NO ONE LEFT TO TELL by Jordan Dane

SYNOPSIS:  It all starts with a dead body left garishly displayed at St. Sebastian's Chapel....

Detectives Raven Mackenzie and Tony Rodriguez are assigned the case and the trail leads them straight to Dunhill Corporation and its owner, Fiona Dunhill.  Fiona insists on a joint investigation with her head of security, Christian Delacorte, and she has the political clout to ensure it happens. Raven has to wonder what secrets Fiona and Christian are hiding, particularly as the investigation soon turns deadly.  Will the dark secrets of the past come out if there is NO ONE LEFT TO TELL?

MY THOUGHTS:  Jordan Dane juxtaposes lightness and darkness throughout NO ONE LEFT TO TELL.  Some of the scenes are quite graphic but the brutality is tempered by a sense of hope and rebirth.  Second chances are a key theme of Jordan Dane's work and this is everpresent in NO ONE LEFT TO TELL.

Jordan Dane's characters always walk the knife edge in their quests to do the right thing.  Christian in particular is a haunting figure, a man filled with mystery and intrigue. Raven is far more open but her attraction to Christian puts her in the dubious position of being caught between the career she loves and the man she is starting to love.  The emotional rollercoaster that both these characters take the reader on can be almost overwhelming in its intensity.

NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is the sophomore effort from an author who is quickly showing she is a force to be reckoned with.  Readers should note that NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is essentially a stand alone story although there are some threads left hanging for Ms. Dane's next release.  NO ONE LEFT TO TELL is a dark thriller that is both captivating and intriguing.

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