Kill Switch (River Swift Thriller 1) by Freddie P. Peters-review
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 11, 2025
They’ll stop at nothing to silence their victims. She’ll stop at nothing to make them pay . . .
Ex-army medic River Swift is a lone wolf – no family home, no commitments. But when her former partner, Navy SEAL Jason Wayne, is accused of a brutal murder, she leaves everything behind to clear his name. Jason can remember nothing about the incident, only that he woke up, dazed, in an unfamiliar part of Washington DC, covered in blood, and fleeing at the sound of the police arriving.
Certain he could never have committed such a gruesome crime, Swift sets off to reconnect with her past and uncover the truth. But every time she thinks she’s making progress Swift opens another door that leads her deeper into a maze of deceit and greed where every step brings new danger.
Now, armed again with the combat skills and instinct honed on foreign battlefields River Swift must decide how she’ll hunt down the real killers and serve them implacable justice…
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REVIEW KILL SWITCH is the first instalment in Freddie P Peters contemporary, adult RIVER SWIFT THRILLER series focusing on ex US Air Force SOS medic River Swift.
NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers
Told from third person perspective including River Swift, using present day and journal entries, KILL SWITCH follows ex-Air Force medic River Swift in the wake of murder charges against her former partner and Navy SEAL Jason Wayne. Jason Wayne has been accused of murder but Jason doesn’t remember anything about the night it happened. The only person Jason can trust is the woman who broke his heart but a woman who is determined to prove Jason Wayne is an innocent man. River Swift was taking a well-deserved vacation in Alaska with her best friend Karen when a call from Jason pulled River into the mayhem that involved many moving parts. Several of Jason’s teammates have taken their own lives, and a military and political cover up was at the centre of River’s investigation.
The world building follows several intersecting paths as River, her best friend and former US Air Force medic Karen Robinson, as well as Jason’s inexperienced lawyer Reggie begin to unravel a potential scandal, finding themselves the target of some powerful people, people that do not want the truth revealed. The politics of war is at the centre of Jason’s fight for his life.
There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and questionable secondary and supporting characters including Karen Robinson, Pablo, Reggie, and Detective Alex Parker, who is struggling to keep his job. The requisite evil has many faces.
KILL SWITCH is a story of both political and military power ; secrets and lies, greed intrigue and redemption. The thought-provoking premise is dramatic and compelling; the characters are desperate, determined, and energized.
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Reviewed by Sandy
