This is how I felt as I rode Kate’s Crazy Train!
DV Berkom’s characters are strong women who face dark and dangerous situations, and Kate Jones is put to the test in Vigilante Dead.
I love this amazing cover done by Deranged Doctor Designs.
There are definitely turbulent waters inside.
MY REVIEW
OMG, D! You have outdone yourself! Best one yet!
If you are looking for a strong female protagonist and a high octane thriller, look no furthert!
Every time I think DV Berkom can’t make a Kate Jones Thriller even more thrilling, she puts out a story like Vigilante Dead.
Kate has been running from her past for a long time, but now she has settled down. She is a private investigator and has a gorgeous man, Sam, at her side. He is a super guy who gives her space and time when she needs it and some lovin’ when she needs that.
When her sister ODs, the hunt is on…
Drugs, murder, vengeance…
I love books that make me think of our life choices. We all march to our own drummer and who knows what will work if we don’t explore our options. BUT, sometimes we get off course and the road we walk takes us down a dark and dangerous path. So does Kate.
Kate grows more complex with each story told, but danger follows her through each and every one. This time, D took her somewhere that totally blew my mind. Sometimes the character demands that you go there, go where the bad guy goes to get your answers.
DV Berkom’s characters are strong and bold, and sometimes I think they need to have a little more fear. I worry for them. Every time Kate went creeping around, staking out places, I waited for the hammer to fall. I do love that she does things I only think about.
Kate fights the lows that wash over her when she thinks of all she has been through and lost by making mistakes in her youth. They left her with nightmares. Her rash actions and decisions can get her in difficult and dangerous situations.
Kate’s family pisses me off! and her wimpy dad is a huge disappointment to me. Am I being too harsh? You will need to decide.
And Angie, a badass assassin, you are a woman after my own heart, until…
You make a deal with the devil and you get burned.
I cannot quit reading, not for a second. I cannot wait to learn the ending of Vigilante Dead…thoughts are running through my mind, fed by the title. I am loving and hating what I am thinking.
The twists and turns DV Berkom has supplied in Vigilante Dead has ratcheted the suspense and my anticipation to a white knuckled, nail biting level. With all that is happening I am wondering where DV Berkom will leave Kate.
I am mentally yelling at her…DON’T DO IT!!!!!
Yet the little devil whispering on my shoulder says…
5 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB
Death. Lies. Revenge.
After years of running, Kate Jones is finally putting her past behind her. Between restoring ties with her younger sister, moving in with Sam, a cop-turned PI, and working as a PI herself, she’s learning to live life without looking over her shoulder.
Then Kate lands a case that changes everything: a young college student with no history of drug abuse dies of an overdose, and the parents come to Kate demanding answers. Soon, Seattle is reeling from dozens more deaths, all with the same chemical markers. At first, police assume that the victims are closet junkies who got a hold of a bad combination, but after someone close to her becomes a victim, Kate believes something far more sinister is going on.
The deeper Kate digs, the more she uncovers about the deadly drug’s origins, forcing her to choose between doing what’s right… and getting revenge.
ABOUT DV BERKOM
DV Berkom is a slave to the voices in her head. As the author of two popular thriller series (Leine Basso and Kate Jones), her love of creating resilient, kick-*ss female characters stems from a lifelong addiction to reading spy novels, mysteries, and thrillers, and longing to find the female equivalent within those pages.
Raised in the Midwest, she received her BA in political science from the University of Minnesota and promptly moved to Mexico to live on a sailboat. Many, many cross-country moves (and several years) later, she now lives just outside of Seattle, Washington with the love of her life, Mark, an ex-chef-turned contractor, and writes every chance she gets.
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Wow – what a glowing review. Delighted you liked this one SO much:)
D is a fab author but I think this may be her best yet!
🙂
Im imagining you yelling at your reader, lol, I’m the same kind of crazy too! Well if anything that’s a good sign of a book’s effectiveness
Doesn’t happen often enough and I am sure glad I was at home when it happened. LOL
I just did that while reading a book. Even mention yelling at the book in my review. LOL I have moved her books into my reading challenge so I’ll finally get started on them. If you’ve noticed, my TBR books are featured every week and I’m finding some awesome ones that sat so long waiting for me.
Great review and so excited about these books, Sherry!
Yes, I have noticed and I have been doing a bit of that too. Thanks for the great comment and I’ll be seeing you soon. Hope you enjoy D’s work as much as I do.
LOL on yelling at the book/characters, Laura. So glad I’m not the only one who does that 🙂 I hope you enjoy the books!
Holy cow, Sherry–thank you so much for the fantastic review!! I’m thrilled that you enjoyed Kate’s latest. It makes all the blood, sweat, and tears of writing a novel totally worth it 🙂
Have a fabulous week!
Man oh man…I’m not sure what to think of the ending still…FABULOSO!!!! 🙂 I can hardly wait to read the next book. Have a great week yourself and keep on writing…faster. 🙂
Wow! Now that’s a review! I could feel your emotions just reading it. I love a book where characters do things I would never do. That’s why we read, right? To live vicariously through other people’s experiences. To go places we would never go.
Wow! Now that’s a review! I could feel your emotions just reading it. I love a book where characters do things I would never do. That’s why we read, right? To live vicariously through other people’s experiences. To go places we would never go.
Wow! Now that’s a review! I could feel your emotions just reading it. I love a book where characters do things I would never do. That’s why we read, right? To live vicariously through other people’s experiences. To go places we would never go.
This sounds really good. Great review!
For sure. Thanks Yvonne.
Sounds like a great suspenseful ride!!
It was…big time. Left me wanting more!
A thriller that makes you think about life choices- sounds awesome! And if it made you think of Crazy train that’s a bonus!
I love it when a book gets to me so much. And I couldn’t help but share Crazy train because the book was a ride that took me to a place I never expected…and I want more.