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BOOK INFO
Title: Damaged Intentions
Author: Mike Omer
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Publish Date: March 20, 2022
Genre: Crime Fiction
Series: Abby Mullen #2
My Rating: 4/5
BOOK BLURB
As a child, Abby Mullen escaped the insidious Wilcox cult when it literally went down in flames. Years later, she’s the NYPD’s best hostage negotiator and a mother. She thought the worst part of her life was behind her. Until now. Armed conspiracy theorists called the Watchers have attacked the local high school—and taken her daughter hostage.
With the delusional Watchers holding her child at gunpoint, the unflappable Abby might be at her breaking point. But the clock is ticking on her daughter’s life, and she has no choice but to negotiate with the paranoid group and discover their leader’s secret before it’s too late.
As Abby peels back the layers of mystery surrounding the Watchers, there’s always another puzzle underneath. And it seems to be leading back to the dark past she’s spent her whole life trying to forget.

MY REVIEW
Abby Mullen is a NYPD hostage negotiator. She’s also the mother of a teen daughter. Abby’s work and personal lives collide when a group of conspiracy theorists attack the high school, and Abby’s daughter is a hostage.
Damaged Intentions is the second book in the Abby Mullen thriller series. Abby has a dark past. She escaped a cult when she was younger, and she’s trying to keep that part of her life in the past. With Abby’s job, her daughter, and her past, a lot is happening in this novel, and it makes for a suspenseful story.
Damaged Intentions is a gripping read with complex characters. Recommended for fans of crime thrillers.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Books in the Abby Mullen series:
- A Deadly Influence
- Damaged Intentions