A review by bookishciara
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

After graduating college Annie comes back to her hometown. After her friend from work gets murder she helps her grandpa, Leroy, in his private investigation firm track down her killer. This wasn't what she was expecting to do after college, but she feels like it was something she needed to do. Can she help her grandpa find who killed her friend? 

I liked Annie and her cousin, Nikki. I also liked Annie's relationship with her grandpa, it made me miss mine. This book was more on the slow burn side, but I feel the author did a great job at wrapping things up nicely. I figured out what happend, so the twist wasn't shocking. For a debut novel the author did a good job. I look forward to seeing what else she comes up with.

Thank you to Netgalley and RB Media for my audio copy, and to Minotaur books for my physical copy in exchange for my review.