A review by cath518
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen

medium-paced

3.0

This is the story of Annie, a young woman returning to her hometown in Texas after college.  She gets a job as a waitress at the local cafe, working alongside Victoria, a single mom.  When Annie finds out the day after a bonfire party (which Annie attended and saw Victoria there) that Victoria is missing, she becomes worried and decides to investigate.

Annie teams up with her grandfather, a former Sheriff, and his assistant Mary-Pat to investigate.  Annie does not have great investigative skills but she perseveres.

The book was interesting, but I didn't find it completely engrossing.   I thought the ending was good and I didn't figure out who it was until close to the end, although some readers may figure it out early on.  I could, however, see this being written as a series as Annie hones her investigative skills.