Fatal Chaos

The fast-paced 12th installment in Force’s Fatal Series is a testament to her talent for blending romance with politics and suspense with sex. Series protagonists U.S. Vice President Nick Cappuano and Metropolitan Police Department homicide lieutenant Samantha Holland come back to D.C. from a relaxing vacation and are quickly thrown back into the mix of crime and politics. After six seemingly senseless drive-by shootings are reported in two days, Sam is run ragged chasing down leads. Meanwhile, the press is hounding both her and Nick for comments about what is going on in the troubled White House. Even as their vacation quickly becomes a distant memory, the beleaguered pair find frequent refuge in their steamy sex life. Force continues to hold the reader’s interest with great characterizations and well developed plot lines. Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary. (Mar.)

Correction: An earlier version of this review misstated the number of books in the Fatal Series.