The MRC Recommends: THE IRIS CODE BY ANITA DICKASON
“The tension, action, and edge-of-your-seat suspense made me not want THE IRIS CODE to end.”
—Kristine Hall, Hall Ways Blog
The Iris Code
Author: Anita Dickason
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Local reporter and photographer Riley Phillips stumbles upon the unthinkable during a routine Human Remains Detection canine training session at an abandoned farm near Fredericksburg, Texas. When her cadaver dog, Milo, unexpectedly alerts, she makes a chilling discovery—a corpse with a bullet hole in the skull.
Riley’s nose for news is already twitching, but when the unidentified body is stolen, her journalistic instincts ignite. Who is determined to keep the victim’s identity a secret—and why?
Could her crime scene photos hold the key? What her camera captured propels the elite FBI Tracker Unit into action and places her squarely in the crosshairs of a killer. Learning the identity of the mystery man takes on an ominous urgency.
Can Riley and FBI Tracker Cody Lightfoot uncover the truth before a deadly plot unfolds—or will they become the next victims?
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Review of The Iris Code
Review Originally Published on Hall Ways Blog. Republished with permission.
WOW, WOW, WOW. I haven’t been this enthralled by a book in a long time. The tension, action, and edge-of-your-seat suspense made me not want THE IRIS CODE to end. This is my first Tracker novel but won’t be my last (and lucky me, there are a bunch of them to read!)
As I mentioned above in this post, I’ve read books in another series by Anita Dickason, so the bar was set high for this one. I expected immersive storytelling, excellent worldbuilding, and stellar editing. I got all that and still was blown away. Sure, Dickason is a gifted writer, but she also works very hard to hone her craft and deliver a finished product that rivals any traditionally published book I’ve read. No shortcuts are taken in her process, and it shows.
My only critiques of the book are related to my alma mater. First, the main character of the book is a Texas A&M Aggie, and she doesn’t wear her Aggie ring?! That’s madness. Second, our corpse is an Aggie, and everyone knows that the Aggie code is we don’t cheat, steal, or lie, so… *Snicker.*
I’m a firm believer that books come into our lives at just the right time for just the right reason. Sure, I’d had this one on the TBR for nine months, but NOW, after reading several disappointing novels in a row, was when I needed to read it. Just ask my husband — he was the recipient of my post-read gushing about THE IRIS CODE.
About Anita Dickason
Award-Winning Author
Anita Dickason
Anita Dickason is a retired police officer with a total of twenty-seven years of law enforcement experience, twenty-two with Dallas PD. She served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics officer, advanced accident investigator, tactical officer, and first female sniper on the Dallas SWAT team.
See more about Anita Dickason by visiting her website https://www.anitadickason.com.
