A review by kittykornerlibrarian
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen

3.0

I liked this but I didn't love it. It's told in first person from the point of view of Annie, a twenty-two year old woman who has returned to small-town Texas after four years at a prestigious out of state liberal arts college. And, hey... this book actually was told from the same point of view FOR THE WHOLE BOOK, I'm not even kidding. Annie's co-worker at the local diner, Victoria, is found dead and partly buried near the property line of Annie's family's property out in the country. Annie's grandfather and his partner work as independent investigators, and Annie is inspired to work with them to uncover the truth about Victoria's death. It's kind of creepy, and very introspective as Annie considers what she's doing back in her hometown and what decisions she needs to make about her future. This is a character-driven, suspenseful book. I read it in one day. I might read another by this author.