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Book Review of Standoff

Standoff
Standoff
Author: Sandra Brown
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
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A fearless reporter trapped in a volatile siege, two young lovers turned fugitive and a holdup that transforms a small desert town into a powder keg.
TV reporter Tiel McCoy is drivingdsown Interstate 20 on her way to New Mexico for a well-earned vacation. But her itinerary is rewritten when she hears on the radio that the teenage daughter of well-known multimillionaire Russell Dendy has been kidnapped. At least that's the official story. In truth Sabra Dendy is pregnant and has run away with her boyfriend, Ronnie Davison. After calling her editor, Tiel abandons her holiday plans in favor of pursuing the story,
Then, in a town called Rojo Flats, on an innocuous visit to a convenience store, Tiel will come up close and personal with the barrel of a gun, the desperate young lovers...and the scoop of a lifetime.
Different kind of suspense story, but entertaining.