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LA: Strange question, beings that Mercy lives in my head and I know exactly<br />
what her response would be to any question I asked her! But the one that comes<br />
to mind is that if she hadn’t been injured in the Army, would she still be enlisted<br />
S. MAG.: Where did the idea of bringing in the tribal police and a reservation<br />
come from Is there really something called tribal police<br />
LA: Yes, there are tribal police on all reservations across the country. There<br />
are five reservations in western South Dakota, and since Mercy is part Native<br />
American, it was important to bring that angle into the storylines.<br />
S. MAG.: What is your idea of fun If given a choice to skip work for a day,<br />
how would you spend the entire day<br />
LA: We just bought a new boat, so I would pack up the family and we’d stay at<br />
the lake until the sun went down.<br />
S. MAG.: What do you think are your three best qualities<br />
LA: Tenacity, my work ethic, my adaptability.<br />
S. MAG.: Finish this sentence: If I could no longer write, I would ___________.<br />
LA: …probably end up in the mental ward for chatting with all the voices still inside my head, nagging me to tell their story.<br />
S. MAG.: With children of this generation, what<br />
do you think the adults can do to get them back to<br />
reading and getting lost in between the pages of a<br />
great adventure instead of trying to figure out how<br />
to kill the bad guys in the latest electronic game<br />
LA: I think it’s a great time to be a young reader—<br />
there are so many more choices of books now than<br />
when I was growing up. And there are more ways to<br />
get the books into the hands of these readers, either<br />
physically or electronically. Kids love to read if they’re<br />
allowed to read what they want and not only what is<br />
dictated to them by classes in school.<br />
S. MAG.: After “Merciless” makes its debut, what’s<br />
next<br />
LA: Good question. I’ve got more ideas than time<br />
at this point. I also write as contemporary erotic<br />
romance author Lorelei James, and that side of my<br />
career keeps me hopping.<br />
We would like to thank Lori for taking the time<br />
to talk with us and we encourage all our readers to<br />
jump on the Armstrong train and dive into some<br />
great mystery books. Whether you choose to start<br />
with her Julie Collins series or her latest Mercy<br />
Gunderson series, just make the choice, because<br />
once you do, you’ll pick up the rest of the books. To<br />
find out more about Lori, visit her website at www.<br />
loriarmstrong.com. <br />
Merciless<br />
By Lori Armstrong<br />
This extremely exciting page-turner is a new title in the popular series<br />
that surrounds Mercy Gunderson, a woman who was once a sniper in the<br />
service of her country and is now an FBI Special Agent living in South<br />
Dakota.<br />
As our story begins, Mercy is sent out on her first murder case for<br />
the FBI, working with the Tribal Police on the Eagle River Reservation.<br />
The victim is a young girl who is the niece of the Tribal President. During<br />
the investigation, another murder occurs that has Mercy and her superior,<br />
Shay Turnbull, disagreeing on whether or not the cases are connected.<br />
Mercy’s life off the job is just as complicated, seeing that her live-in<br />
boyfriend is the Eagle River County Sheriff Mason Dawson. Due to their<br />
respective jobs, they really can’t discuss the status of their various cases,<br />
and awkwardness abounds. Add to that the arrival of Mason’s young son<br />
who is sent to live with him because his mother can’t handle him anymore,<br />
and you have a life of chaos for Mercy.<br />
There are various paths and various people involved in these crimes<br />
that all have agendas of their own and, as any good thriller will do, readers<br />
watch as families turn against each other while trying to figure out if the<br />
authority figures in charge of solving these crimes are actually up to no<br />
good.<br />
The fun part There is a real whacko out there who has placed their<br />
focus squarely on Mercy and her family as the next murder is planned.<br />
Trying to do the right thing as a peace officer is difficult, seeing that Mercy’s<br />
history as a sniper brings some very dark moments into her head. While<br />
trying to separate the past from the present, the whacko strikes again, and<br />
Mercy finds herself going on a rampage in order to take care of business.<br />
Readers will love being by Mercy’s side yet again as they witness a dual<br />
personality that is highly addictive! This is one character that will not soon<br />
disappear (thankfully) from the suspense genre.<br />
Reviewed by Amy Lignor, author of “Tallent & Lowery - 13” for <strong>Suspense</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong> <br />
<strong>Suspense</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com<br />
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