Empty Promises by James M. Jackson is the fifth book in the “Seamus McCree” mystery series. Publisher: Wolf’s Echo Press, coming April 3, 2018

If you love the suspense and plot twists of domestic thrillers, this page-turner will be for you. Seamus McCree’s first solo bodyguard assignment goes from bad to worse. His client disappears. His granddog finds a buried human bone. Police find a fresh human body.

His client is to testify in a Chicago money laundering trial. He’s paranoid that with a price on his head, if the police know where he’s staying, the information will leak. Seamus promised his business partner and lover, Abigail Hancock, that he’d keep the witness safe at the McCree family camp located deep in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s woods.

Abigail is furious at his incompetence and their relationship flounders. Even his often-helpful son, Paddy, must put family safety ahead of helping his father. Seamus risks his own safety and freedom to turn amateur sleuth in hopes he can solve the crimes, fulfill his promise of protection, and win back Abigail. Wit and grit are on his side, but the clock is ticking . . . and the hit man is on his way.

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I love a book that immediately grab my attention, quickly becoming a page-turner as I have to know what happens next. Seamus has his assignment and everything that could go wrong, does in this fast-paced and action-packed drama. The author did a great job in creating a narrative that was intriguing with the situations that Seamus found himself involved. . .some mitigating, some not which ratcheted the suspense up a notch because I did not know how the situation was going to end. This riveting tale was emotionally-charged and well-executed with engaging dialogue and scenes that had me enthralled in all aspects as it related to the consequences of Seamus’ exploits. Another great story in this terrific series.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the author.