Damaged by Alex Kava

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Sarah Ann

on

May 29, 2011

Damaged is the 8th book in the Maggie O’Dell series by Alex Kava.

This may be one of the shortest novels by Alex Kava. In this one, a water rescue team retrieves a mysterious cooler found off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. It’s filled with random body parts wrapped in cellophane. FBI profiler Maggie O’Dell is called to the scene, despite the fact a powerful hurricane is quickly approaching the Gulf coast.

Working a short distance away from Maggie is her boyfriend, Benjamin Platt. Ben is looking into a deadly virus that appears to be wiping out a large number of soldiers from Iraq. Could the two cases be related?

Rivaling the styles of Jeffery Deaver and Lee Child, Alex Kava packs a great punch. Her novels, including this one, are incredibly suspenseful. Some of the red herrings are a bit too obvious and transparent, but the story is so cleverly put together it’s not a big deal.

If you’re already enjoying the Maggie O’Dell series, there’s no doubt you’ll enjoy Damaged. Don’t miss it.

I’ve also reviewed these books that came before Damaged:

#6 – Exposed (2007)
#7 – Black Friday (2009)

The books that come after Damaged in the Maggie O’Dell series are:

Hotwire (2011)
Fireproof (2012)
Stranded (2013)

What did you think about Damaged?

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