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Kerra Bailey ist eine engagierte Fernsehjournalistin mit einem hohen Bekanntheitsgrad. Sie möchte unbedingt ein Interview von Major Franklin Trapper. Dieser wurde zum Nationalhelden, als er nach einem Bombenanschlag einige Menschen retten konnte. Doch mittlerweile hat er sich aus der Öffentlichkeit zurückgezogen und redet nicht mehr mit der Presse. Also nimmt Kerra Kontakt zu John, dem Sohn des Majors auf, und versucht durch diesen einen Interviewtermin zu ergattern. Da die Beiden aber kaum noch Kontakt miteinander haben, verweigert er Kerra zunächst seine Unterstützung. Doch durch ihre Hartnäckigkeit kommt doch noch ein Termin mit dem Major zustande. Unmittelbar danach wird jedoch ein Anschlag verübt. Offenbar möchte jemand unbedingt verhindern, dass gewisse Dinge ans Licht kommen. Mit der Hilfe von John kommt Kerra einem gut gehüteten Geheimnis auf die Spur. Die Bücher von Sandra Brown mag man oder man mag sie nicht. Ich mag ihren Schreibstil total und auch diese Geschichte konnte mich total überzeugen. Dieser Thriller bietet viel Spannung und eine Liebesgeschichte, die unglaublich glaubhaft beschrieben ist. Die Protagonisten sind sehr gut ausgearbeitet und haben mir sehr gefallen. Insgesamt hat mir die Geschichte mit allen ihren Rätseln, Geheimnissen und Gefühlen sehr gut gefallen.

I received this book from my secret Santa in 2017 and have finally gotten around to reading it. Sandra Brown had always been one of my all-time favourite authors, so I had high expectations for Seeing Red. She did not disappoint. Ms. Brown took me on a ride filled with suspense, mystery and has jaw dropping twists, served with a side of romance.  This is a story that will keep you up through the wee hours of the night as you need to know how it will all end. John Trapper and Kerra Bailey are the focus of this fantastic story.  Kerra, top-notch journalist is on the verge of boosting her career if she lands an interview with town hero Major Franklin Trapper. Numerous attempts to secure the interview proved futile. so armed with the reluctant assistance of the major’s son along with an important piece of information from an incident which occurred twenty-five years ago Kerra set out to secure the interview.  However,  her attempts to gain the interview set into motion events that place her life and that of the major in jeopardy. John Trapper has been living in the shadow of his father’s heroism for the past twenty-five years.  He believes there is more to the incident than they led people to believe. His determination to prove his theory led to his personal and professional life spiralling out of control. This did not stop him from continuing his investigation if anything it spurred him to further to try to prove to all he was not delusional. I loved both Kerra and John. Initially, I had a difficult time warming up to John, but as I peeled away his layers and delved deeper into what made him tick, I found myself drawn to him. Yeah, he was rough around the edges but he cared and determined to protect those he loved. I admired Kerra’s professionalism and ethics. She never allowed her desire for a story to take precedence over what she considered being the morally correct thing to do. Kerra and John together was a forced to be reckoned with both professionally and intimately. I thought they worked well together in their pursuit of the truth. When I stated earlier that Ms. Brown took me on a suspenseful side, it was no exaggeration. From the start to the end. Figuring out what was going on was no easy task. Then there were the jaw dropping twists that the author revealed near to the end. I never saw that last one coming. That was the doozy of them all. That reveal was devastating for quite a few persons. Conclusion/Recommendation Fans of Sandra Brown will love Seeing Red. If you love romantic suspense, but read none of Ms. Brown’s work this would be a good place to start.