THE TARGET by LJ Sellers is the second book in her Dallas series featuring undercover FBI Agent Jamie Dallas. Dallas' first case was with Agent River in Eugene, Oregon helping Detective Wade Jackson. Sellers introduced the Dallas Series in THE TRIGGER. THE TARGET is Sellers' newest adventure in undercover work in San Diego. I think Agent Jamie Dallas is her to stay.

LJ Sellers does a wonderful job of developing her protagonist Agent Jamie Dallas as the key character driving her story. THE TARGET is a technothriller focusing on the BIOTECH industry. As usual Sellers gives characters, the readers can connect with because each character, has a great back story.

Sellers explains how Dallas goes undercover to find out details of the product tampering, a warehouse destroyed by fire killing the night watchman, and the death of an FBI agent. The San Diego field office's investigation is trying to find who is tampering with products in the cutthroat BIOTECH industry? THE TARGET'S protagonist is undercover Agent Jamie Dallas working with Agent River as her backup field agent the undercover investigation. Dallas' undercover assignment is to find the person or persons responsible for sabotaging product lines, burning down warehouses, responsible for unexplained deaths

We learn immediately that this case she is being sent in undercover is going to be a difficult and dangerous. It involves the death of an FBI agent, Joe Palmer in San Diego. The death of an agent is always bad but in this instance it has a personal side. Agent Palmer and his wife raised Agent Carla River, River asks for Dallas, who is a friend and colleague, to come to San Diego to help find the answers to circumstances behind the deaths of two people, a warehouse fire, and the threat of product tampering. .

Sellers helps us understand who Jamie Dallas is both as an undercover agent and her personal life. Dallas doesn't believe in coincidences. She thinks there is a connection to the death of a security guard, death of, a researcher, the work of an arsonist setting a warehouse fire, and a death celebrity who happens to be a major stockholder of one BioTech companies involved in the fires and product tampering..

The story details how the BIOTECH industry plays an important role the business environment in San Diego. Sellers gives the reader a good background on the issues going on with companies who bring products to market and the fight for market share. Products issues in the health care industry make the story real to the readers. She brings to life the economic problems companies face. The two companies are fighting to bring health care product focus on helping people lose weight. We get a great understanding of the side characters and the role they play in the story.

The book's pace builds slowly to a fast moving turn of events. Seller's story changes direction with unexpected twist and turns from the time Dallas arrives in San Diego. Sellers does a great job of helping fans understand the similarities of the background of River and Dallas and what they faced growing up. We learn River and Dallas' back story making both agents human. Events, such as Dallas having a death in the family in the middle of her undercover assignment and she has to fly home. We see River trying to honor the death of her mentor, Agent Palmer in San Diego without loosing the new life she has in Eugene, Oregon. River would like to resolve the case in San Diego so she could return to Eugene, Oregon.. Dallas and River's personal issues are the same the problems and issue Sellers' readers face each day. The readers feel a personal connection Dallas.

Sellers help us see the Dallas character growing and becoming a stronger person. We understand why she loves undercover work. We also see Dallas accepting the sacrifices and the dangers of her undercover work. Dallas has a passion for the importance of her undercover assignments and is willing to face danger the job demands.

One thing I like most about how Sellers writes is how she presents her fans more than one case for the police and FBI to solve. It is amazing how the two stories develop side by side, and we won't see if they connect until we get to the end of the book. THE TARGET details how Agent Carla River deals with the local police investigation of the death of a celebrity stockholder River prove it. River agrees with Dallas there is a connection. Sellers show us how Agent River deals with a young, aggressive detective to get local cooperation and support..

I won't tell you any spoilers in my review. You will have to read the book to find out how Agent Palmer died and why and what Agent Dallas finds out about products about to be released by both companies. The exciting ending and what Dallas had to endure to bring her case to a surprising end.

LJ Sellers keeps us on edge and readers will feel the suspense and experience the thrill of an unpredictable ending of THE TARGET. This ending is just unexpected. I enjoyed how Sellers made us part of the investigative team including the local and federal investigation and importance of Dallas's undercover work. We see how everything comes together, and we learn that undercover work is dangerous. I give this book a 5 star rating and must read recommendation.