Into the Fire

Author and missionary Lisa Harris has written a good and poignant thriller (published in 2013). Dangerous Passage discovers the deaths of two young Asian women have more than their killer in common. 

Detective Avery North and Assistant Medical Examiner Jackson Bryant join forces to hopefully uncover the serial killer murdering young Asian women. Both having faced hard losses in their private lives, neither is sure their attraction to one another is something they should pursue during the difficult search for a ruthless killer of two girls with magnolia tattoos on their shoulders. Although that connects the victims along with their ethnicity, nothing else seems to tie them together. Through the odd circumstance of a homeless man, they identify the niece of a suspicious but prominent Asian businessman and his wife who reported their niece missing when she didn't come home one evening. 

With flawed information and an assault on Avery after she receives a threatening note, the case becomes even more disturbing. After finding another young Asian woman working close to the home of the last victim, Avery suspects she knows more than she is able to communicate. 

Lisa handles the faith elements and the romance with a genuine touch. The two main characters grow to understand each other and Jackson is a real man in his guarded pursuit of Avery while doing his job and providing the singular clue to the deeper issues in this puzzling case. Truly likable characters.

Tackling a tough subject carefully, Lisa Harris brings much needed attention to an ever growing worldwide demonic stronghold in the midst of a well told story.

(Personally, I don't think the cover gives a good rendition of the characters, and I honestly don't care for it which is nothing more than a commentary on the cover art.)

Father, please continue to bless Lisa, let her writing continue to speak for those without a voice, and fill her with the stories you have just for her to tell. Please keep her and her family safe from all harm. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.