Review – The Celia Kelly Mystery Series Collection

Four years ago Intelligence Officer, Commander Celia Kelly’s husband was listed as missing-in-action. Since then the attractive young officer had concentrated on her Navy career. She believes in discipline, “rules, schedules and maintaining precision because she likes the order it gives to her life.” That attitude also helped her climb the Navy’s chain of command.

To help stay in condition she has a standing Wednesday appointment with her best friend, Commander Frank Scott at Potomac Park. Running through the park in the frosty predawn air left her invigorated and refreshed. Today Scott’s competitive camaraderie lightened her spirit and brought a smile, though he wouldn’t let her forget she won by “less than seven inches”

When they separated she said, “see you in an hour” and went home to change. She couldn’t know that was the last time she would see her friend. She would only hear an urgent message with a mystifying request. “If I don’t come into the office by noon, get the files from the safe behind the Defense manuals on the bookcase.”

That same day Commander Kelly learned she’d been assigned to the “biggest mission of her career,” a mission that would lead to information about her MIA husband, twenty-million dollars and a stolen cache of weapons. When espionage, a suspicious suicide, an elite SEAL team and a mysterious terrorist group are added, readers have an unpredictable suspense that keeps the pages turning long into the night.

The large and well-developed cast of characters, such as Gwen Sherwood, Commander Kelly’s sarcastic, loyal to a fault secretary and Lieutenant Commander Georgie Round, her wound-too-tight newly assigned assistant add dimension and character. The story’s character driven plot also includes a touch of romance and a subtle spiritual thread that enhances the story line, captivating readers and holding them hostage until the last page is turned.

I believe CN Bring’s award-winning trilogy, The Celia Kelly Mystery Series adds a new and vibrant voice to the field of mystery writers with The Pact, The Lie and The Truth.  She’s a rare new talent that bears watching as she hones her writing skills. A belief supported by Blog Talk Radio who says, CN Bring’s Celia Kelly series is where” Agatha Christie meets Tom Clancy.”

Fans of Covert Affairs, NCIS or CSI and Criminal Minds series would enjoy “The Celia Kelly” series also available on Kindle, Hardback or Paper back