Silenced by Allison Brennan

This week I've finished the fourth novel in Allison Brennan's Lucy Kincaid series, Silenced. Having not read the first three books in the series, this book wasn't hard to follow the back story of what happened in the other novels. In many series novels I find that in the beginning of the book they give the reader an info dump to be able to keep up on what had just happened. This was not the case with Silenced. Brennan was able to weave into the story enough information as to the character's history to not be able to break up the flow of this intense thriller.

Lucy Kincaid is an analyst for the FBI, working to get into the Academy to become a Special Agent. With the special talent of being able to put herself into the mind of a killer and the mind of the victim, Lucy and her partner Special Agent Noah Armstrong are put on a high profile case that goes deeper than Senators and high end call girls. As Lucy's P.I. boyfriend has a job for himself to help protect Lucy and his past from getting in the way of her case and goal to become apart of the FBI.

Brennan has weaved so many story lines that in themselves could be their own novel, but here didn't over whelm the reader with too much information at one time. Balancing action and information Brennan had me questioning the whole time, who's the real killer, and wanting to know more about our heroine who's been through as many difficulties as some of the victims that she is trying to help.

I for one am curious about Lucy and her struggles and plan on going back to read book one in the series. If you like the TV shows Scandal or Bones, then these books are right up your ally.

Make sure to check out Allison Brennan at her website at www.allisonbrennan.com