Mercy Kill, Lori Armstrong
Mercy Kill, Lori Armstrong
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Mercy Kill

Author: Lori Armstrong

Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/11/2011

Synopsis

Former Black Ops army sniper Mercy Gunderson isn’t adjusting well to the laid-back rhythm of civilian life on her family’s ranch in South Dakota. To fill her time, Mercy accepts a temporary bartending gig at a local watering hole. Yet her attempts to settle in back home are tested when Titan Oil, a Canadian company proposing to run an underground pipeline through Eagle River County, sends Jason Hawley, Mercy’s former army buddy, to the area to convince ranchers to get behind the project. While local business owners support the pipeline, Hawley’s presence riles the landowners, and Mercy is torn. After ugly threats and multiple altercations escalate tensions in the county, Mercy discovers Hawley’s brutally mutilated body in the bar parking lot. When it appears Sheriff Dawson cares more about campaigning for reelection than investigating the case, Mercy vows to find Jason Hawley’s killer — even if she has to run against Dawson for sheriff to ensure justice is served. But Mercy soon learns her former military pal had plenty of secrets. Her search for the truth brings unwanted exposure to the county’s dark side and risks deadly repercussions for the entire community.

About Lori Armstrong

Lori Armstrong left the firearms industry in 2000. She is the author of the Julie Collins mystery series. Her novel Snow Blind was awarded the 2009 Shamus Award for Best Paperback Original by the Private Eye Writers of America. Her books have won the Willa Cather Literary Award and have been nominated for the High Plains Book Award and the Daphne du Maurier Award. Lori is a fourth-generation South Dakotan and lives with her family in Rapid City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suspense Magazine on March 01, 2011

Ex Army sniper, Mercy Gunderson's attempts at easing back into civilian life on her families South Dakota ranch aren't going well. To stay busy she takes on a job at the local bar, but her life gets turned upside down when her old friend and army buddy Jason Hawley comes to town. Hawley is with Tita......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on October 31, 2010

This is the second book in Armstrong's new series centered on former Army sniper Mercy Gunderson's life back on the South Dakota family ranch. In this one, Mercy has stopped drinking by becoming the bartender, which also helps keep her out of the way of her grieving sister and her frustrated brother-......more

Goodreads review by Renee on February 06, 2017

What can I say? I'm into certain mysteries, thrillers, detective novels & police procedurals. I guess I'm a solve-the-crime junkie. (Since this novel deals with a murder investigation among cowboys, thugs & ex-military folks, expect strong language & violent scenes.)......more

Goodreads review by Betty on June 28, 2013

Listened to this as an audio book and I feel the reader made the book better than if I tried to read it. The main character was interesting and the key point that I liked about the book was Mercy's journey through her life and the finally acceptance that she needed help to come to terms with key eve......more

Goodreads review by Ken on November 25, 2020

Mercy Gunderson, retired Army black ops sniper, is not settling back into life on the family ranch. She takes a job at a local watering hole and meets a former comrade, Jason Hawley, who once brought her back to life after an explosion. Jason has seen better days, he's overweight and is now represent......more

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