Reviews for
Double Trouble
by Betty Sullivan La Pierre

Hawkman, Tom Casey, now owns a Private Investigation business. He is married to Jennifer and has adopted a son Sam. Hawkman's PI Agency is off to a fine beginning, cases are beginning to come in, things are going good. Nancy Gilbert is terrified that she is going to be the next victim of the person who killed her sister. She is certain her former husband Drew Harland is Tonia's murderer, of course she comes to Hawkman for help in finding the killer.

Convicted of bank robbery almost a decade ago, Harland has just gotten out of jail on 'good behavior' and is now out looking for Nancy. It is not long before Hawkman begins to uncover a whole lot more to the story than Nancy realized. Following Drew's death, Nancy's attorney husband Jack convinces her that Hawkman is no longer needed; despite Nancy's dismissal Hawkman continues his investigation and begins to uncover some very interesting facts concerning both Tonia and Nancy's husband Jack.

Writer LaPierre has produced an appealing treatise filled with good writing, entertaining characters and creditable situation. She skillfully hooks the reader with her opening line and holds interest right on through to the end of the narrative. Evocative of the drama found in Christine Spindler's Faces of Fear along with the rich characterizations present in Paula Boyd's Hot Enough to Kill, LaPierre's Double Trouble is a gripping read. Betty throws a red herring or two into the mix just to keep the reader on their toes.

~ Molly Martin

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Okay, its two thirty in the morning and you managed to do something that no one but J.D. Robb, or Linda Howard has EVER been able to do.

I made the mistake of beginning Double Trouble tonight, when I was supposed to work on my own manuscript. I couldn't write. The mystery you started had me hooked. From page one, to the last, I read it like a starving man eats at a smorgasboard.....LOL

Now, usually, if the novel doesn't involve some hot steamy sex along with the suspense, I won't touch it. And I already figured from your earlier novel, that it wouldn't have. Didn't help. I was still hooked. I didn't even miss the hot steamy sex as I read each page, unwilling to lay it down for a second until the climatic end. And talk about a ending. I would have been chewing my fingernails if there were any left to chew after reading The Enemy Stalks. Double Trouble is another winner.

I can't wait for the next Hawkman book.

~ Shadoe
Member Ardeon a community of Fantasy Writers and Artists

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"Hawkman's second adventure is a real winner!"

Welcome back, Hawkman! In “DOUBLE TROUBLE,” the second book of her Hawkman series, Betty Sullivan LaPierre has written a taut, complex mystery that is even better than its predecessor.

In DOUBLE TROUBLE, the action is split between Los Angeles and beautiful Copco Lake five years after the explosive events of THE ENEMY STALKS. Now happily living with his wife Jennifer and their 15-year-old son Sam, Hawkman is a hard working private investigator. He is hired by Nancy Gilbert to protect her from her ex-husband Drew Harland, who has just been released from prison. Nancy is convinced that Drew murdered her sister Tonia, and that she will be his next victim. She asks Hawkman to protect her and her family as well as investigate Tonia's murder in Los Angeles. As he gets to know Nancy and her politically ambitious husband, Jack, Hawkman begins to suspect that nothing is what it appears to be in this case. There are secrets piled upon secrets: the more he finds out, the more complicated and confusing things become. Why is Drew really looking for Nancy? Why is Jack so angry with Nancy? Is it more than a coincidence that Tonia's murder and Drew's release from prison happened at the same time? Who is Tonia - really? Is she the one at the center of this maze? And what about Drew's twin brother David? Hawkman must follow all of these threads in order to find the truth - a truth that no one was ever meant to know. At one point, Hawkman says, "We could be in for a heap of double trouble." That doesn't even begin to describe this case. There are layers of deceit and secrets: it seems that everyone involved had something to hide. There were points in this book that I couldn't figure out how on earth everything was going to be resolved. But it is! LaPierre skillfully weaves all of the plots and sub-plots together into a rich, satisfying story that is perfectly believable.

Once again, LaPierre has filled her book with colorful and interesting characters. Even those who play a minor part are fresh and real. No stereotypes here! The relationship between Hawkman and Jennifer has grown and strengthened over the five years between the two cases. Their love and devotion to each other and to Sam is obvious to the reader. I loved seeing the changes in both characters. Hawkman is content and happy in his new life, and Jennifer is confident in her career and her life with her husband.

I really like this book and this series! Betty LaPierre has written two wonderful stories full of winning characters and interesting, complex plots. I'm looking forward to Hawkman's next adventure.

~ Elaine Broome from Winter Springs, FL USA

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