Amy J. Fetzer Perfect Weapon

Perfect Weapon

Amy J. Fetzer

Brava, Mar 2006, $14.00

ISBN: 0758211058

Government scientist Dr. Sydney Hale cannot believe how her life has turned upside down. Assailants broke into the top secret lab killing everyone except her. She managed to escape barely, but flees in denial as people she has worked with are dead. The Feds assume she is behind the break-in and homicides.

Hunting with pals, Special Operations Jack Wilson notices several men shooting at a woman on the run. He fires at the goons, forcing them to retreat and regroup, but soon finds his three friends dead courtesy of the snipers. Jack vows revenge, but first catches up with Sydney to learn what she knows. Her story makes him wonder if perhaps she conceals her role in the original lethal incident followed by a fall out amongst criminals. Still he smells typical DC cover-up, so plans to keep the cute female Einstein alive until he learns the truth. Initially wary of one another, they begin to bond and fall in love, but the only way to survive is trust, and neither feels comfortable testing the waters.

Readers will dive head first into this exciting romance thriller, and not come up for air until the final confrontations with the enemy and between the two heroic protagonists. The action packed storyline starts off seemingly with brawn meets brain (some might classify it as beauty and the beast), but the audience will quickly realize that Einstein's female clone is in pretty good physical shape, and the Marine can use the muscle inside his skull. Fans of espionage suspense thrillers will want to join the distrusting duet on the lam, as Amy J. Fetzer provides what will prove to be one of the sub-genre's best of the year.