Sting by Sandra Brown, Book Review

Looking for something cool from across the pond? Sting is a stylish thriller with a whole bunch of psycho twist thrown in. Jordie Bennet gets kidnapped by a killer-for-hire, in fact her first introduction to this dangerous man is watching him kill someone standing very close to her, at which point she loses all hope for her own life. According to stats, many women who get kidnapped don’t make it home. 

The author, Sandra Brown, gets up close to both Jordie Bennet, who is living on borrowed time, and the contract killer whose motives are opaque and whose character is impenetrable.

I can see why Brown has so many New York Times bestsellers to her name and has been translated into 34 languages – she writes about passion, with passion. Sometimes it’s a dark scary passion full of violence, at other times it’s a redeeming passion, yet always full of tension and suspense. Let the author take you on a most memorable road trip and see if you can work out how it will conclude.  

Published by Hodder & Stoughton paperback, £7.99