Series: Mercy Kilpatrick # 6
Format: Kindle, 337 pages
Release Date: June 18, 2019
Publisher: Montlake
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Mystery / Romance
The Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy.
The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows Oregon. She’s near the compound. And having been raised among survivalists, Mercy understands the mindset of fanatics. Lay low, follow rules, do nothing to sound an alarm, and relinquish all contact with the outside world. She’s ready to blend in.
As Mercy disappears into the winter hills, something just as foreboding emerges. Mercy’s fiancé, Eagle’s Nest police chief Truman Daly, is faced with a puzzling series of murders—three men dumped in random locations after execution-style shootings.
Now, there is no way out for Mercy, trapped in a culture where suspicion is second nature and betrayal is punishable by the extreme. No way to call for help. And as plans for a catastrophic terrorist event escalate, there may be no way to stop them. Even if Mercy dies trying.
Kendra Elliot's A Merciful Promise is the Sixth and final installment in the author's Mercy Kilpatrick series. A Merciful Promise thrusts FBI Agent Mercy Kilpatrick into her most perilous assignment yet. Recruited by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Mercy goes undercover to replace an ill agent infiltrating a militia group, America’s Preserve, suspected of amassing illegal firearms for a terrorist plot. Posing as the girlfriend of ATF agent Chad Finn, already embedded in the isolated Oregon compound, Mercy must navigate a paranoid, anti-government culture where betrayal is met with lethal consequences.
Her survivalist upbringing makes her the ideal candidate. Still, the mission requires complete isolation—no contact with the outside world, including her fiancé, Eagle’s Nest police chief Truman Daly, whom she is set to marry on Christmas Day if she survives. Meanwhile, Truman grapples with a chilling series of execution-style murders in Eagle’s Nest. The victims, all men shot once in the head and dumped in random locations, seem unconnected until the third victim, found by Truman's ward Ollie, is revealed to be Chad Finn, Mercy’s undercover partner. This discovery propels Truman, the FBI, and the ATF into a race against time to locate Mercy and dismantle the militia’s plans.
As Mercy uncovers the group’s sinister intentions within the compound, she faces moral dilemmas, particularly concerning the welfare of children in the camp. At the same time, Truman’s investigation draws him closer to her perilous reality. The dual narratives alternate between Mercy’s undercover mission and Truman’s murder investigation. They create a relentless sense of urgency, keeping readers on edge. Mercy’s isolation in the militia compound, where every word and action could expose her, is claustrophobic and nerve-wracking.
Scenes inside the camp are vivid, with Elliot’s attention to detail—mistrustful glances, whispered plans, and the constant threat of violence—immersing readers in a world of paranoia. Truman’s investigation, meanwhile, adds a procedural layer, with forensic clues and interrogations that gradually converge with Mercy’s storyline. One of the key moments in this book is when Mercy's father seems to actually be human, rather than the piece of garbage we've known for 5 books, with how he isolated Mercy for 15 years from her family. One could say the ending wrapped up quickly, or the ending was what you would expect from this author. Either way, this is the end of the Mercy Kilpatrick series.
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