Susan Parker is handed a new case, and believes it to be accidental at first. But as she looks closer, she realizes that someone killed the people hiding in the safe house on purpose. But who would do that and why?

As she continues her investigation, there are several twists that bring some discomfort, and hint at some underlying secrets with her husband's family. She is still mourning his death, and now, there might be something else that could put her and her daughter in danger.

A great read! Highly recommend this twisty thriller!

I really enjoyed this thriller. It was interesting and engaging. By the second half of the book, I couldn't put it down! I look forward to reading more from this author!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

FBI agent Susan Parker and her team are having to work on their own to try and find out who set explosives to kill young and old illegal immigrants where they were being kept in a safe house until they were moved on. When people that she cares about are soon targeted she makes it her mission to find and stop that person.
This is the 2nd book that i have read from this author in the series and enjoyed it.

Someone is on a deadly mission. When a safe house is bombed and kills many, FBI agent Susan Parker and her team are on site. Some want to call it an accident or force of nature, but Susan believes it is the work of a man who calls himself The Saint. The Saint has appointed himself as judge, jury and executioner with his callous disregard for human life.

I struggled with this book at times because the characters are hard to get to know, However, I could not quit reading. It was twisty, mysterious and at times horrific, but it was addictive as well. There are some things that were left unfinished, but I guess that is by design to bring you back to the next installment.

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The Safe House
by Sam Baron
Pub Date: Aug 19 2024

The Safe House is the third book in the series, FBI Agent Susan Parker and can be read as a standalone, there are references of happenings in the first two books that help to clarify things.

The story is full of action, mystery, suspense and psychological intrigue. I highly recommend this book and this author!

Synopsis: I stare down at the sunken patch of earth with awful dread. Caring hands take hold of the little girl, lifting her out of the dirt and debris, cradling her gently. A woman old enough to be her abuelita, one fist clutching a rosary, closes the child’s eyes. Her tears wash runnels through the caked mud on her granddaughter’s face as she gives her one final kiss.

Many thanks to Storm Publishing, Author, Sam Baron, and NetGalley, for this E-ARC.

"The Murder Club" by Sam Baron is an action-packed, 5-star read. This is the third book featuring FBI Agent Susan Parker, who finds herself in the middle of trouble once again. A notorious man known as “The Saint” causes the collapse of a safe house full of people seeking passage into the U.S. Susan will stop at nothing to avenge their deaths, but will it end up costing her more than she's willing to pay?

I didn’t enjoy the first book at all, the second wasn’t nearly as bad, but I really enjoyed the third. If you’re looking for a police procedural story, this isn’t for you. However, if you’re after a story filled with red herrings and action, then you should give this a try. As with the other books, the author tackles a significant societal issue and brings it to the forefront of the story. This time it’s immigration, with strong, polarized feelings towards the victims depending on who is speaking. As the story progresses, we learn more about Amit’s death. I’m looking forward to the fourth book and hopefully getting more answers, rather than just more questions.

Thanks to Storm Publishing, Sam Baron, and NetGalley for providing me with the opportunity to read this ARC and share my honest review.

BOOK: THE SAFE HOUSE
AUTHOR: SAM BARON
PUB DATE: 19 AUGUST 2024
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REVIEW- 4.5 STARS
Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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I read and loved the previous book in this series, and I did not hesitate to request this. And it was even better! But, it was heartbreaking and so sad. I think it's one of the saddest thrillers I've ever read. This book hits differently because of the racism, anti-muslim, and anti-immigrstion riots that occurred in the UK last week.
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I was able to get more insight into Special Agent in Charge Sarah Parker's life, and it was nice. I was also able to see what an amazing, fearless leader and agent she is. I won't be stooping this series anytime soon. The book started where the last book finished, and although I read it a while ago, I was not lost nor confused. I was also able to learn more about her husband , Amit's death. But, will the author should expose it all already?
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I'm this book. It was only Sarah's team that was in charge because the victims were illegal immigrants, and the other law enforcement agencies didn't want to be involved. I loved every part of the book. The pace was perfect, and the team turned all the stones to find the culprit. Although I would have preferred if the ending had been a little bit different
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This book was amazing, and I can't wait to see what's next for Sarah Parker!
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So this is the third in a series. I had previously read the second, and was not going to read any more, but here I am! This follows FBI agent Susan Parker 2 months after her house was blown up in the previous book. Her husband Amit has been dead now for a year, and she is raising her daughter with the help from her sister-in-law. Ramon asks for Susan to assist him when an underground safe house for illegal immigrants is blown up. The upper echelon feel this is case that is too hot for any department to handle, so they let Susan and her team look into it. (Umm....ok).

The investigation is interesting and unique. I wish that it really focused on that. Once again, there are a myriad of characters, each representing a different aspect of diversity. While I appreciate this inclusion, it was hard to keep track of, jumping from sexual orientation, religious beliefs, cultural differences.. It was also distracting because it was not fluid or seemed genuine- but more forced into the characters. This became a little jarring.

I continued to dislike Susan. She is angry, seems to find fault with others. She also goes off on random thoughts- and once again, I got frustrated reading. At one point a character is blown away in front of her, and her response, "My poor hair!" I am not kidding!
The death/murder of her husband is still brough up a lot- but once again, not solved. I think it might continue to the end of the series.

I feel if the author stuck to the investigation, and really fleshed out major characters, this would be so much better. As it is, I think this is where I part ways with this series. As it was, I skimmed over a bit when she went into her random thoughts and rants.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for the ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review.

Amazing! Love this author and this book was just spectacular! A brilliantly accomplished, fast paced masterpiece of a thriller. Just absolutely wonderful and engaging and thoroughly gripping. Loved this one.

Susan Parker is back along with her partner Seth Navid. This time they are investigating what looks to be a cave in. Accept upon closer look parker sees body parts. There are people all over crying and looking forlorn. FBI agent Parker asks what the hell happened here? Someone says that it was the safe house and it had gotten blown up and all their loved ones were down there.

That is where this book starts off. Goes from there to finding what the migrants liked to call The Saint. The farishta meaning the angel of mercy. He is known for saving and helping the migrants not hurting them. The Safe House has been around for over twelve years and it had been ran by Father Santos up until three years ago. That is when Father Santos had passed away. The new Father Santos has no feelings and the new Saint has no meaning to help migrants in any way.

Special Agent Parker couldn't get any help with any local police forces. She was completely on her own in this investigation. She began with getting a bigger team together as she knew she couldn't do it with just her a couple of other team members. They began with getting everything dug up and forensics to examine everything. They knew C4 had been used, they figured that has to be a military background of so sort. As they start to question all the folks there they start to get a better picture of who this Saint might be. He defiantly has a military background. Little do they know he has served and did two tours in dark op missions.. He was also a sharp shooter. He knew what he was doing and he was following Agent Parker very closely.

Sam Baron has done it again, if you haven't read his books The Therapy Room and The Murder Club you might want to. The stories all go together. They are all about Susan Parker and her family. Truly they are all so amazing and you learn a bit more about her and her deceased husband in each book. I am so looking forward to the next book!

Highly recommend this book and this author!

The Safe House by Sam Baron was a gripping read from the very beginning! I could not put this book down. FBI Agent Susan Parker is smart, charming and likeable.
Well-developed storyline with superb characters.
I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t put it down.

Thank You NetGalley and Storm Publishing for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This book had a promise that it never quite delivered on. I feel it was a bit like a Chinese takeaway in that whilst reading it I quite enjoyed it but hours after I finished I struggled to recall why and wanted to read something longer lasting.

Susan Parker and her team unofficially set out to discover who is murdering illegal immigrants. A difficult case from start to finish with very little evidence to aid them in their search. Good descriptions and story line with unexpected twists. A worthy read. I received an ARC copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This series keeps getting better. I was completely invested in the mystery. Susan is such an interesting character and the others are complex as well. There is a plot that is ongoing over the series and I love each new discovery. I didn't have this one figured out before the reveal. I loved the surprise of the answers.

Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing, and author Sam Baron for the advanced reader copy of this book. What follows is my unbiased review of the book.

The saying goes "Write what you know." With that in mind, after reading The Safe House, I had to look at author Sam Baron's background and see if he had any background in law enforcement. I couldn't find any indication that was the case, which explains a lot of the problems I had with the book.

This is the third book in a series centered around California FBI agent Susan Parker. Susan is a widow raising her daughter and trying to balance her career responsibilities with that of being a parent. She has help from her late husband's family, although his mother is a bit crazy.

Susan receives a call from Ramon, one of the members of her team. An immigrant himself, Ramon has ties to the illegal immigrant community and is called in when an underground safe house that contains twenty-nine illegal immigrants waiting for papers is blown up, killing all of them. With it being an election year, no one wants to touch the investigation. Susan calls in a favor and gets her team assigned to training for a week so they can unofficially investigate the killings. They learn a local priest known as "The Saint" was part of an underground network helping illegal immigrants. It would seem someone has taken on his persona but is killing the immigrants rather than helping them.

I wanted to like The Safe House, and I did in many ways. It's a compelling thriller in many ways. The character of The Saint had so much potential. The parts where the team was trying to investigate who he was and tracking leads were good. The uniqueness of the team Susan leads is also appreciated. However, Ramon's background would preclude him from being an agent no matter how good he was at it. This is where I had problems with the story. There were so many things that felt off, from the way the agents behave to the local chief of police who doesn't investigate anything. Not to mention, he's friends with Susan's mother-in-law and doesn't mind doing her bidding when it comes to interfering in Susan's life. The depth of emotion when they are uncovering the bodies from the safe house is great as the impact on the team members is shown. However, later on, Susan has a priest blown up just about in front of her face and barely blinks.

The personal distractions of several people detract from the investigation, which is part of the problem as well. While I enjoyed reading the book, I can't say I want to read more of the series. The characters are well-developed but don't feel right as FBI agents. The premise is great, but there are too many distractions from the central story. I've read many great thrillers and police procedurals, but this isn't one of them.

The Safe House by Sam Baron is a gripping thriller that dives deep into a chilling narrative of mass murder, deception, and relentless pursuit of justice. A man calling himself ‘The Saint’ purposely blows up a safe house for immigrants. It’s only because one of FBI Agent Susan Parker’s team has a tie to a victim’s family that they are even notified of the horrific incident. It gets worse when no agency wants to be involved. Even Susan’s team isn’t ‘officially’ working on the case.

Set against the gritty backdrop of urban America, the novel follows FBI Detective Susan Parker and her team to find the people/ person responsible for these horrific acts. How will these victims ever get justice? And what will it cost all of those involved?

I loved this series, and I highly recommend it, for those fast paced, have to find out what happened readers. In my opinion, Sam Baron does not disappoint. Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

My thanks to Storm Publishing, The Author, Sam Baron, as well as NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of The Safe House.

The third Sam Baron book I have read. A well written book with familiar characters. Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to ARC this book.

I was really looking forward to reading this book as I ARC read the first two in the FBI Agent Susan Parker series and thoroughly enjoyed them. Unfortunately this one fell a bit short for me. I felt it started off extremely strong, but then dragged a bit. I was disappointed we still have not found out what happened to Susan's husband Amit as well. If you do want to read, I wouldn't suggest it as a standalone but to read both the previous books to get the back story of Susan Parker.

Thank you NetGalley, Sam Baron, and Storm Publishing for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I gave this a 3.5 stars but rounded up.

There is an underlying plot into who killed her husband, but i don't think it's necessary to read the whole series before reading this installment as enough background is given. I really hate Susan's mother in law though so wish she could be arrested or something! The case in this book is an underground safe house being blown up killing everyone inside. Politically no one wants to investigate, but Susan and her team go off the books with more murders following them as the killer tries eliminating anyone who might i.d him. A good read and I hope the next one comes soon

This is the third book in this series and I must admit to not having read the first two, however, this can be read as a standalone, there are references of happenings in the first two books that help to clarify things.
When FBI agent, Susan Parker, saw the face of her colleague, special agent Ramos Dias, she knew that something was very wrong but she wasn't prepared for the enormity of it.
An underground safe house where illegal immigrants were kept before they could be moved on was blown up, as Susan watched the bodies being removed, one was a tiny girls who was about the same age as her young daughter, Susan was incensed, who could do this ?
Susan had enough sadness in her life, she was recently widowed, she and her controlling mother in law had a mutual dislike of one another, this mass murder just added to her problems, an election was coming up so no one wanted to have anything to do with illegal immigrants, alive or dead, Susan and her loyal team were on their own.
As this story unfolds it soon becomes clear that Susan is not only fighting the killer but also the Santa Carina Valley PD, the only clues are the involvement of a priest know as "The Ghost" and someone with a knowledge of explosives.
The body count escalates, the lives of Susan and her team are in danger, The Ghost always seemed to be one step ahead of them, when the life of Susan's much loved daughter was threatened, Susan felt a fear that was palpable, she had to catch The Ghost.
While reading this book I had at least half a dozen suspects, all wrong I might add, there is suspense, drama and action, I look forward to reading the next book in the series and perhaps learning the mystery surrounding Susan's late husband, Amit.
Thank you Storm Publishing and Net Gallery for this ARC, my review is voluntary.