Eva Pasco

5.0 out of 5 stars

Uncompromising!

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023

Verified Purchase

Having read Jack Kregas’ hard-hitting ‘Shattered Innocence,’ I acquired his sequel, ‘The Visual Deception’. Anxious as Ruby Streeter to find her twin sister Rose who has been kidnapped by human traffickers and sold to a breeding farm, I hunkered down in anticipation of the author’s uncanny ability to interweave fact with fiction, along with his ingenious ways to “make things right” for those wronged.

Wrong (Fact) – Cases prosecuted for human trafficking get about a 38 per cent conviction rate due to many convoluted and corrupt reasons.

Right (Fiction) - Lasttec, a Reno-based company with several highly trusted tech-savvy employees headed by Carl Svensson, Ruby’s boyfriend. One of their missions is to rescue Rose.

The author effectively bridges the gap between both books so the reader gets the gist of what has transpired. Dialogue enriches detailed plotting. Tension builds to a crescendo. You know where the characters stand, especially Ruby. Outcomes are both gratifying and heart-wrenchingly realistic.

I highly recommend this sequel for the author’s painstaking and uncompromising ability to fabricate a story pertaining to the crime of human trafficking.