Cam and Carson are sisters who had a very hard life, when they were young and even still now that they are older. Carson is married to an assassin. Great choice huh? No not really. Carson's house blows up and she believes that she is a loose end in her husband's line of work. Meanwhile Cam is on the run from the law. She was in a commune for a short time, but found out what was really going on there and killed the leader. Now she is in trouble. This is a very exciting book to read! Things just keep going on that keeps the reading wondering....what could possibly be next? Never ask that question if you really don't want to know the answer! I am not going to tell you any more about this book other than if you like a great thriller/mystery....get it! I voluntarily left a review of this book and it is my own opinion.

loose ends by Caroline Taylor.
When armed gunmen invade Carson Mahoney’s Washington, D.C., home in 1976 and then blow it up, she decides she must disappear. She’s already a suspect in the murder of her former husband, so calling the police is not an option. Neither is jail. Carson turns to her sister Cameron for help.
This was a good read. little slow. I liked the story and the characters. the ending was weird. so 4*.

Loose Ends by Caroline Taylor, a new to me author that I will be checking out more books by. I enjoyed this gripping suspense novel about two sisters both with their issues from the past and now each dealing with their own present problems. A storyline that had me going back for more.

This story is a fun ride through the life of a woman with a history she's afraid will catch up with her and a present that's after her too. Carson and Cameron are likable characters. We get a good feel for who they are, why they behave the way we do. More importantly we see how they grew differently after a shared tragedy. Once reunited, Carson develops personally, which I like. I can't stand when a character has no development.

Carson is a little quirky and the author conveys it well without just throwing a description at us. There is nothing worse than slogging through an author's description of a character.

The flashbacks to El Salvador are a little jarring at first, but you quickly see that the tense switch signifies their capture and torture in their teens.

It's a fairly fast-paced story. I wouldn't call it white knuckle, it's not serious enough for that. But, Carson has no time to rest as she tries to clear her name and figure out whether her past is catching up to her.

The supporting character Rusty was a trip. I really dug him and wish the author would write a book just about him. He had depth, an interesting character, and the most heart of all the characters.

I very much loved that there was no romantic subplot to the main character's story. It would have been out of place and just thrown in to appease some people. The story wasn't about that

The plot was a little thin in places, but I don't generally expect much for a book in this genre. What did bother me were some loose ends in the story. A big deal is made about where Carson's husband was getting his "trust fund" from. They figure out the name of the alleged law firm is really someone's name backwards, but nothing comes of it.I don't know if it was just forgotten or if it was never intended to be anything. We also don't hear much about what happened to the religious commune. The wrap-up after the climax is quick, but I don't see any reason for it to be drawn out.

I don't see this hitting bestseller lists, but I don't believe that's what it was written to do. I think this is meant as a fun book with some serious detours. If given the opportunity to read another of Caroline Taylor's books, I would probably do so.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

A very interesting topic for the main plot. I was intrigued from the start to the finish. Excellent portrayal of two strong willed women fighting all odds to overcome a calamity which occurred when they were
young teens. All is never as straight forward as it appears on the surface and this story amplifies the deep undercurrents which lie hidden to the casual observer.

I have rated this book 4 stars.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

3.5 stars

For the genre, this is a gripping tale and worthy of a solid 4 stars. The blurb is very telling, so I’m not going to rehash the plot.

The good – The heroines and their side by side plot. I’m not sure who I was rooting for more, but I felt for both sisters, and I’m not talking about ‘the sisters’.

Ironically, the religious aspects of the story—corrupt clergymen, religious communes—something I’m not normally a fan of, worked well.

The questionable - There are a number of tense changes which I found confusing and because of that, from time to time I was tossed out of the story.

The bad – The formatting is horrid, which made this a difficult read. The kindle copy has the same errors, I checked.
A full line of text, followed by
one or two words,
Then another full line, followed by a random amount
of words.

The inexcusable –I’m not going to mention it publicly, but dear author/publisher, check the last few pages of this book and get rid of them. Clearly, they should not be there.

Copy acquired as ‘read now’ via NetGalley.