Standoff by Patricia Bradley

The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It's the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for park ranger Luke Fereday, lately it's being used to move drugs. Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of the drug ring, Luke arrives too late to a stakeout and discovers the body of his friend, park ranger John Danvers.

John's daughter Brooke is determined to investigate her father's murder, but things are more complicated than they first appear, and Brooke soon finds herself the target of a killer who will do anything to silence her. Luke will have his hands full keeping her safe. But who's going to keep him safe when he realizes he's falling--hard--for the daughter of the man he failed to save?


Brooke is excited to finally become a Park Ranger.  Days before her swearing in her father is murdered.  His death is ruled a suicide.  But she knows he would never take his own life.  Luke and Brooke are friends from childhood.  Luke left and never contacted Brooke and hurt her terribly.  She doesn't know he is there under cover to investigate drug running in the park.  In the end they have to work together to discover who killed Brooke's father.

Another good book by Patricia Bradley.  I recommend to everyone who likes a good mystery.  Everyone is a suspect clear to the end of the book.

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