Fatal Identity - Book Review

By Marie Force

Synopsis

Every family has its secrets…

As the first anniversary of her marriage to Vice President Nick Cappuano approaches, Lieutenant Sam Holland is dreaming of Bora Bora—sun, sand and a desperately needed break from the DC grind. But real life has a way of intervening, and Sam soon finds herself taking on one of the most perplexing cases of her career.

Government worker Josh Hamilton begs Sam to investigate his shocking claim that his parents stole him from another family thirty years ago. More complicated still, his “father” is none other than the FBI director. When a member of Josh’s family is brutally murdered, Sam begins to question how deep this cover-up goes. Is it possible the revered director was part of a baby-napping ring and that others involved are also targets?

With a killer intent on deadly revenge and her team still reeling from a devastating loss, Sam’s plate is full—and when Nick and their son, Scotty, take ill, is her dream of a tropical anniversary celebration in peril too?

Review

FATAL IDENTITY is another great addition to the Fatal series.

When I started writing this review, I was shocked to realise that it had been two years since I’d read my last Fatal book, FATAL FRENZY. It was good to reconnect not just with Sam and Nick, but with all the other characters from this series. I like that with the initial reappearance of each character, we get a quick rundown of their history from the previous books. That little refresher comes in handy because after four years and eleven books, it’s difficult trying to remember everything that’s happened to everyone. That being said, I am getting sick of hearing about the Sam/Avery connection and the Sam/Archie fling. Ms Force, if you’re not going to make something of these two things, please stop bringing them up.

I’ve read all the books in this series up to and including this one, and as with all the previous Fatal books, FATAL IDENTITY was an enjoyable read and one that was hard to put down. The case Sam works on was certainly interesting, although when the truth came out at the end, it was a little far-fetched. That’s not going to stop me from reading the next book though.

FATAL IDENTITY is told in the POV of multiple characters, but it is mostly told in Sam’s. It can technically be read as a stand-alone, but I think understanding the characters and their relationships would be easier if you’ve read the entire series.