With the ashes of two parents to scatter, Sax Henry
has only one thing on his mind. Find his missing sister.
It’s been twenty-eight years since Sax left home in
the middle of the night. Twenty-eight long years since he left his vulnerable teenage
sister in an abusive home. Twenty-eight years of built up guilt and a burning
desire for peace.
After three years of searching, Sax finally has a lead
that could reunite him with his sister, Shelby. Packing his bag, he sets off to
Les Barbes, Louisiana. What he doesn’t expect to find at the end of the trail
is wealthy Adele Woodmore, Shelby’s ex-employer, putting his attempts at
reconciliation on hold while she decides whether to give him the vital
information he needs. Forced to stay longer than anticipated in Les Barbes, Sax
books into a guesthouse to await Adele’s decision.
Instead of the idyllic tourist
town Sax envisioned, Les Barbes soon becomes the center of national attention
when a suspected bio-terrorist attack begins to claim lives. With most of the
local eateries closing down due to the cyanide threat, Sax frequents Zoe B’s
Cajun Eatery, run by Zoe Broussard and her husband, Pierce. Between the
guesthouse and the eatery, Sax becomes acquainted with numerous residents whose
lives are entwined by the tragedy engulfing the town.
Can Sax find his sister and
the peace he desperately craves amidst a town reeling from loss and suspicion?
From page one, I was pulled into Sax’s desire to find
his sister and make right his tormented past. With his parents gone and failed
marriages behind him, Sax longs for a connection with the sister he had
abandoned. Anyone who has lost or hurt a loved one will sympathize and relate
with Sax as he searches for the forgiveness he desperately needs.
Sax is not the only character readers will relate too.
Relentless Pursuit has a large cast of characters, each one unique and
struggling in their own way. I soon found myself grieving along with the
townsfolk over those who had become victims to the cyanide attack. I did figure
out who was behind the cyanide poisonings early on, but this didn’t hinder my
enjoyment of the story.
Although Relentless
Pursuit is the third in the Secrets of Roux River Bayou series, the first
two titles being False Pretenses and Dangerous Mercy, I had no trouble
following the many characters and their previous histories. Herman is a master
at interweaving the current storyline with just enough backstory to keep
readers informed without clogging the existing action. I will definitely be
reading the two previous books in this series and reacquainting myself with the
now familiar characters. Come with me. Pick up one of the series and immerse
yourself in the rich Cajun flavors of south Louisiana.
My thanks to TitleTrakk.com for providing a review copy of Relentless Pursuit.
