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Alex Croft has lived and worked in four countries, while traveling to many more. Drawing on life experience and exposure to different cultures, the author weaves aspects of healthcare, humanity, the power of conviction and intrigue into the story lines.
Aftershock is the fifth book in the Savannah Sizzle series.
A fan of different genres of fiction, the author incorporates elements of suspense, action, adventure, humor, psychology, and romance into contemporary writing to enhance the reading experience.
Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
In Aftershock by Alex Croft, a former FBI hostage negotiator named McKenna Davis starts afresh at a private security firm, SPNI, in Savannah, following personal and professional upheavals. Surprisingly, she encounters a past fling, FBI Agent Blake Anderson, and takes on his family as clients. Anderson finds himself investigating Davis's colleague, ex-MI6 operative Nia Munro, instead of Davis. Meanwhile, Anderson's half-sister, Candice Roberts, hires SPNI for security review as she fears a threat. Candice and her one-time colleague, Oliver Westicott, are kidnapped in Cuba by terrorists seeking to weaponize drones. Pretending to be married and risking all, they strive to survive and alert their rescuers.
Aftershock by Alex Croft is one of those rare feats in contemporary fiction that ticks all the right boxes to make it stand out as really good fiction. It has rich characterization that pops out from the start, with a mix of flirty banter, business talk, and serious conversations between Anderson and McKenna while discussing his half-sister Candice. And Candice's neopaganism is icing. The standout character to me is Nia and Croft's dialogue pegs her as witty, daring, and somewhat sardonic, especially against characters like the starchy Davis. The settings are visual and, in a mark of true skill, Croft doesn't just write static descriptions of a scene, the author uses them to advance the story and build tension. Scattered stinky socks, roach carcasses, and fear of discovery, anyone? The writing is exceptional and the pages fly forward, propping up this third book in the Savannah Sizzle series as a winner.
