"Back At You", by John W. Mefford

Alex Trout Thriller #9

Redemption Thriller #21

John W. Mefford writes stories with such intensity and to the edge of your seat suspense it is very hard not to be deeply captivated following his protagonist in her mission. Alex Trout is the main character here although Mr. Mefford smoothly weaves in Ivy Nash, the main player, in the Ivy Nash series. “Back at You” brings together two very exciting badass females in journeys that only they can face.

There are two separate threads to follow for most of the thriller till the two paths intersects near the end. Thread one: Alex is at the forefront and in thread two Ivy takes center stage. Both stories are told in alternating chapters and cover the same subject:

What every parent dreads: the abduction of a child.

Alex gets the call and is forced to carry out the wished of the captors. As we follow her on her treacherous journey we are kept on the edge of our seat, adrenaline pumping following her every move. Alex is threatened at every turn and faces one hurdle after the other…even a gun pointed at her face…

While in San Antonio an Amber Alert is set off. Ivy springs into action and is soon on the trail of the assailant trying to find the missing girl. The tension is so palpable following her every move and to see how she tackles the many difficulties thrown her way, no doubts this made for one exciting read.

Alex and Ivy finally met and everything meshed beautifully by the end ….I couldn’t flip the pages fast enough to see if both would succeed…of course they did.

What a roller-coaster ride….well-done …. of course M. Mefford's books are right up my alley..