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Close Quarters
by
Lucy Monroe
romantic suspense in a paperback edition that was published by Brava on September 1, 2010 and has 320 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Beach Blanket Bad Boys, Moon Burning, Dragon's Moon
Fifth in the Goddard Project romantic suspense series (and first in Atrati and tenth in the combined Mercenary/Goddard Project). This story takes place in Zimbabwe.
My Take
There’s a very tenuous thread connecting this story to The Goddard Project as it mostly involves men from a mercenary group named Atrati which seems to specialize in assassinations. Oh yeah, besides the GP guy they send on the mission — we get a two-fer in this romance — the lead assassin turns out to be Elle’s brother and the target’s brother-in-law.
In this case, Tanya is suspected of passing military secrets to the bad guys in her position as a medic in an African medical outpost. An Army colonel who screwed up wants Tanya taken out to CYA…but the evidence appears circumstantial. The doctor in charge, Fleur, comes under suspicion as well.
The events taking place in Africa took me back to my own two years there — kudos to the real people who do volunteer to help there.
Very enjoyable characters and I think Monroe is setting up for another series based on the Atrati guys.
