From an Unknown Sender by Traci Hunter Abramson, Sian Ann Bessey

From an Unknown Sender
by Traci Hunter Abramson,
Sian Ann Bessey

ISBN-13: 9781524424602
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Covenant Communications
Released: November 21, 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
After spending a busy holiday season putting drug smugglers behind bars, CIA operative Cole Bridger is looking forward to spending a quiet Christmas in Vienna with his girlfriend and fellow operative, Isabelle Roberts. But when Isabelle is tasked with investigating a string of suspect financial transactions and redirects a suspicious package to a museum in Amsterdam, she inadvertently places Cole’s cousins in the crosshairs of a drug smuggling ring.

Lars and Marit have no desire to be drawn into the deadly dealings of the criminal underworld, but when Lars’s sister, Tess’s, life is placed in danger, they willingly join Cole and Isabelle in their efforts to uncover the mastermind behind the drug smuggling ring. Unfortunately, the two couples’ involvement does not go unnoticed. And though each step brings them closer to the truth, they also reveal a startling picture of greed and corruption at the center of a dangerous organization that will stop at nothing to retrieve what it has lost.


My Review:
From an Unknown Sender is a romantic suspense. This is the 2nd novel featuring Cole, Lars, and their girlfriends, but it works as a standalone. Lars and Marit continued to get along well, enjoy their time together, and add to the team when Cole and Isabelle involved them in a case. Isabelle felt guilty about getting them involved and like Cole only invited her along for her help in solving the case. She questioned the strength of their romantic relationship, but she was willing to accept his word when he said that he desired to spend time with her as his girlfriend, too. So they're making progress. He also trusted her abilities as an agent and helped her accept that things rarely go as planned in fieldwork.

So the main characters were likable, skilled, and brave. There was plenty of suspense as the bad guys were willing to kill anyone getting in the way of their drug smuggling business. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable suspense novel.


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