Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters

Deadly Deceit by Natalie Walters ISBN-13: 9780800735333 Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Revell Released: November 5, 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from NetGalley:
Independent and tenacious journalist Vivian DeMarco is back in Walton, Georgia, for one reason--to do her job and get out. When her boss suddenly dies under suspicious circumstances, Vivian's only hope for finding the truth--and the next big story--is small-town law enforcement's lanky poster boy, Deputy Ryan Frost. But the deeper they dig, the more twisted the truth becomes, and Vivian finds herself fighting for not only answers but also her life. False leads, incriminating emails, and someone called The Watcher force Vivian to confront the secret of her past and decide what she really wants in her future.


My Review:
Deadly Deceit is a Christian romantic suspense novel. This is the second book in a series. You don't need to read the previous book to understand this one, and this book didn't spoil the previous book.

Vivian is a kind, caring woman who pursues the truth and is willing to put herself in danger to help others. But after her father abandoned her family, she avoided forming close relationships. Ryan was also abandoned by his father, and he's reluctant to leave his mother and sister to pursue his own dreams. When Vivian's boss dies and a blackmail video is exposed, they both work to discover who is blackmailing people with their dirty secrets. Suspense was created by the relationship tensions and from the race to stop the blackmailer before more people got hurt.

Ryan felt that Vivian helped him become a better person, but at the first difficulty, he assumed that she was pursuing a story for glory when she was actually helping to protect someone. This caused conflict in the relationship. Although this ultimately strengthened the relationship as they worked through the misunderstanding, but it made me not like Ryan as much because he so easily assumed the worst about the woman he supposedly loves.

There were a few prayers to God. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable suspense novel.


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