A review by the_jesus_fandom
The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

 It’s been a while since I read this, but it was fun. I liked reading an explicitly Christian police/detective book, I’m not really used to that. It wasn’t always super subtle, especially with Kate’s spiritual life, but the plot was pretty interesting. Although a lot of gritty stuff happened, the climax felt a bit underwhelming, but that was maybe just me having the wrong expectations. Parts of the relationship between Kate and Dave was icky, but there were quite a few funny moments too, not just between them. The whole adopted family thing with every single person being in a dangerous/interesting job was super unrealistic, but I decided to just lean into it, and it makes sense because this is part of a series about the whole clan. I might actually end up reading the rest of the books at some point, it’d be pretty fun, I think. Gotta finish my TBR first, though.