Schoolteacher Faith McCann, the heroine of this searing first in a new crime series from Ragan (Evil Never Dies), returns one afternoon to her Sacramento, Calif., home to discover the members of her family bound and gagged: her husband, Craig, and their children, 10-year-old Lara and nine-year-old Hudson. The bad guys take the kids, slit Craig's throat, and leave Faith for dead after a vicious beating. After a stint in a drug-induced coma and intensive care, Faith finds new purpose in searching for Lara and Hudson and their captors. Frustrated by the slowness of the official investigation, Faith assaults a police detective and winds up in court-mandated anger control classes, where under the sobriquet "Furious" she meets "Rage" and "Beast." Rage and Beast become unlikely allies in her effort to penetrate the world of human trafficking, the evils of which are highlighted in chapters revealing what happened to Lara and Hudson. Readers with strong stomachs will eagerly await the next installment.
"Faith McMann comes home to a nightmare: her husband is killed and her son and daughter are taken. Although the intruders leave her for dead, she survives."
The first in a new series (Faith McMann Series) this book was a heartbreaker, disturbing, and kick ass. I loved Faith and her family. The way they all stood with her and helped. I ADORED Beast and Rage. Everything about this book was just awesome from beginning to end.
The only thing I wasn't crazy about was this ended in a cliffhanger of sorts. I wanted some sort of resolution, but I can see why it was left the way it was. I haven't read anything from this author before, but I will for sure be checking out more of this author's work.
