Week 21 Review: Sucker Punch

From Goodreads:
A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned, but what if the wrong person is about to be killed?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When a fellow U.S. Marshal asks Anita Blake to fly to a tiny community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on an emergency consult, she knows time is running short. When she arrives, there is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most gruesome and bloody way possible. As the mounting evidence points to him, a warrant of execution is already under way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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But something seems off about the murder, and Anita has been asked for her expert opinion on the crime scene. Despite the escalating pressure from local cops and the family's cries for justice for their dead patriarch, Anita quickly realizes that the evidence doesn't quite add up.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Time is against Anita, as the tight-knit community is up in arms and fear against supernaturals is growing. She races to uncover the truth and determine whether the Marshals have caught the killer or are about to execute an innocent man—all in the name of justice. 

My Review:
Man, this book! It's the 2nd in this series that I've waited to be released, since I found this series. It was really great to catch up with Anita as she was facing this problem. I really enjoyed watching these characters deal with this dilemma!

So this book deals with two things-the case that's in front of them, trying to save a young man's life, because it looks like he didn't actually do it. And Otto, who is actually making an effort to be a person that Anita would date. Yeah. Lots of complications to deal with!

This case was interesting, and brings up the flaws of the preternatural Marshals warrant system, which is really unfortunate when that system is warrants to kill. That's not something that you can take back, so the stakes are really high, and emotions are, as well, which lead to some really intense scenes!

I had a suspicion about where it would go, once we had a few encounters. I didn't want to think that, because without evidence, well, that was bad of me to make this assumption, to think so poorly of this character. How it played out, it was gut wrenching, but basically the perfect end to all that conflict that they were dealing with. It was unsettling, though.

I really enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to see where things go from here!

Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
Series: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #27
Read: May 21st, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Berkley Books
Expected Publication: August 4th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars