Book Review: Render Safe

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Render Safe     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Jackie Nida
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Thriller   Techno Thriller   Woman Main Character
Berkley, Oct 2002, $6.99, 336 pp.

Kansas State Patrol Trooper Sergeant Jamie Stone is assigned to the Hazardous Device Unit because she is one of the best bomb techs around. She disables devices that are attached to people and figures out where secondary devices might be placed. Her partner and the head of the Unit Lieutenant Nick Terell are a brilliant team and have deactivated many bombs in their tenure on the force.

Now they seem to be involved with a serial bomber who the press have named the "Vest Bomber" because he places his victims in vests that are lined with explosives and varying on site and remote control triggering devices. After saving the lives of his first few victims, the Vest Bomber targets Jamie and Nick making the case very personal when the perp kidnaps Jamie’s son.

Talk about an adrenaline racing heart-thumping thriller. This novel has all that and more as the protagonists race from one bomb disarming incident to another. Readers get an insider’s look at the daily tension those who work on the bomb squad must face and we can admire their dedication and courage. RENDER SAFE is a fascinating thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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