Shoreline by Carolyn Baugh.
Detective Nora Khalil, 2.
Officer Nora Khalil is a strong independent woman used to navigating different terrains. As an American-born Muslim, she loves her country and tries to honor the traditions of her people, but feels that she must constantly confront those who think she is alien.
Assigned to the FBI office in Erie, Pennsylvania, she tries to fit into small-town America after a childhood growing up in the bustle of Philly's dark streets. A series of horrific acts of violence are committed by a well-connected group of domestic terrorists eager to spark a national revolution. The town erupts in chaos and the eyes of the nation are on these events. In turn, this heats up the debate about the fabric of our nation...and how those who feel disenfranchised by our new multiculturalism are determined to take back their birthright and, in their own words, make our nation great again.
Will Nora and her team be able to defuse the situation before the carnage goes national?
A very good read with good characters. Great series. 4*.

Great story by Carolyn Baugh. Really thrilling read, great characters and an enjoyable story. Highly recommend to others!!

This is a riveting, engrossing, thought-provoking thriller. This is the second book in the Nora Khalil series. I have not read the first book, but I am putting it on my list to read in the near future! It seems that bad luck and trouble follow Nora around, from the mean streets of Philly to the quiet hamlet of Erie. As an American-born Muslim, Nora finds it increasing difficult to perform her duties as a special agent in the FBI. Her desire to hold true to the customs and traditions of her culture put her under constant scrutiny from everyone around her. Add to this her overbearing family and somewhat distant boyfriend, and Nora often finds herself spinning in circles.

A seemingly random bank robbery sets the wheels in motion for this book. Nora and her team soon realize that the bank heist was just the first step in a large scale terrorist attack that soon turns the town of Erie upside down, and the tension and scrutiny placed on Nora increases exponentially. This well-connected group of terrorists plan a series of violent acts that hey hope will spark a revolution in cities across the nation, reclaiming the nation that they feel is slipping away. Nora and her team encounter many obstacles as they desperately try to solve the puzzle that has been laid out and find the mastermind behind the overall plan. The cast of characters is complex, each having a specific function and skill set.

Aside from being a great work of suspense, this book has a deeper, more powerful message that cannot be ignored. It will change the way you look at your friends and neighbors, strangers on the street, and the world as a whole. I highly recommend this book to fans of thrillers and suspense, and I look forward to reading previous and future installments in this series.

I received this as a free ARC from Forge Books, MacMillan Publishing Group on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a book that both entertains and enlightens. It is completely relevant to the tumultuous times in which we are living, where we see acts of terrorism on tv much too frequently. It is both a fast paced mystery and an interesting look into Muslim-American culture. Nora Kahlil is an Muslim American FBI agent, assigned to an office in Erie, Pa. when there is terrorist activity. Her parents came to this country as refugees from Egypt and because she is a Muslim she is able to connect with the local Arab community - she knows their language and their culture so she is more easily able to connect with them when a crisis occurs. I was hooked from the very first page and the book kept me guessing all the way through. I highly recommend it.