Working Fire by Emily Bleeker
Product description from Amazon:
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of When I’m Gone comes a compelling novel of a bond between sisters, tested by tragedy…
Ellie Brown thought she’d finally escaped her stifling hometown of Broadlands, Illinois; med school was supposed to be her ticket out. But when her father has a stroke, she must return home to share his care with her older sister, Amelia, who’s busy with her own family. Working as a paramedic, Ellie’s days are monotonous, driving an ambulance through streets she’d hoped never to see again.
Until a 911 dispatch changes everything. The address: her sister’s house. Rushing to the scene, Ellie discovers that Amelia and her husband, Steve, have been shot in a home invasion. After Amelia is rushed to the hospital, Ellie tries to make sense of the tragedy. But what really happened inside her sister’s house becomes less and less clear. As Amelia hangs on in critical condition, Ellie uncovers dark revelations about her family’s past that challenge her beliefs about those closest to her…and force her to question where her devotions truly lie.
My review:
A paramedic is sent on a call that turns out to be her sister’s home, what could be worse? The tension over what happened kept me turning pages long after I should have been getting on with other things.
The story was well written, with no mistakes that I could see. I could follow the story quite easily, but the author kept throwing in unexpected twists that had me rethinking where the story was going and what I had missed. I loved it.
A well-crafted plot with plenty of mystery and action, interesting family drama, and questions about the characters’ plans for the future.
Ellie was the most outstanding character for me, a dedicated paramedic trying to become a firefighter, suddenly having her already complicated life turned upside down again.
I would recommend this book to anyone that likes a good thriller.
There are 2 more books in this series, one of which I have just bought, and the other I have added to my Goodreads shelf “Need More of the Same”.
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