Interesting premise!

The Darkest Corner (Gravediggers #1) by Liliana Hart

                              

Smart and funny in a gothic, out-of-body sort of way. We have US funded anti terrorists working for a faceless black op organization that operates outside of legal parameters. Putin gets a mention. That keeps things topical!

Rifting off those various SEAL type stories that have gorgeous, high adrenaline types who save the day, the gravediggers are somewhat different because they go to death and back to be reborn (not in a paranormal way, good old experimental drugs not found in the FDA list). These men are taken from organizations from the CIA to Mossard.

Their contact and boss is Eve Winter, a cold hearted queen of 'b's' who cannot be trusted! 

In charge of this team is the hunky Deacon Tucker.

Then there's Tess Sherman, a third generation Russian Mafiosi brat who is apparently drop dead gorgeous although she sees things through a lens of her self-convinced imperfections.

Tess is a mortician, and yes it gets a tad gruesome!

Her mother is a piece of work, and her grandmother is delicious. The Russian connection becomes an important focus in the story

I just keep thinking that Joanne Woodwood would have had a much better time of it in 'Rachel, Rachel' if her circumstances were as Tess's.

Combining action, humor and steamy romance with a touch of the macabre makes this is an eventful read.

A NetGalley ARC

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