dangerously clear Valerie's testimony has even bigger implications than they knew, they'll do whatever it takes to make it out alive.

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed Blind Betrayal, just not quite as much as I loved the first two books in the series. This finale had too many moving parts and a huge cast of characters, plus numerous threat actors.

Nancy Mehl could have turned this one story into two books instead of one. Wasn't much breathing room which left me feeling cramped and overstuffed. 

That said, the action was intense, and she threw in a few red herrings that definitely took me by surprise. I just wish the story had been easier to follow and more focused.  That's why I'm giving 'Blind Betrayal' 3 and 1/2 stars, with my thanks to the publisher for my advance copy, with no services provided in return.

Until the next page turns,

Deena