I absolutely loved this book. Most books you can tell by at least halfway through, who done it. On this one, not so much. Through the whole book, you are given bread crumbs, but not enough to find your way home. It is steady, solid, and well-paced. History buffs will love this story, there is quite a bit to it, with a lot of big names making an appearance. John D. Rockefeller to name one off the top of my head, along with some very crucial events in our nation's history, the appearance of locomotives, the rise of the oil industry, etc. There is a lot of meat to this story which I enjoyed very much. I cannot wait to see more from Bill Powers, and would love to read Deirdre's story. I am sure that one has an amazing tale to share.

This is the first book that I've read by Bill Powers but I plan to go back and read the first book in this trilogy and am anxiously waiting for the third book. This is a suspense thriller with lots of mystery and intrigue and really bad guys who are targeting the Harding family. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was not sure who the person was that started the chain of events that led to the shooting until the very end of the book. It was a difficult book to put down once I got started. I enjoyed the dynamic between Andrea and her friends who acted as her extended family after her father and uncle got shot and she was attacked in her own home. She started out the book as a student on her way to law school and ended up as a woman with attitude. My favorite two characters were Beth and her daughter Riva - the interplay between the two of them was so snarky that I looked forward to their scenes together. Overall it's a great book full of interesting characters working together to solve the mystery of who wanted to wipe out the entire Harding family.
(Thanks to the author and the publisher for a copy of this book for a fair and honest opinion)

I so enjoyed this story. It would not be easy to get a couple of police at your door in the middle of the night telling you that your father and uncle had been shot and were in critical condition. Then when you think things have settled a little, you are then attacked in your own home. What do you do? Andrea Harding turns to her few friends and family members to help her find out why her father and uncle were shot. This was a great thriller and I loved the characters. I received this book rom Smith publicity for a fair and honest opinion.