Benjamin Brandt, owner of Crossroads Crisis Center, had an ideal life-his faith, his wife and son, and his work. Then his family was murdered. In an instant, he lost all but his job. Although grief-stricken, he continues to search for the murderer(s)-but it’s been three years and leads are slipping away fast.
One day, a woman, who looks remarkably like Benjamin’s wife, Susan, is brought to the Crisis Center, seeking help and answers. She’s been the victim of a beating so severe she doesn’t know who she is. Why? By whom? She’s lost everything, except her faith.
Ben’s mistrust of this ‘Susan’ woman, and the mystery ‘Susan’ woman’s confusion about her identity and life, get magnified out of proportion, yet they must work together to figure out who and why someone is willing to kill them to keep the truth hidden from them. The situation goes from dangerous to deadly once those ‘someones’ are able to track her whereabouts. Will they find the killer(s) before they are killed?
Forget Me Not, by Vicki Hinze, is an action-packed, intense, crime-laden novel that changes plots on a frequent basis, keeping you alert, absorbed and hooked to the end. You will need to keep the circumstances and characters straight in your mind, but the pacing isn’t so fast that your lose your way. It’s complex, but that’s what makes it good!
Vicki is definitely keen on character reactions and emotions. The intricacies of the many characters were handled very aptly. They were consistent throughout the book. Evil was punctuated with good, which were great antagonists throughout. In the life of crime, do you really know who your friends are?
I was always on edge, wondering what would happen and when, with either the evil, vicious end of the book, as well as between Ben and the mystery ‘Susan’ woman, and those that they interacted with at the Crisis Center.
For this, my first introduction to Vicki’s writing, I know I’ll definitely be reading more of her books! The spiritual truths presented are relevant to everyone.
