Genre: Mystery/Romance.
Description:
“Shocking secrets, unexpected love, a cold-case mystery—and a nosy
beagle!
At the age of 50, nurse Anni discovers she has two half sisters, both
of whom were hurt by a con man who has disappeared. Determined to bring her new
family together and unravel the past, she hires a handsome P.I., and gets more
than she bargained for. That includes his newly adopted dog, who isn’t shy
about fostering a romance or digging up evidence.
Former police detective Jon, now in business for himself, is
frustrated by the one who got away, a swindler who tricked folks including
Jon’s own mother out of their savings. His new neighbor, appealingly
warm-spirited Anni, is more than the perfect client. She’s also a woman who
sends the barriers around his heart crashing to the ground.”
Author:
Jacqueline Diamond has written numerous
books in multiple genres, primarily romances and mysteries, over her more than
forty years as a published author.
For more, visit her website and like her
Facebook page.
Appraisal:
Jacqueline Diamond writes books in many genres with romance and
mystery being the two most common. If this and the other book I read by her are
any indication she likes to combine multiple genres in her books. This one has both
mystery and romance mixed together. The romance story thread is enough of the
book that I don’t think it is out of line to put the book in the romance genre,
but there are also multiple mysteries here. The primary mystery is trying to
figure out what happened to the husband of one of the friends who are the focus
of the story. He disappeared a few years ago and is wanted by the police who
have been unable to find them. The group of friends who are the focus of the
story also find out several things about themselves and their pasts that they
had previously misunderstood. In spite of lots of things going on in the story it
is well told and I didn’t have any issue keeping track of the several story
threads. Each added to the overall story and kept things entertaining. A fun, intriguing
read.
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FYI:
Although this is the fourth book in a series it appears that the books
can stand alone. While characters from the other books in the series were in
this one, I didn’t feel as though I was missing things or unable to follow the
story in spite of having not read the prior books.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 60-65,000 words
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