Poison Flower (Jane Whitefield, Bk 7)
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
I have read and enjoyed most of the previous books in this series; this is the seventh Jane Whitefield novel. I thought this one was a pretty good read although it was definitely on the more violent side. Jane is a Native-American Seneca guide who leads people to a new life when they deserve a second chance and are being sought by others. She knows how to cover her tracks and provide her clients with new identities to start a new life.
In this one, she is out to help James Selby who has been falsely convicted of murdering his wife. Jane is able to break him out of a criminal court as Selby was there to testify. But before she could escape she is picked up by imposters posing as the police who shoot her in the leg. She is then taken to a room where she is tortured by the men trying to get her to reveal where Selby has fled to. Her captors are employees of the real killer of Selby's wife who doesn't want to leave any loose ends. Of course Jane is able to escape and go on a cross-country chase to try to put Selby out of harm. Along the way she commits many crimes to avenge the crimes of the real killer and his cohorts and to try to keep Selby safe.
This was overall another good outing in the Whitefield saga. However, I didn't find it quite as compelling as some of the earlier novels. Selby was a convicted murderer and although he was unjustly accused, he did not seem as sympathetic as some of the earlier victims in the series. I would only mildly recommend this one but I do plan on reading the remaining books I have missed in the series so far.
In this one, she is out to help James Selby who has been falsely convicted of murdering his wife. Jane is able to break him out of a criminal court as Selby was there to testify. But before she could escape she is picked up by imposters posing as the police who shoot her in the leg. She is then taken to a room where she is tortured by the men trying to get her to reveal where Selby has fled to. Her captors are employees of the real killer of Selby's wife who doesn't want to leave any loose ends. Of course Jane is able to escape and go on a cross-country chase to try to put Selby out of harm. Along the way she commits many crimes to avenge the crimes of the real killer and his cohorts and to try to keep Selby safe.
This was overall another good outing in the Whitefield saga. However, I didn't find it quite as compelling as some of the earlier novels. Selby was a convicted murderer and although he was unjustly accused, he did not seem as sympathetic as some of the earlier victims in the series. I would only mildly recommend this one but I do plan on reading the remaining books I have missed in the series so far.
