Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Mike Omer returns with chilling twists and turns for a hostage negotiator with a dark past in this explosive second installment of the Abby Mullen Thrillers.
As a child, Abby Mullen escaped the insidious Wilcox cult when it literally went down in flames. Years later, she’s the NYPD’s best hostage negotiator and a mother. She thought the worst part of her life was behind her. Until now. Armed conspiracy theorists called the Watchers have attacked the local high school—and taken her daughter hostage.
With the delusional Watchers holding her child at gunpoint, the unflappable Abby might be at her breaking point. But the clock is ticking on her daughter’s life, and she has no choice but to negotiate with the paranoid group and discover their leader’s secret before it’s too late.
As Abby peels back the layers of mystery surrounding the Watchers, there’s always another puzzle underneath. And it seems to be leading back to the dark past she’s spent her whole life trying to forget.
Thrilling Reads Review
Mike Omer once again delivers a suspenseful page turner with Damaged Intentions, the second book in the Abby Mullen thriller series.
Abby Mullen is a NYPD hostage negotiator and mother and her world’s collide when she is has to negotiate for hostages that have attacked a high school and taken her daughter hostage.
The tension and suspense build in this taut thriller about a cult which forces Abby to confront her own past as a child in a deadly cult.
Some themes tackled in this story are ripped from the current headlines and state of affairs with conspiracy theories and how they affect family.
The characters come to life and there are plenty of great twists and a well-paced plot which makes this a thrilling read.