Something doesn’t seem right; something is just off about the car crash Ann Silver is investigating. Pursuing what most would consider an open and shut case, Ann picks up a thread that leads her to the Lady Shooter - an elusive female assassin responsible for thirty cold case murders. Not one to overstep or throw her weight around, Ann delivers what she found to Paul Falcon, the FBI’s top murder cop, the agent who refuses to let the Lady Shooter case rest.
Fascinated
by the woman who gave him the evidence of his dreams on a silver platter, not
wanting the credit or collar for herself, Paul makes an effort to become Ann’s
friend. Not living near each other
complicates matters, but Paul and Ann embark on a tentative friendship
connecting through video chats. Getting
to know Ann, Paul soon realises she’s a complicated woman with many layers, and
she harbours many secrets. She knows spies, soldiers and U.S. Marshals;
she is friends with people in witness protection and is close to the former
Vice President. People with very good
reason to be cautious about who they let into their lives, deeply trust her.
Paul can’t help but wonder just what secrets Ann is
keeping, and as he keeps her in the loop on the Lady Shooter case he starts to
gain her trust and respect. Finally Ann
takes Paul into her confidence and shows him the John Doe Killer case file, and
he starts to realize just who the woman he is falling in love with really is.
Full
Disclosure is Dee Henderson’s latest release, and is a truly wonderful
read. The story is exactly 50% about
Paul and Ann’s personal relationship and 50% police work. The workings of Ann and Paul’s jobs are
wonderfully realistic and very interesting to follow. The story is very well plotted and it’s
impossible for the reader not to become invested in the outcome.
Ann
and Paul are wonderful characters, and I love that they are both
Christians. Usually in Christian fiction
one person has strong faith but the other is lost, and it’s about one leading the
other to Christ. In this case their
faith is the best thing Ann and Paul have in common, and what cements their
relationship. Their relationship and
its progression are also very realistic. It takes a lot of patience and perseverance from Paul to enable Ann to finally trust him enough to open herself up to him. I love how they discuss all angles of a possible future before
considering marriage – that’s how it should be.
You don’t just ask someone to marry you; you have to discuss the really
important things first. This is the
first book where I encountered such a realistic approach to such a huge commitment.
I
especially love the supporting characters in this book. I was surprised and overjoyed by the cameos
of some of the O’Malleys! The O’Malley series is my favourite of Dee Henderson’s work, and she also very cleverly made
Ann Silver the author of the O’Malley series (and Henderson’s other works). A very nice touch, which I love. It felt like catching up with old
friends.
I
enjoyed every single page of this book, though I have to admit I wanted more
from the ending. I wanted a little more for
Paul and Ann. *Spoiler Alert* I wanted Ann to change her mind about having
kids – I wanted that for them. I wanted
Ann to somehow find the courage to publicly admit her secret and be free of it;
but then I’ve never been a victim, so I can’t possibly understand the need to protect my right to privacy. I guess
this too adds to the authenticity of this book – happy endings don’t mean the
same things for everybody. Paul and Ann found
what works for them, and ultimately, works in the book. Full Disclosure is one of those books that is hard to put down and the thoughts it provokes are far reaching. Definitely worth the read.
Product information:
Title: Full Disclosure
Author: Dee Henderson
Number of pages: 473
Publisher: Bethany House
Year: 2012
Trade Paper ISBN: 978-0-7642-1089-1
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7642-1090-7
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4412-6117-5
