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Reviewed by Natasha Jackson for Readers' Favorite
Agent Jamie Dallas is given a new assignment; investigating corporate espionage at TecLife. With a dead FBI agent and the possible sabotage of medical technology, Jamie is undercover at TecLife investigating her bosses and attempting to steal a sample of deadly bacteria. The Target, of course, is Agent Dallas because there is a ton of money to be made in the medical tech industry, which means her poking around could cost someone billions of dollars. L.J. Sellers does a great job of explaining the details of the biotech industry without losing the story. It is important to give the reader some understanding so we understand exactly why companies are willing to do just about anything to see their product launched first.
What I loved so much about The Target was Jamie. Sure, she’s a hardcore agent who is amazing at her job, but while she thrives professionally she flounders personally. Jamie has no problem leaving a lover behind when a new assignment comes her way. She is loyal to her fellow agents and willing to help when and where she can. That makes her a very relatable character and it is easy to hope she comes out of the fire unscathed. L.J. Sellers also effectively mimics the pace of a criminal investigation, which made the story flow smoothly. The first steps of an investigation are painstakingly slow with evidence to gather, facts to check and people to interview. But as Jamie compiles more evidence and finds other crimes that link to this biotech war, the pace speeds up to match the urgency.
Although Jamie is the clear star of The Target, L.J. Sellers created some truly memorable characters with great back stories. Agent Dallas could stand on her own as the story’s protagonist, but with characters like Agent River she doesn’t have to. The intertwining stories only enhance this story, allowing the reader to try to guess if the cases are related and how.
