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Put yourself in the position of a wife, mother and recently elected state legislator. You have always managed to meet life’s challenges, defeat your adversaries, and then…it all starts to fall apart. Would you be able to hold your cool even when you stir up a hornet’s nest that involves people who traffic in human lives and anyone who challenges them could incur their wrath? Yes, a plot full of drama, blackmail, murder and revenge. The book I refer to is “Freedom from Conscience – Descent into Darkness” by author Michael Cross
If you have read the previous books in the series you will be familiar with the main character, Melanie Lindberg; and if you haven’t this would be the perfect part of the saga to start off with (there is always time to go back and catch up to what made her what she is, and believe me you will want to do so after you read this book). She is a devoted wife and mother and has an interesting relationship as she lives with both a man and woman (like you think she is the only person in the public eye who has such a secret?). She has managed to forge this all together even after a turbulent series of events. Of course, while she is a lovable young woman, she is capable of employing intelligence and ruthlessness to attain her goals as well as protecting those she loves.
Everything seems to be working out great with her family and new career, but for some reason she craves something more, something more exciting. She is tempted to consider running for higher office, but when she takes on the issue of human trafficking and sex slavery she gets the unwanted attention of someone who wants her to out of the picture. Finally, after threats and harassments her house is set ablaze and she becomes suspicious of all people around her – which is quite a lot considering her job. At the same time a mysterious young Russian woman, Katja Ivanova, approaches her hoping to find out what has happened to her sister who disappeared a year earlier. Suddenly she has all the danger and excitement she could have hoped for, yet what is at stake is her life, her new friend and everyone she loves.
She has little faith the police can protect her and so she has to take matters into her own hands. And with Katja by her side they make the desperate decision to disguise themselves and infiltrate the dark strip club that their investigation keeps bringing their focus upon. Melanie and Katja suddenly find themselves in a completely different world than either knew existed. As they immerse themselves as exotic dancers and even live sex performers they soon find out there is no glamour in this line of work and are soon sucked into where there is no longer an avenue of escape – they must get to the bottom of a conspiracy that may very well involve not only the Chechen brothers who operate the business, but also forces that are far more powerful. And the police are the last ones they can go to for help.
So while keeping her quest in search for answers secret from her family, and desperately trying to remain anonymous so as not to be discovered by the media, she realizes just how deep corruption runs in her city, state and even nation.
After reading this book, I can promise you that you will not be able to put it down. Perfect for a cold winter day as it is full of exciting scenarios, romance, danger and…oh yeah, did I mention danger? You really feel for Melanie as she must do the unthinkable to save her loved ones…all the while not knowing who to trust and who might be the one to end her life. Oh, and one more thing to add to the plot…Melanie was once a vigilante serial killer. Her adversaries don’t know that.