Sandra Brown never fails to disappoint and this is one fabulous read. Would highly recommend to others!!

I read this, and then I bought the audiobook! One of my favorites by Sandra Brown! She has a way of surprising you, and this book was no different! I'm reading everything by her now.

Sandra Brown never disappoints. This book is full of suspense, intrigue and of course a dash of romance.

Kerra has one goal, to interview the infamous Major Trapper. However, the Major has become a bit of a recluse. Wanting to stay out of the spot lite, he does not grant interviews of any kind and there are no exceptions. Kerra has one shot, but that involves convincing the Major's estranged son.

John hasn't had an easy road as of late. Getting let go from the ATF is embarrassing enough, but what's even worse is people assuming the worst because of it. When Kerra starts trying to get to his father through him, John tries to stand tough. The last thing he wants is to see that cranky old bastard.

When the interview goes completely awry, Kerra and John are thrust together to figure out what is going on and why people want the Major dead.

The first of this novel is great and filled with suspense and twist and turns. But it starts to fall apart a little in the second half and the main male character turns into one of those obnoxious characters who ruins everything because he can't be bothered to have a five-second conversation with anyone. He's also a typical alpha-male asshole who mostly treats the main female character like she's an idiot, but that of course doesn't stop her from jumping into bed with him just because he looks at her. And while some parts of the reveal at the end made sense, the ultimate "twist" came so far out of left field that it was almost ridiculous.

Seeing Red by Sandra Brown actually had me seeing beige or some other bland neutral color. The story and characters were as sadly one dimensional as a '70s made for TV movie. Something that today's reading public has grown up from.

Major Trapper emerged as a hero from the bombing of the Pegasus Hotel twenty five years ago. But now he is in seclusion and estranged from his only son.

Kerra Bailey is a television journalist whose career is on the rise. She is ready to take on the challenge that few other journalists have been able to do. Getting Major Trapper to come out of seclusion for an interview. But Kerra has a secret of her own. Something that the Major won't be able to resist. What Kerra doesn't quit understand, is that her secret will put both of them in danger.

John Trapper is a former Federal Investigator and hasn't had contact with his father, Major Trapper, in years when he is approached by Kerra to help set up the interview. He is now a drunken private investigator, disgraced and disowned. When Kerra reveals her truth, he agrees to contact his father on her behalf.

The interview sets in motion a chain of events that will see the Major shot and Kerra and John's live in danger as they begin to unravel the decades old mystery of who was really behind the bombing of the Pegasus Hotel.

Seeing Red begins with a premise that promises action and romance and a noire like mystery. But instead offers up a tired formula of broken action hero/son looking for redemption and approval from a father and respect from a job he long ago lost. A professional, successful woman who falls in lust/love with a drunken, belligerent, and abusive man. The relationship between John and Kerra will set the image of the modern woman back half a century.

The lack of depth in all the characters drags the paper thin tale down to far to make it worth the read. I was disappointed that this was a novel from such a well known author. Perhaps quantity does not truly equal quality.

Though I liked the book, I made the decision at the time I finished not to review it on my site. Maybe in the future I will include it in a book list post or another article.

Another good military thriller. I enjoyed Kerra and Trapper's romance and the overall story. I would recommend this to a friend who enjoys romance and military notes.

This is my second Sandra Brown book, and I liked this one even more than the first one. Sandra Brown is just so good at mixing a thriller with romance. The plot was interesting, and it was full of great twists. I was honestly sad to see it end! I'll definitely be reading more Sandra Brown in the future.

Twenty five years ago, Major Franklin Trapper carried out a young girl from a bombed hotel in Dallas. He lived a life in the spotlight for years, then fell out of the public completely. Kerra Bailey lands an exclusive live interview with him and she reveals she was the girl in the picture. That revelation puts them both in immediate danger. The Major is shot and left for dead and Kerra barely escapes. Someone doesn't want the truth behind that bombing revealed.

John Trapper, the estranged son of the Major, has long believed the people who admitted guilt were not the masterminds behind this event. He ruined his career in the ATF by chasing his theories. He teams up with Kerra to try to find this mastermind before they kill them.

I love Sandra Brown. She is great at putting together a mystery and suspense novel. I REALLY enjoyed the twists and turns in this book. Every time I thought I had it figured out, it changed again. The plot gets a five star from me.

Now, as far as the romance part, I felt it distracted from the main part of the story. I like a good romance, but the amount of secual tendion seemed a tad over the top. This portion gets a 3 star from me.

Overall, I wasn't disappointed. Sandra Brown is one of my favorite authors and she delivered again. 4 stars overall.

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

2.5/5 stars

Seeing Red by Sandra Brown is yet another typical contemporary thriller by author Brown that has an uber handsome and dangerous hero, a very modern damsel in distress and some racy thrills and chills. 

I didn't like this book a lot so I'm going to keep my review very short and to the point - I found it a bit too cliched. The plot felt unrealistic and the characters very unrelatable and somewhat annoying. In short, it wasn't my cup of tea.

If you haven't read a fast-paced thriller in a while or if you're craving for one badly, you might want to check this one out as it'll definitely quench your thirst for a suspense thriller, if nothing else.

I felt the mystery was lacking and not quite up to the author's usual standards. What I love about Sandra Brown's stories is trying to figure out who did what and why, and most of that part of the story was laid out ahead of time, not something I enjoyed.

That being said this author is the best in her genre and while once in a while a book doesn't work for me in most cases she writes stories with that wow factor. I'll be looking forward to her next release.

RATING: 3 STARS
(I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY)
(Review Not on Blog)
Listened to on audio

I really disliked the narrator as he did not seem to have any emotion in his voice or even try to change his voice for characters :( It could totally be me, but it threw off the chemistry for me. And, instead of being sexy, I found Trapper's "lines" a bit cheesey...but that maybe be more because the narrator turned me off, lol. So I am rating this book a three - in the middle.

okay.

this is only my 3rd Sandra Brown book (i KNOW) and Mean Streak was my first - hit it out of the park, the twist had my jaw on the floor, the romance was top notch, loved it. my second was Lethal, which i was a bit disappointed in. it was still good, it just wasn't hardcore as amazing as Mean Streak. The romance was good but not fantastic, i saw the twists coming, overall it was just good, maybe okay, whereas Mean Streak was one of my top reads last year. So anyway, all that to say that I was hesitant to pick up another Sandra Brown book - would it be like Lethal, or would it be like Mean Streak?

But then I saw this on netgalley and couldn't resist, though I didn't read it before the release date, oops.

So. Obviously, rating it 5 stars, I loved it. It still wasn't as amazing as Mean Streak in my opinion, I wish I hadn't read that one first so I wouldn't compare every single SB book to it, but what can you do. It's gonna happen. Truthfully enough time has passed that I don't actually remember much about MS lol. So that's probably why.

Time to get to the point - Kerra (howwww do you even say that, what is with these names, I fully admit that I basically called her Keira throughout the whole book) was a great character, I loved Trapper though sometimes I wanted to shake him a bit, I loved those two together. I didn't guess any of the twists (correctly, anyway) until right before they happened, and I was shocked multiple times. The romance was fabulous, the chemistry was everything. I loved their banter. The writing was great, the plot was interesting and paced well. I was totally into it and very growly at anyone who interrupted me while I was trying to read.

I definitely recommend it, with the caveat that I probably went into this knowing it wouldn't be as good as MS, so just hoping to simply enjoy it. Obviously I'm pleased as punch I more than enjoyed it and hope you do too.

Sandra Brown sure knows how to write a story. This was fast paced, had a few plot twists and was enjoyable right down to the last page.

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing, via Netgalley.

SEEING RED by Sandra Brown is a romance novel, sprinkled with suspense. I am not normally a romance reader but every now and then I want a light romance story and I turn to Sandra Brown because her writing style usually appeals to me. This book lacked romance and suspense for me. Never really felt the heat between Kerra and John.cata

The story had potential but really fell short for me. Kerra Bailey an up and coming newscaster is interviewing Major Trapper (John’s dad), who became famous when he helped rescue people from a hotel bombing many years ago. One of the people he rescued was Kerra. Someone doesn't want Kerra and the Major reuniting. There is a shooting at Major Trapper’s home after an interview with Kerra. John Trapper ends up acting as a bodyguard for Kerra in case the shooters return to get her. There is the normal romance novel sexual tension between Kerra and John, the advance and retreat but I felt no chemistry between them.

There were some unexpected twists and turns that save this book for me. I enjoyed the last chapter or two more than the rest of the book. I do believe an avid reader of this genre would enjoy this novel.

He had no faith in goodness and light. People and institutions were fallible and undependable. Fate was a cruel bastard. If a situation turned out all right, he figured he simply gotten lucky, but his tendency was to expect calamity. As he did now.


Ever since the Pegasus bombing, up and coming reporter Kerra had a secret that she was waiting to reveal after 25 years. Her secret will be revealed as she interviews the Major. A hero of the bombing that saved lives in that terrible ordeal. The secret not only puts her and the Major in danger, but uncovers corruption that it makes it hard to know who to trust.

Kerra in partnership with the Major's son Trapper who has a chip on his shoulder, together piece together the tangled web of deceit. And as it unravels, friends become foes and foes become friends. Not knowing, can be costly.

A fast paced thriller that I consider sexually driven. I prefer the character and plot driven thrillers myself. However, that being said, I was blown away with the surprise twists and turns.

A Special Thank You to Grand Central Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Sandra Brown delivers another successful thriller in Seeing Red. True to fashion, this suspenseful book has her trademark plot twists; I wasn't sure who to trust, or what was coming next. Her plots are always well constructed, and this one does not disappoint. I've long been a fan of her writing style, as she brings together a great mix of tension offset by humor/sarcasm. I love it!

The characters are well written, and the chemistry between Kerra and Trapper is palpable - despite the fact that Trapper is basically a macho pain in the ass. Speaking of chemistry - I have to make note that their interactions lean more to "steamy" than to "romance" - hence my macho ass comment. But the surly, snarky Trapper grew on me as I worked to figure out how he played into the whole thing - because she had me second guessing HIS motives and involvement as the story hurtled on. Kerra's character was sympathetic, brave and interesting, and I had to wonder what was with her infatuation with Trapper.

Ultimately, this is a suspenseful thriller, and Sandra Brown nails it with Seeing Red. This book is an epic roller coaster ride.

What do you think of when you think of a Sandra Brown bestseller? Consider some key phrases: “trademark nonstop suspense,” “supercharged sexual tension,” and “thriller,” of course. Another tell is her complicated, intricate plots, which often go back years in the past. It’s a fool’s game to try to guess the outcome—let alone the villain(s)—so sit back and enjoy the ride; Seeing Red will have you compulsively turning the pages.

Some fictional private detectives have a reputation for being sleazy slobs, albeit smart and determined. John Trapper doesn’t disappoint. He spars with a client without an appointment. She tells him her name is Kerra Bailey, but he doesn’t recognize her and says that it’s not a good time for him. That doesn’t fly, she’s very persistent. Trapper thinks to himself that she looks like she can pay the bill—her handbag “was the size of a small suitcase and covered in designer initials.” Trapper opens the door for her, not wanting to “say no to a lady in distress.”

He kicked the file cabinet drawer shut with his heel and still got to his desk ahead of her in time to relocate an empty but smelly Chinese food carton and the latest issue of Maxim. He’d ranked the cover shot among his top ten faves, but she might take exception to that much areola.

She sat in one chair and placed her bag in another. As he rounded the desk, he buttoned the middle button of his shirt and ran a hand across his mouth and chin to check for remaining drool.

The office is trashed and an empty bottle of Dom seems to require an explanation.

“Buddy of mine got married.”

“Last night?”

“Saturday afternoon.”

Her eyebrows arched. “It must have been some wedding.”

He shrugged, then leaned back in his chair. “Who recommended me?”

“No one. I got the address off your website.”

That’s a lie. Kerra isn’t looking for just any gumshoe, although perhaps it’s not unusual for new clients to shade the truth when they’re meeting with a private detective for the first time.

Kerra Bailey is a glossy, articulate, smart-as-a-whip television reporter. The Texas media market is too small a playground for her; she has “New York here-I-come” written all over her. There’s a story that will cement her reputation, but she can’t get Major Trapper—the hero of the Pegasus bombing some 25 years ago—to return her phone calls. Maybe his son, a former ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) agent now solo operator, can grease the wheels for her with his father.

Not happening. Trapper and his father haven’t been close for a long time, but when Trapper was fired from the ATF, they became completely estranged. There’s nothing Kerra can say to get Trapper to intervene on her behalf.

“Is this a fucking joke?”

“No.”

“Seriously, who put you up to this?”

“No one, Mr. Trapper.”

“Just plain Trapper is fine, but it doesn’t matter what you call me because we don’t have anything else to say to each other.” He stood up and headed for the door.

“You haven’t even heard me out.”

“Yeah. I have. Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta take a piss and then I’ve got a hangover to sleep off. Close the door on your way out. This neighborhood, I hope your car’s still there when you get back to it.”

That’s a flat-out turn-down. But when John gets back from the men’s room, Kerra is still there. Perhaps there is something she can do to get him to reconsider—tempt him with the truth. She lays a reproduction of a famous photograph on his desk. John tells her he’s seen it, but she won’t drop the subject, pointing out that the sign on his “frosted glass” door says Private Investigator. He sardonically agrees with her.

“Fort Worth’s own Sherlock Holmes.”

“Are you state licensed?”

“Oh, yeah. I have a gun, bullets, everything.”

“Do you have a magnifying glass?”

The question baffled him because she hadn’t asked it in jest. She was serious. “What for?”

Those pouty pink lips fashioned an enigmatic smile, and she whispered, “Figure it out.”

Kerra gives John her business card and tells him to call her cell number when he changes his mind. He thinks “hell would freeze over first” until he reluctantly searches for and discovers his “long-forgotten magnifying glass.”

Four hours later, he was still in his desk chair, still reeking, head still aching, eyes still scratchy. But everything else had changed.

He set down the magnifier, pushed the fingers of both hands up through his hair, and held his head between his palms. “Son of a bitch.”

To say more would give away a complicated, absorbing plot. Suffice it to say that Trapper and Bailey’s pasts are intertwined. There’s a Biblical truism that Shakespeare reframed in The Merchant of Venice: “The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” The theme of Seeing Red is how the actions of men—both heroic and villainous—decades earlier, inform, twist, and shape the present day. Corruption and greed fester over time, and it takes an inordinate amount of courage and persistence to ferret out the players who continue to manipulate present-day events. Fortunately, John Trapper and Kerra Bailey, once they recognize what they have in common, make a formidable couple.

Sandra Brown’s Seeing Red is passionate, frighteningly timely, and a terrific thriller.

I'm a fan of Sandra Brown but I felt this fell short of her usual mark. Seeing Red is a romantic suspense that I found neither particularly romantic nor suspenseful.

Twenty-five years ago, the Major emerged a hero from the bombing of the Pegasus Hotel. He was catapulted into the spotlight after he was photographed leading a handful of survivors out of the collapsing building, including a little girl whose identity was fiercely guarded. Now a TV journalist on the rise, Kerra Bailey will do anything to score an interview with her hero...even if she has to wrangle an introduction from his estranged son, former ATF agent John Trapper.

Despite John's reticence, Kerra's persistence pays off and the Major grants her an exclusive interview...the first time he's been in the public spotlight for years. However, the night of the interview things go catastrophically wrong and both John and Kerra must race against time to figure out just who wants her and the Major dead.

While the premise was intriguing enough, I couldn't connect to either of the main characters so the romance side of things never clicked. Quite frankly, I couldn't understand why Kerra was ever interested in Trapper in the first place. There's grumpy alpha-male and then there's asshole. (Guess which I felt Trapper fit?)

Even if the romance had been left out, I'm not altogether sure it would have raised my rating much. A successful suspense drives me CRAZY because it feeds me piecemeal clues to keep me guessing. (Seriously, I LOVE spoilers and not having all of the information is painful.) That didn't happen, it all wrapped up way too suddenly and, while there were some twists and turns that I didn't see coming, the "major reveal" felt off. I don't understand, even after the explanation, what drove this character to be so...out of character.

Overall, a very meh read but I'm in the minority. If you're a Sandra Brown fan, maybe you'll feel differently.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Received this ARC for an unbiased review. Sandra Brown is a favorite author who always writes a suspenseful mystery with a little romance.