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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
medium-paced
The overuse of adjectives along with the authors tough girl persona of the protagonist made this book difficult to finish. I do not anticipate reading another book by her & would definitely not recommend her.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Vandy Myrick has returned home to Queenstown, NJ to restart her life as a newly licensed private investigator. One of her first clients wants her to follow his wife to prove she’s having an affair. The job is routine, even boring, but her client is the nephew of the town’s powerful mayor and her business depends on referrals. It doesn’t take Vandy long to realize that nothing is as it seems.
Delia Pitts has written an outstanding mystery with characters who are either likable or delightfully despicable. Vandy Myrick is complex, broken, and trying to heal. Readers will find Vandy sympathetic even when she’s venting her anger.
By the end of the book readers will be hoping this is the first in a series and looking forward to spending time with Vandy again. If you love well-written books with a feisty main character, this is the book for you. If you dislike books written in the first person, set that dislike aside in order to enjoy reading this book with its complex storyline and well-drawn characters.
My thanks to Minotaur and Edelweiss for an eARC.
Delia Pitts has written an outstanding mystery with characters who are either likable or delightfully despicable. Vandy Myrick is complex, broken, and trying to heal. Readers will find Vandy sympathetic even when she’s venting her anger.
By the end of the book readers will be hoping this is the first in a series and looking forward to spending time with Vandy again. If you love well-written books with a feisty main character, this is the book for you. If you dislike books written in the first person, set that dislike aside in order to enjoy reading this book with its complex storyline and well-drawn characters.
My thanks to Minotaur and Edelweiss for an eARC.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Vandy, a fairly newly minted PI, finds a new client from her bartender friend whose customer is seeking her help. Leo Hannah, nephew of the mayor, is trying to find out who is hanging around his wife. The layers that get peeled back are plentiful and definitely kept me guessing! It's a bit repetitive at points, but overall the storyline is really good! I look forward to reading the second book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail