Villain of the Piece by Geonn Cannon

Intense, stressful, terrifying, and painful for the main character beginning to the story that had me cringing while hoping the woman being tortured would survive and escape…even NOT knowing why she was in the predicament she was enduring.

What I liked:
* The plot, pacing, writing, and character development
* Catriona: government agent, loner, lethal, skilled, survivor, strategist, colored in shades of grey, has her own moral compass
* Maureen: Catriona’s God’s Eye/handler, computer genius, unique skill set, trained to be lethal, strong, intelligent, interested in Whitney
* Whitney: owner of Whipjack Tavern, scraping by, dealing with protection racket, daughter of a con artist, interested in her community and in Maureen
* That the main characters were female, strong, resilient, almost super-heroes in their abilities and skills – trying to figure out who Catriona reminds me of…maybe a female Jack Reacher or Evan Smoak?
* The look at the shades of gray some people must operate under
* That the bad guys were dealt with…even if rather ruthlessly
* Wondering if this is the first in a series or a one and done

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how easily it seems it is for some to play God and decide who lives and who dies

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars ( )