I have to admit, I am not one for reading thrillers so when Gaylon Greer's The Price of Sanctuary arrived at my doorstep it took me a few days to get up the courage to begin to read it. Once into the first few pages though I was very glad I decided to give it a try.

The story focuses on illegal immigrant Shelby Le Cervoisier who is on the run from both American and Haitian authorities. Her situation wouldn't be nearly as volatile if she hadn't actually killed a few men and her trip back to the States would not be nearly so important if her seven year-old sister wasn't waiting for her in Florida.

Shelby knew better than to think her sister was safe with a fellow agent. She was fairly certain this was a set-up to erase her as the only witness to the murder of a very important man in Haiti.

Unfortunately Shelby was right. The agent who had been watching her sister Carmen was out to get her. Escape was their only option. But what would she do then? She had few friends in the States and little money. Somehow she'd have to find a way to make a living since going back to Haiti was impossible.

Safely away from Florida, Shelby begins to formulate a plan only to discover that there is a contract on her head, perhaps even more than one. Someone out there wants her dead so she can't talk. But more important than her own life was that of her sister. Somehow she must protect Carmen and keep her in the States. To allow her to be deported to Haiti would be to sign her into a life of prostitution – or worse.

Gaylon Greer has crafted a book that will keep you turning page after page, but more than that he has created a series of characters that you will be thinking about long after the book is finished.

I can honestly say this was the first time I'd ever found myself rooting for the success of a hit man instead of wanting the mark to escape. Perhaps you too would feel the same after you read this wonderful story.

Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Gaylon Greer's The Price of Sanctuary. It is an incredible book. 
 
Reviewed By Sabine Maurier
© August 2009