Bounty hunter Lori Anderson is enjoying life with her family and trying to put the past behind her. Unfortunately, the Miami Mob Boss is not finished with her yet and she has a debt to pay. Snatched from the street after taking her daughter to school, Lori is given an ultimatum, die now and her family dies too, or do a job for the mob and they all walk free.

Lori doesn’t have much choice and although the job is a tough one, finding the mob’s numbers man, Carlton North, who is in protective custody with the FBI and about to give evidence against the mob and bring him home, Lori is sure she can pull the job off and save her family.

However, the job turns out to not be as straight forward as she first thought, can Lori deliver Carlton North and save her family or are the odds stacked against her too great?

Deep Dirty Truth is the third part of the Lori Anderson series and the first one from the series that I have read. Although it is number three it can be read as a standalone and there was enough information dotted throughout to be able to understand what happened in the past to lead up to the predicament Lori finds herself in.

When I began reading the first thing I noticed was how well Lori’s voice came across. The book has been written in the first person, mainly from Lori’s point of view, and she is not only one kick-arse female, but she also won’t take any rubbish from people and she is fiercely protective of her family. She came across as such a genuine person you’d be forgiven for forgetting she is a fictional character.

The plot is fast-paced and there was something exciting happening on every page. The book makes you feel like you are having a pure adrenaline rush from beginning to end. It genuinely felt like I was holding my breath at times. Deep Dirty Truth is dramatic, dangerous and very impressive and I hope to go back and read the other two in the series soon.

About the Author

Steph Broadribb was born in Birmingham and grew up in Buckinghamshire. Most of her working life has been spent between the UK and USA. As her alter ego – Crime Thriller Girl – she indulges her love of all things crime fiction by blogging at crimethrillergirl.com, where she interviews authors and reviews the latest releases.

She is also a member of the crime-themed girl band The Splice Girls. Steph is an alumni of the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) at City University London, and she trained as a bounty hunter in California, which inspired her Lori Anderson thrillers.

She lives in Buckinghamshire surrounded by horses, cows and chickens. Her debut thriller, Deep Down Dead, was shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards in two categories, and hit number one on the UK and AU kindle charts. My Little Eye, her first novel under her pseudonym Stephanie Marland was published by Trapeze Books in April 2018.