Hong Kong Central by Marilynn Larew

September 6, 2018 By 7 Comments


Hong Kong Central by Marilynn Larew
Publisher: Artemis Hunter Press
Genre: Thriller
Length: Full (379 pages)
Rating: 5 stars
Review by Rose

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This is the 3rd book in the series, but the first I’ve read. It can be read on its own, but I think I would have gotten into the story sooner if I had read the previous books in the series. There are also several prior relationships I would had a better handle on.

However, once I got into the book, I had trouble putting it down. Lee Carruthers, who has resigned from the CIA, is doing a favor for her old boss – looking for a contact he’s not heard from in a weeks. When she arrives at his shop, she sees him being carried away. And thus begins a non-stop whirlwind of action and danger for Lee, along with some revelations about her father’s and Sidney’s pasts.

There were a lot of twists and turns and, just when you think you might have a handle on things, another dead body turns up – with more questions to answer.

I really enjoyed the characters and I’m looking forward to grabbing the first two books in the series so I can see how she and Lee got to the stage where they are! Maybe then I would understand better why she did what she did…and, sorry, you will need to read the book to find out what that is.. no spoilers here!

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Dead in Dubai by Marilynn Larew

January 29, 2016 By 14 Comments

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Dead in Dubai by Marilynn Larew
Publisher: Artemis Hunter Press
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (284 pgs)
Rating: 4 stars
Review by: Rose

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This book starts off with a bang (literally—the main character is shot at in the first paragraph) and doesn’t slow down until the very end, which lends itself very nicely to a new book starring Lee Carruthers. This is the second in the series and, while it can be read as a standalone, I suspect readers would get a much richer experience if they started with the first book, The Spider Catchers. I know I’m going to order the first one, albeit a little later than I should have.

Because the book drops you right into the action, it took me a few pages to catch up to what was going on with Lee, who she was, and what kind of work she did. Knowing her backstory would have also let me see, I think, why she did some of the things she did.  That did not affect my enjoyment of the story, however; just slowed it down a bit until I sorted things out. The book is solidly written, the plot moves along nicely, and there is not a boring moment in the entire book.

Lee is a former CIA analyst who has left the company, but still manages to find herself involved in the case of a missing (read that as dead) operative. She is a not a woman you want to get on the bad side of… she feels naked without her Glock and her knife, and she’s not afraid to use either of them. At the same time, she does what’s right, not just what’s expedient. She is very much the good guy and I really enjoyed watching her work.

There are many twists and turns as she tries to discover who George Branson really was and how he fit into the intrigue that surrounds her. This book truly deserves to be called a thriller, because it’s non-stop. Good job, Ms. Larew.

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