No One to Trust
by Iris Johansen
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Final Target, Iris Johansen raises the stakes and the heart rate with this relentless thriller that follows the harrowing trail of a ruthless killer on the hunt—and the woman who is determined to hunt him down.He is the most terrifying of killers: ruthless, cunning, charismatic. And he has the means to get whatever he wants. And what Rico Chavez wants most is Elena Kyler—and he wants her dead. Trained as an assassin, Elena didn’t need show more anyone to survive. But now she finds herself on the run from one dangerous man and turning for help to another.
Sean Galen was a man without illusions. He knew it was only desperation that caused Elena to accept his help—a mother’s desperation to save her young son from a psychopath father who would raise their son in his own chilling image. And yet he was determined to get this woman who had never been able to trust anyone or anything in her whole life to accept him as her ally. But both Galen and Elena know that Chavez’s power and wealth mean there is no place they can be safe and no one they can trust—not even each other. Already Chavez’s assassins and connections to those in the highest positions of power have turned this into a war with no rules.
With two shocking acts of brutal violence, Chavez shows he will stop at nothing and that nothing will stop him. Soon a trail of horrifying murders will follow Galen and Elena across country to a last stand and a shattering showdown. For Chavez is a master of control and he wants more than just to take Elena’s life. He wants her alive long enough to see him destroy every reason she has for living. He wants her to turn against everything and everyone she ever believed in. He wants her to commit the ultimate act of betrayal. And by the time he is through, he wants her to beg him to take the only thing she’ll have left to give: her life. show less
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This author is skilled at creating beautiful, empowered woman with a problem, as proven in her series featuring Eve Duncan. In this stand-alone novel, Elena Kyler's problem is Chavez, a powerful drug lord in Columbia who happens to be the father of her son, Barry. Even though Elena is a hardened rebel trained to use weapons and in hand-to-hand combat, she still needs help keeping her son safe. Help comes in the form of a hunk named Galen, a special ops kind of guy. This face-paced thriller has all the sexual tension and action I love from Iris Johansen. Sometimes predictable, but always entertaining, I found this book an easy, worthwhile read.
Johansen Writes Another Killer Thriller!
In No One to Trust, Iris Johansen gives us a gritty, military sniper in the form of a woman who endures sadistic torture at the hands of someone close to her. But Elena Kyler survives, with only one person on her mind--her son, Barry.
After she escapes, she hooks up with Sean Galen, a man of mystery (as most of Johansen's heroes seem to be) and as they flee, they leave behind a trail of vicious murders. And soon Elena must face her past…and destroy it―before it destroys her.
With a cast of intriguing and somewhat complicated characters, Johansen gives us the right mix of romance, danger, murder, and run-for-your-life suspense. This was an easy read, one that will entertain you whether on a sunny show more beach in Bermuda or in a plane over Toronto.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
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In No One to Trust, Iris Johansen gives us a gritty, military sniper in the form of a woman who endures sadistic torture at the hands of someone close to her. But Elena Kyler survives, with only one person on her mind--her son, Barry.
After she escapes, she hooks up with Sean Galen, a man of mystery (as most of Johansen's heroes seem to be) and as they flee, they leave behind a trail of vicious murders. And soon Elena must face her past…and destroy it―before it destroys her.
With a cast of intriguing and somewhat complicated characters, Johansen gives us the right mix of romance, danger, murder, and run-for-your-life suspense. This was an easy read, one that will entertain you whether on a sunny show more beach in Bermuda or in a plane over Toronto.
Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
suspense author show less
Good quick read like all her books. Love the adventure story, could do without the romance, but her books are good enough that I can tolerate that part.
GREAT BOOK GOTMY ATTENTION AND HELD IT!
Elena and Galen's Story. Elena is running from Rico Chavez, who wants her son and isn't afraid to kill to get him.
Elena was trained a sniper in the Colombia military. Raped by a Colombian leader & has a boy. Tries to escape & get her son away from this life. She is helped by Sean Galen & several other people.
EVE DUNCAN
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Iris Johansen was born on April 7, 1938. She started writing when her two children were in college. A year later she finished her first novel, a contemporary romance. After writing many best-selling historical romances and fantasies, including the Sedikhan and Clanad series, she turned to suspense fiction. Her works include And Then You Die, The show more Ugly Duckling, Pandora's Daughter, Killer Dreams, Dead Aim, No One to Trust, The Perfect Witness, Night Watch, the Eve Duncan series, the Catherine Ling series, and the Kendra Michaels series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- No One to Trust
- Original title
- No One to Trust
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Sean Galen; Elena Kyler; Judd Morgan
- Important places
- Colombia; Florida, USA; Oregon, USA
- First words
- A cockroach was crawling up her arm.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"You tell me...."
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