Lethal Target by Janice Cantore

Police Chief Tess O’Rourke thought she’d taken care of her small town’s drug problem last year. But now Rogue’s Hollow residents are up in arms over a contentious vote on legalizing the sale of marijuana within city limits. And when an eighteen-year-old is found dead of a possible overdose, Tess wonders if the local pot farms might be involved and begins to fear that a new, deadlier drug supply chain has cropped up. As tempers flare and emotions boil over, Tess faces the possibility of losing the town’s support.

With her relationship to Sergeant Steve Logan on shaky ground, Tess could really use a friend, and she feels drawn to Pastor Oliver Macpherson’s quiet presence. But the anger she holds over her father’s death prevents her from embracing his faith and finding peace.

Battling storms within and without, Tess is shocked when a familiar face from her past shows up in town to stir up more trouble. And his threats against Tess may prove lethal.

This is the second in the Line of Duty Series.  This can be a stand alone book.  But I recommend reading the first book so you can understand the references made about Tess's life in Long Beach. 

Tess thought she had the drug problem in her small town under control.  But with the death of a teenage boy due to a drug overdose, things heat up again.  Her past is brought up by those who want her out of office and they are stirring up trouble to get her removed a Chief of Police.  Oliver, one of the Pastor's in town, keeps showing up to help her.  As things heat up with a murdered man found on her doorstep, his presence seems to calm her fraying nerves.  Tess is struggling with why a loving God would allow her father to be gunned down. 

This is a fast paced mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed.  I recommend this to anyone who like a good mystery. 

I was given this book by Tyndale Publishing in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.

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