Not only does this get the adrenaline pumping, but it allows characters, their pasts, and their motivations to be revealed slowly, carefully, and sparingly, so we grow to know them in depth and care about what happens to them as the story progresses. Scenes jump between plots and get shorter as the action develops and the danger grows, until they become one continuous thread. Not in Brockmann’s skilled hands – each tale is woven with the others to build tension and keep readers on their toes. With all of this going on you’d think that a character might get gypped or a plot thread dropped. The other plotline takes place in the jungles of Indonesia, where a missionary named Molly is having a love affair with the mysterious Jones, a man with no past and a name that, if spoken aloud, carries a death sentence. Rose has written a book about her experiences, which reveals her life as a secret agent. One is the story of Savannah’s grandmother, Rose, who was a double agent during World War Two. Two other stories are interwoven with the main plotline. Eventually they escape on a jungle island and end up on the run from the Russians and local rebel general. In Jakarta, Savannah and Ken are kidnapped by Russian black-marketeers.

Nevertheless he agrees to escort Savannah to Indonesia. Needless to say, Ken, who’s had less than stellar luck with women, is a bit peeved to find another woman who wants him, not for who he is, but what he can do for her. When Savannah comes to her senses the morning after, she realizes she’d better tell Ken the truth about why she’s there. One thing leads to another and they end up sharing an incredible night together. Savannah’s plans to ask him for help go awry when she gets a flat tire outside his house and Ken comes home. Knowing that Southeast Asia is not the safest place to be on her own, she decides to look up Ken “Wildcard” Karmody, US Navy SEAL, whom she met years ago when his ex-girlfriend lived in her dormitory. Savannah von Hopf has to deliver a quarter of a million dollars to her uncle in Indonesia. Once again Suzanne Brockmann has proven her talent for interweaving storylines, setting a lightning pace, and creating captivating characters. How could any book follow it up? Then I got my hands on Out of Control and realized that it not only lived up to my expectations, but exceed them. I was a little worried after finishing Over the Edge.

Out of control by suzanne brockmann