Critical Threat ~ Review

Critical Threat

Extreme Measures #3

By Lynette Eason

A serial killer has made the northeast region just outside of Washington, D.C., his new home. Is it a copycat of Peter Romanos? Or is it something worse? FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley has been tasked with working up a profile. What she didn't expect was prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe being called in to consult. But Sam has a unique perspective on serial killers and possibly this case.

When Grace draws the killer's interest, her life is in danger. But Grace refuses to be intimidated or put her life on lockdown to keep a killer at bay and free to kill more women. But when a personal crisis arises, she has to split her time between work and family, making her an easier target for a man who is now obsessed with her. 

Critical Threat finds both Grace and Sam dealing with their pasts and the regrets they carry. This is the third book in the Extreme Measures series, and it in no way lets up on the intense suspense that kept the first two books as a can't-put-it-down-read. The killings are a tad gruesome but occur off-page, so there aren't graphic details to wade through. There are some unique twists that keep the reader guessing as to just who is guilty. It is interesting to get the mindset of the killer while not knowing who he is. The overall story is completed within this book, so if you haven't read the first two, you won't have any problem reading this book. If you have not yet read Lynette Eason, this would be a good book to start with, and then you can read the first two books in the series (Life Flight and Crossfire). This is a book I would recommend to most readers (but not if you only want gentle reads).

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations, but that I provide my honest opinion, all thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

FBI Special Agent Grace Billingsley tracks serial killers, using her skills as a psychiatrist and behavioral analyst to get dangerous people off the street and safely behind bars. But prison psychiatrist Sam Monroe knows that just because a killer is incarcerated doesn't mean they're not a threat. His own father, Peter, is a serial killer--in prison but certainly not out of Sam's life, as much as he wishes he was.

When bodies start showing up with Peter's MO, Sam and Grace are both called in to consult. They've met before--and though Grace thought they'd made a real connection, Sam ghosted her. They'll have to get past the awkwardness and mistrust to solve this case--especially because it's about to get personal.