A real page turner. I could not put it down. I love Iris Johansen.

Great read. Had me riveted to the pages. Stayed up waaay too late reading this one!

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This was my first book by Iris Johansen. I can honestly say I was not disappointed. The story moved fast and held my interest all the way to the end. I have already added several more of her books to my TBR list and am now reading another book by her which so far has been great also. If you are looking for a great page turner and a good mystery/thriller then I would recommend this book!

A celebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has just witnessed the collapse of a dam in Colorado and a conspiracy that will shock a nation - if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. Her only ally is Judd Morgan an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now Alex is marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up and who has already got her centered - dead aim.

This is a Thriller about a Photojournalist who know something that could endanger the Nation. Can't put this book down once you begin to read it.

A cekebrated photojournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her atest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. Now she's marked for death by an enemey who never misses, never forguves, and who's already got her centered ... dead aim.

A great fast-paced thriller!

A celebrated photjournalist, Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation - if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam was not an accident. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up, and who's already got her centered...dead aim.

SHE WITNESSES DEATH THROUGH THE EYE Of HER CAMERA.... NOW A RELENTLESS KILLER
IS FOCUSED ON HER.

What happens when a reporter does more than just report? What happens when she becomes the story?
A celebrated photojournalism Alex Graham has recorded some of the world's most tragic and heartbreaking stories. But her latest assignment has forced her across a dangerous line. At a dam collapse in Arapahoe Junction, Colorado, Alex witnesses a conspiracy that will shock a nation—if she can stay alive long enough to reveal the truth. For the collapse of the Arapahoe Dam was not an accident. The official story is just a cover-up for a truth so frightening, so unthinkable, that Alex must be silenced. Forever. Her only ally is Judd Morgan, an ex-covert commando with a checkered past and a team of assassins at his heels. Now she's marked for death by an enemy who never misses, never forgives, never gives up, and who's already got her centered...dead aim.

Heavy on verbs, light on adjectives, Johansen's latest fast-moving thriller offers lots of cinematic action, if not much to contemplate or savor. On assignment at a dam collapse in Colorado, photojournalist Alex Graham overhears a conversation between the conspirators who caused the collapse, which they disguised as an act of nature. When they realize that Alex has heard them, they go after her, and soon Alex's friend, Sarah Logan, is wounded in an attempt on Alex's life. Sarah's husband, John, a billionaire with political connections, believes he must hire someone to keep Alex safe. His contact is a man called Galen, a shadowy government operative, who in turn contacts Judd Morgan, a former military assassin who's been deep undercover. Knowing that Alex won't leave the dam mystery alone, and wanting to keep his own wife out of harm's way, John authorizes Judd to kidnap Alex and take her to a safe location. Alex persuades Judd that the dam collapse was a deliberate act, and that more sites are slated to be destroyed. The two team up to learn the identities of the conspirators, who appear to have ties to the FBI and the CIA, as well as to an assassin called Runne, who has his own agenda, and a Central American terrorist ring. There are chases and narrow escapes aplenty as Alex and Judd save the country-including the president himself-from violent mayhem. Some of the characters in Johansen's crowded cast remain murky, but the nonstop action and slick plotting won't disappoint.
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Another great Johansen!

As Naomi L. said - "Typical Johansen plot line- strong woman gets caught in deadly circumstance, thrown in with "dangerous but good hearted" tough guy. As they solve the mystery she goes from hating him to seeing the good in him while strenghthing herself and "saving the world."" Actually this is why I cannot give it a full 5 stars. People of this character do NOT change, at least not this quickly, not in real life. So I felt the characters were "out of character".
Otherwise, the story was good and did keep me up very late to finish it.

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