Tessa
Lancaster worked for her uncle in the Japanese mafia until she was sent to
prison for a murder she didn't commit. Now, after finding God behind bars, she
takes odd jobs as a bodyguard to keep her distance from the family business.
In A
Dangerous Stage, the second book in Camy Tang's Protection for Hire series,
Tessa gets caught up in the web of lies surrounding a shady singing
competition. Hired by one of the contestants, she works with Charles
Britton---the lawyer who sent her to prison---to discover the dark figures
manipulating the contest from behind the scenes.
Tessa's
abilities will be tested like never before as she's forced to balance the
safety of her client's family and her deepening relationship with Charles. In
the midst of the chaos, she holds on to her faith to keep her safe and bring
down the shadowy organization.
A
Dangerous Stage (Mystery/Action/Suspense)
Book
#2 in the Protection For Hire Series
By
Camy Tang
Publisher:
Zondervan
ISBN
#978-0310320340
333
Pages
Price
$11.51
Rating
5-Stars
“An Action Hero With A Christian Attitude.”
Tessa Lancaster has a
history. Half Japanese, she was an enforcer for her uncle’s yakuza until she
went to prison for someone else’s crime. There she was led to the Lord, and
wants to change her life when she’s released. Working part time for a women’s
abuse shelter, she takes on jobs as bodyguard when they come available. She is
highly trained in martial arts and MMA. In the second novel in the Protection
For Hire series, a contestant on a singing contest hires her when his daughter
mistakenly discovers the contest is rigged. Gangsters want their secret back,
and her dead. When they discover Tessa is their bodyguard, they hire a female
Thai assassin to take her out. Who – or what – is the Double Zodiac?
There is a lot of
backstory that continues from the first story in the series. There is plenty of
action, and a good plot that unfolds slowly, revealing the deep insides of the
criminal activity that even reaches into her Japanese yakuza family background.
The story isn’t preachy, so readers of action novels can enjoy the book along
with Christians. Tessa has trouble forgiving, and must call on her newfound
Faith in God to help her organize her path in this new life. Nor is the romance
overly pursued in the story, leaving room for the plot and action to move smoothly
without interference. The gangsters’ hired Thai assassin and Tessa have several
fights in the story.
I found the story, and
the author’s writing smooth and a lot of fun, and was pleased to see no sex or
profanity in a good action series. It shows that it’s not needed to tell an
action-packed adventure. I was kept turning the pages. Highly recommended to
all readers of action.
Tom
Johnson
Detective
Mystery Stories
Thanks for the review, Tom!
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