We join the Blog Tour for book number 4 in the Lori Anderson series, Deep Dark Night.
Deep Dark Night – the blurb
“Fearless Florida bounty-hunter Lori Anderson travels to Chicago to trap the head of a notorious crime family, in a high-stakes, nail-biting mission that sees her trapped in one of the city’s tallest buildings during a blackout…”
What is a bounty hunter?
Lori Anderson is a kick ass bounty hunter (a person who catches fugitives for money). She is attractive, has a hot boyfriend and a healthy daughter. Yet she is in a whole heap of trouble and still disturbed from a recent blood bath that she was involved in. I haven’t read any of the previous Lori Anderson books (Deep Down Dead, Deep Blue Trouble and Deep Dirty Truth) yet I was able to get to grips with what had happened previously pretty well. Sure I may have missed some of the finer details (and the previous blood bath she was involved in does sound pretty interesting) but I wasn’t stranded without a compass – thanks Steph! Although I did have to google what a bounty hunter actually is. Did you know Steph actually trained as one in California? Unreal!
Poker face
I loved reading about a strong female in a role usually only associated with men. The premise for the book is pretty cool as well – go play Poker in an elite high-stakes game to entrap the head of a crime family. It felt very Casino Royale and I suddenly had the urge to learn to play Poker. The book really kicked up a gear when a power cut hit placing the building in lock down. Suddenly we were reading a book reminiscent of Saw – never a bad thing! Not having read the previous books, my mind was a wash with conspiracy theories. I was wrong on all counts but it made the read even more interesting.
Does your ankle hurt?
There was a reference or two too many to ‘getting back home to daughter’ and I did struggle at times to place Otis, Johnny, Mikey, Carl, and Anton. But you know at all times who you are meant to be focusing in on and that’s what matters. The ending was intriguing and I was left with a definite sense of ‘I want more’. For now I will have to make do with reading Broadribb’s back catalog which will do me just fine.
Thanks
My thanks go to Orenda Books via The Random Things Tour for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. If you like your crime with strong independent women at the center also try The Ringmaster by Vanda Symon.