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Tour Into Danger

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On the run with her nine-year-old nephew, Penny Davis' planned trip to Toronto, Canada isn't possible. Instead, she gets on the only plane available from the Vancouver airport and heads for Hawaii. But, that isn't nearly far enough away to get away from Rob's drug dealing Stepfather. Greg has a reason to eliminate Rob and Aunt Penny. While Rob didn't see Greg kill his mother who is now missing, he did witness Greg kill a fellow drug dealer.

Instead of just running, most people would have gone tot the Police. That wasn't an option for Penny, as she doesn't trust the Toronto Police. For eleven long years, her father, severely wounded in a bank heist and forced to live his days in a wheelchair, has been a suspect in the robbery. Virtually broke, he has denied all and his family has lived with the public humiliation of being a suspect. Now, with no other option readily available, Penny has fled to Hawaii and taken Robb with her.

Unbeknownst to her, there is a contract out on her and the boy, put out by Greg on behalf of his bosses. She is being tracked and the killers are moving into place to take them out while making sure that everything appears to be an accident. At the same time, so are the Police in the form of Detective Jack Kinkaid. Unaware of the contract or what Robb saw, he follows them both to Hawaii thinking that Penny comes from a bad family and is a drug courier. Before long, he begins to realize that not only is he attracted to her as he hangs around her undercover, she may be in fact totally innocent. But will he put the pieces together fast enough to give their romance a chance, let alone save Penny and Rob's lives?

Featuring complex human characters driven by family dynamics and a need to find happiness, this mystery is very enjoyable and features a frantic pace with a shocking twist at the end. Wile most of the elements of the mystery are identified very early on, removing all questions, the read is still very entertaining as Penny and Rob do their best to elude everyone while trusting almost no one. At the same time, facets of each character are slowly revealed and done so skillfully, that the story does not slow down at all. As the pace picks up so does a very complicated romance between Penny and Jack that shocks both characters with its intensity. Then, when the reader thinks everything is settled, there is one final twist in this 197-page book that caps off the wild tale, making this book well worth the read.

Book Facts:

Tour Into Danger
By Lea Tassie
Electric eBook Publishing
www.electricebookpublishing.com
2003
ISBN # 1-55352-076-9
Large Trade Paperback
$13.95 US
$18.95 Canada

Kevin R. Tipple © 2004

This is an engaging novel of romantic suspense with some surprising twists, an interesting subplot, and a nice sense of atmosphere.

The heroine, Penny Davis, impulsively flees to Hawaii with her young nephew Rob after he witnesses a crime committed by his brutal stepfather. The boy's mother, Penny's sister Angela, is nowhere to be found. Penny's years of mistrust of the police, the aftermath of the bank robbery which cost her father his health and reputation, prevent her seeking help from them.

The book follows Penny and Rob as they try to elude unknown forces that menace them from every side. Is this person what he seems? Is that one a cold-blooded killer? Penny and Rob survive a kidnapping and an escape, followed by a suspenseful chase on foot and by water through Honolulu's famous Polynesian Cultural Centre.

I enjoyed the suspense and the humour of Tour into Danger. The plot was realistic, the police procedural interaction seemed authentic, and Ms. Tassie is obviously familiar with her Hawaiian setting. Another plus is that the characters are somewhat more multi-dimensional than is usual for the genre.

I would heartily recommend this book to readers of romantic suspense.

A well-written, fast-paced blend of action and suspense. The Hawaiian setting is fresh and the characters are finely-drawn. A really good read.

This well-crafted suspense novel works on a number of levels -- as the Victoria reader says, there are twists and turns that keep you reading, but what I liked was the development and psychological movement of the main characters as well. Penny has to come to terms with her own prejudices and mistaken beliefs about people -- Jack has to move on and learn to love and trust -- and Rob, the young lad, shines out on several occasions as a resilient kid with a lot of potential. If you're looking for a well-written suspenseful story with a little bit more depth than "woman in danger" - this is it.

Tour Into Danger is a fast-paced and suspenseful read full of twists and turns. Penny takes her young nephew and runs to Hawaii, trying to protect the child and escape the threat of his mother's killer. But danger follows them there and Penny doesn't know where to turn. Help arrives from an unlikely source. Murder mystery meets romantic suspense and it all happens in a fabulous setting. Tour Into Danger held me until the final page.