I have been a great fan of Thomas Perry since the Jane Whitefield series (Vanishing Act – 1994). Jane Whitefield “disappears” people, especially women who needed to hide. Perry is proficient at the fun subgenre of mysteries wherein the protagonist must run and hide from danger. But as phone /computer technology and the advent of street cameras entered our world and literature, Perry had to find other ways to give his characters to hide besides Jane Whitefield’s let’s-make-our-own-passport type of ideas. In Hero, Perry again has a woman who is trying to hide. This time from bad guys who want revenge for her killing a couple of their men.
Justine Poole is a body guard and a damn good one. When her job requires her to kill during a home invasion, she becomes a hero in LA papers. But soon after she must go into hiding without leaving LA since the police require her to stay put for their investigation. Easier said than done given the easy way to monitor people with technology these days.
Perry also wrote The Old Man, the Hulu series about an old man who has been in hiding for many years off the grid. Hero is another exciting story by Perry, who has become an expert in this area of “disappearing.” I liked the resourcefulness of Justine, and how she outfoxed the qualified assassin who comes after her. Another winner from Thomas Perry. My rating 4 of 5.
This ARC title was provided by Netgalley.com at no cost, and I am providing an unbiased review. Hero will be published on January 16, 2024.
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