Allen’s daughter, Olivia, is a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl, born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, with the whole world ahead of her. But when Olivia’s family accidentally gets caught in the crossfire of the DEA and a Mexican drug cartel, Olivia’s world turns upside-down, changing the lives of everyone around her and driving Allen to commit atrocities so complex, so evil, that no one could have thought him capable.Inspired by the events of his 2022 award-winning book, Captured by Deceit, Conspiracy, and Death—A True Story, Michael E. Bowers’s Olivia tells the story of a happy family and a dream that ended in disaster.
Ordinary family vs. drug cartels… The plot is suspenseful with some unexpected turns and the character development is good.
Here are two minor suggestions: (1) Occasionally, the lengthy narratives disrupt the pacing. (2) Reducing the frequent use of dialogue tags like "said" would be beneficial.