Cry Mercy: A Mercy Street Novel (Mercy Street Novels)

I've just finished reading "Cry Mercy" the 2nd book in her Mercy Street series by Mariah Stewart.

Product Description

After Ann Nolan, a California beat cop, adopts the daughter of a notorious drug dealer, the ruthless father vows to take back his only child. In response, Ann flees across the country, changes her name, and starts a new life as an investigator for the Mercy Street Foundation, the billionaire-endowed organization dedicated to finding missing persons. As Emme Caldwell, she takes the lead on the Foundation's first case: Nineteen-year-old Belinda Hudson disappeared from her sorority house leaving behind only one cryptic clue. Retracing the vanished student's steps leads Emme to Heaven's Gate, a fertility clinic, and the mysterious Donor 1735.

Belinda's legal guardian, Nick Perone, is determined to shadow Emme's every move as she searches for his niece. But the closer Emme gets to Donor 1735 and the chilling truth, the more apparent it becomes that she's escaped one dangerous man only to run head-on into another-one who's far more determined and every bit as deadly.

About the Author

Mariah Stewart is the award-winning author of the Last series: Last Look, Last Words, and Last Breath; the Truth series: Cold Truth, Hard Truth, Dark Truth, and Final Truth; and the Dead series: Dead Even, Dead Wrong, Dead Certain, and Dead End; as well as Forgotten, Until Dark, and The President's Daughter. She is the recipient of the Golden Leaf Award and the Award of Excellence presented by the Colorado Romance Writers, and has been a finalist for the Holt Medallion. Her books have been nominated for several awards from Romantic Times magazine, including Best Contemporary Romance and Best Contemporary Novel. Stewart is a native of Hightstown, New Jersey, and lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their two daughters.

My Review:

Storyline: There is three storylines going on and they were both quite interesting.  First one has to do with Ann/Emme and her adopted daughter Chloe staying one ahead of her father a drug dealer.  I can understand why she would lie to protect her Chloe.  The second one has to do with Nick and his niece Belinda who he believes is dead and to find out who killed her and why plus some other murders that is connected to Belinda.  The third one has to do with Robert, his wife and son.  He doesn't know what happened to them or their car so he is searching for them.

Characters: All the characters were well written except the killer/accomplice.  I liked all the main characters and the killer/accomplice I would have liked to have learned more about them.

Romance: I enjoyed the romance between Emme & Nick because it was sweet and they took their time to get to know each other before making love.

Killer:  The main killer was just sick and perverted and I'm glad he got what was coming to him.  His accomplice was also sick but kind of scared of the main killer so they kept the secret.  Didn't know much about the killer and accomplice.

5/5