Ricochet
by p.m. terrell
Paralee Press
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Reviewed by Julie Failla Earhart
Just when I thought I have read every possible scenario regarding another terrorist attack on the U.S., p.m. terrell gives me new nightmares with her third novel, Ricochet. The story opens with a bomb, literally and figuratively, and it's white-knuckle reading from then on.
Computer genius Sheila Carpenter from terrell's debut novel, Kickback, is back. After helping the FBI with that first case, Sheila is invited to join the fall rookie class of new FBI agents. Terrorist alerts are high, the FBI is beefing up, and Sheila will be a true asset in defeating the worldwide war on terror.
The day before she is to report to Quantico, Sheila and her best friend Margaret are injured in a bombing (won't say more than that 'cause I don't want to give anything away). Suffering from a head wound, Sheila tells a reporter that she saw the bomber and would never, ever, forget that face. As Sheila's eyewitness account is flashed across the country, the FBI releases an entirely different version of the events.
As Sheila starts her classes (which are heavy duty), she stumbles on a group of pictures her mother took with a cryptic message "The beginning of the trail." Along with her class duties, trying to help with the on-going bombing investigation, Sheila discovers that her parents did not die of carbon monoxide poisoning as originally determined.
Terrell rolls three of the nation's most embroiled problems (terrorism, identity theft, and illegal immigration) into one smooth story that will leave readers gasping for breath. Ricochet is neither cliched nor predictable, which makes it that much more enjoyable and terrifying.
Armchair Interviews says: A real page-turner!