San Antonio, Texas
police officer Rebecca Montgomery lost her sister Danielle. Her body
was never found. Tortured by the past, Rebecca cannot help but be
reminded of her sister when another case of disappearing girls arises.
Between the FBI coming in on the case and the intrusion of Becca's
personal life into her professional life, Lieutenant Santiago has no
choice but to take her off the case and reassign her to another case.
At the crime scene of a possible arson at the Imperial Theater, a body
is discovered in the ruins --- a body whose face is locked into a
frozen scream, a body walled up in the masonry.
Diego Galvan stands
out from the mob at the crime scene, seductively luring Becca into his
world. When Becca discovers his connection to the organized crime
through Hunter Cavanaugh, are his words a warning to protect her or a
threat? As Becca's investigation leads her to the possibility of human
trafficking, the modern day slave trade, the stakes get higher and
higher as alliances unravel. Each turn leads to unexpected clues and
increasing danger. Can she get out alive and give a voice to the
victim's screams?
Jordan Dane’s
brilliant characterization brings the reader right into the heart of
her story. The reader feels their inner conflicts as well as how their
past motivates them. Becca reaches beyond herself the victims of these
horrific crimes. Even the villains are well developed and increasingly
intriguing as Jordan Dane reveals the alliances that connect them. The
suspense is magnificent, carefully unfolding as Becca uncovers layer
after layer of interconnecting relationships. Even the most astute clue
hunter will find wonderful surprises as each clue unfolds alongside the
careful building of the emotional depth of her characters. Rebecca's
connection to the victim in the case and her personal hunt for justice
for the families makes No One Heard Her Scream a read that
finely tunes the suspense and romance elements. Jordan Dane shows the
heights of what an author can do in the Romantic Suspense genre.
Becca's search for
justice, to bring compassion to the families, to speak for the victims,
and the look inside herself and her own pain brings an unexpected
almost spiritual light, a kind of love brought to the pursuit of
justice against crime. Readers who love the television show Cold
Case, especially the scenes when Detective Lilly Rush sees the
ghosts of the victims after the case’s resolution will find special
enjoyment in Jordan Dane‘s debut novel. Although compassion is an
integral part of both works, No One Heard Her Scream adds new
startling twists and rich dimensions to the cold case hunt as new
crimes enter the plot, bringing characters into encounters and into
conflict with one another. Justice is not about bringing closure but
also about bringing compassion to those devastated by the effects of
crime. For this reader, Jordan Dane’s debut novel is a smash hit.
Despite its release early in the year, No One Heard Her Scream
is already on my list of the top 2008 reads. Not only is Jordan Dane a
welcome new voice but undoubtedly a future award winning author whose
works will be marked in readers’ heart for a place on their keeper
shelves.
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