Reviews for
In for the Kill
Hawkman Book 9
by Betty Sullivan La Pierre

Jennifer doesn’t know what is happening when there’s a message on her answering machine. A message for Jim Anderson. No one has used Hawkman’s birth name for such a long time. Not since that day… This could mean that his life is in danger again. Are they after him, even after such a long time? This is what she and her husband have been afraid of since the day he left the agency.

Pretty soon it’s obvious to Hawkman that somebody from his past is indeed after him, and not with good intentions. He and his wife have to be extremely careful. There’s someone who knows everything about the new life they build up. But one thing is sure, he has to find out who it is, before it’s too late!

Imagine you’re being threatened… someone is following every step you take and letting you know what you did during the day… Hawkman normally knows how to handle these things, but this time things get out of hand and pretty soon the Siskiyou County Law Enforcement becomes involved. Betty Sullivan La Pierre has written more suspense stories, this is the ninth one in the Hawkman series. It seems to me that in each Hawkman story, the author has the knowledge of how to put more and more suspense in it. This story is fascinating from the first page till the last. If you like the Hawkman stories, be sure not to miss out on this one! If you haven’t read a Hawkman story yet, try this one, you’ll love it and you will be interested so much that you will want to read the previous ones as well.

~ Annick of Euroreviews
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They were definitely in for the kill and would have the opportunity to pick off the dog and several men before they could locate them. This worried Hawkman.”

Threatening messages, sniper potshots, assaults….escalating violence leads to Hawkman’s most dangerous case to date. Also his most important, for the life he saves will be his own.

A voice from Hawkman’s past rings out from his message machine. Even though he does not recognize the voice, it sends chills up his spine. And while the message is menacing, more unnerving is the fact that the caller uses Hawkman’s real name, Jim Anderson, the name he went by when he was in the Agency. He thought he was safe after this amount of time, his Agency years nearly forgotten. He changed his name, hung out his shingle as a private investigator and tucked himself away with his wife Jennifer and his falcon Pretty Girl at his peaceful home on Copco Lake in the hills of northern California. Now someone as well trained as Hawkman seems bent on revenge. But revenge for what? Sure, Hawkman made enemies during those years, but not among his fellow agents. He couldn’t remember a single person who would hold a grudge.

While Hawkman struggles to figure it out, the stalker becomes more bold in his movements, more intent on making their lives miserable and more dangerous as his hatred for Hawkman grows.

Meanwhile, Jennifer and Hawkman take wise precautions for their safety, but they vow not to let the threats make them prisoners in their own home. There are several close calls, but they are a resilient couple. It seems that their tormentor may have underestimated them -- and their friends, many of whom are local law enforcement types.

Ms. LaPierre starts the action on the first page and doesn’t let up until the last one. Even the introduction of a precious Ragdoll kitten does little to ease the tension. If anything, concern for their new pet keeps everyone edgy -- but also amused, for the little cat has a bagful of antics guaranteed to make anyone giggle, including Hawkman.

With IN FOR THE KILL, Betty Sullivan LaPierre illustrates the value of love and the waste of hatred. She shows that people working together for a noble cause can triumph over destructive forces driven by malice. It may not always work that way in real life, but one can hope it happens more often than not, and one can be assured that it will in Ms. LaPierre’s winsome, edgy mysteries.

~ Kate Ayers