Review – Severed Trust

Margaret Daley in her new book, “Severed Trust” Book Four in The Men of the Texas Rangers Series published by Abingdon Press takes us into the lives of Ethan Stone and Sadie Thompson.

From the back cover:  Is it suicide — or murder?

When a popular high school student dies under mysterious circumstances, teacher Sadie Thompson is not only pulled into the growing problem of prescription drug abuse but also becomes involved with the Texas Ranger investigating the death.  Through Ethan Stone Sadie discovers the drug ring reaches much further than just into her high school.

After Ethan’s niece Lexie is drugged in an attempt to silence her, Sadie helps Lexie piece her life back together.  They make progress until Lexie’s best friend commits suicide–or so it looks to the authorities.  When Lexie confides to Sadie about her suspicions concerning her friend’s death, Sadie and Ethan find themselves in a desperate race to stop the abuse — and a murder.

I like stories that involve The Texas Rangers.  It does not matter to me what time period the story takes place in just so that it involves them.  There is a certain personality to this group that captures my attention.  Let me say this right off, Margaret Daley does not disappoint!  Drugs!  Not the prescription kind, the kind that does terrible things to the body and turns it into an addict.  A criminal group is targeting High schoolers with their evil pills and Ethan is trying to combat them.  Sadie is just trying to teach but her “kids” are involved and they drag her into the investigation.  Now the two of them with some help from Lexie are going to try to put an end to this epidemic.  I think that “Severed Trust” is her best work yet.  Ms. Daley knows how to ratchet up the tension so that your nerves are strung tight as you work with Ethan and Sadie to break the organized crime ring that has a death grip on their teenagers.  “Severed Trust” is a thriller as the characters are in deadly danger practically from page one. On top of everything Ms. Daley manages to weave a romance into this story that just captivates you.  This is also just plain fun and exciting as well.  Don’t start this book late at night because it will cost you sleep.  I hope there is a next book in the series.