Description:
After her daughter's kidnapping in Moscow, paralyzing grief forces Nina Abrams from spy work until her dying father alludes to clues about Katie's abduction-and lost nukes powerful enough to start WWIII.
Brief description: Lynn Horton, a longtime member of the Explorers Club, vigorously explores her world. Her graduate degrees, long life, and global adventures inspire the women-driven thrillers she writes for her peers-women for whom no permission is needed to live life fiercely and to its fullest.
Review Quotes:
"Lynn Horton's Loose Arrows: A Thriller opens with the kind of scene most thrillers would kill for, and Horton is smart enough not to rush it. . . . She builds the book around what comes after, the long strain of grief, secrecy, and survival, and that choice gives the story more emotional voltage than the average espionage novel. . . . Recommended for readers who like their thrillers with espionage, psychological depth, and a narrator complicated enough to hold both." -Manhattan Book Review
"About a mother's grief, a father's cancer, and the dangers of Russian machinations, Loose Arrows is an involving . . . entertaining thriller. . . . Strong women, playing against feminine stereotypes, dominate the book. . . . Underlying and coloring the action is a winning, comical narrative voice." -Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Powerful. . . . Readers . . . will especially appreciate the logical, fast-paced developments that keep them on their toes. Packed with unexpected twists, a sense of urgency and personal involvement, and cat-and-mouse games, the saga is simply riveting. . . . Its proactive, powerful female protagonist [is] not just believable, but admirable-the perfect force to power a thriller that navigates the underbelly of US and Russian interests alike. . . . Loose Arrows is a top recommendation." -Midwest Book Review