Whiplash

One of my pleasures in life is reading books.   I’m studiously working through my “to be read” pile that sits beside my bed.  Since I’m often working when I’m home (or half asleep in my chair) I’ve been bringing my “to-be-read” books to work to read on my lunch break.    My latest lunchtime read is Whiplash.   

Whiplash is an FBI novel featuring Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, married FBI agents.  They are working a case with what seems to be a ghost, when another case drops into their laps.  Both require their attention, so this mystery book features a two-mystery scenario rather than the normal solve this one mystery read. 

The Basic Facts for Whiplash

Title: Whiplash
Author: Catherine Coulter
Series: An FBI Thriller, book 14
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
Pages: 80
Intended Audience: 7-11 years
Genre: FBI, Mystery, Thriller, Ghost, political thriller, 
Available formats: hardcover, paperback, audio, kindle

Catherine Coulter has written 97 books!!!   Wow… I was shocked to read that!  🙂  She gained her skills writing historical romances.   She eventually branched out into writing thrillers.  In this series she’s written 27 books.   She lives in the San Francisco area with her hubby, loves to hike, watch football, and amuse herself writing novellas. 

So What Did I Think?

One doesn’t get to be a New York Times bestselling author by putting together shoddy work.  Whiplash is no exception.  It’s a well-paced story with interesting characters. 

I was SO not expecting an F.B.I. agent that could talk to ghosts.  Admittedly, I’m very skeptical when it comes to that sort of thing but I can work with it as part of a storyline.  Just seemed a bit … Surprising I think is a good word. 

The agents seemed to be good at their jobs not just because of the training they receive, but also due to their innate abilities to pay attention to details. Those details matter when you are tying details together.   Coulter managed to surprise me with who the bad guy was in the second mystery case.  it’s good to be surprised once in a while eh? 

So because the story had great pacing, surprised me, and I liked the characters… I laughed, I gasped in horror, and quickly turned pages.  🙂  Go read it!   A fun who-done it!