Series: Ali Reynolds, #8
By: J.A. Jance
Publisher: Simon and SchusterAudio
Publication Date:February 5, 2013
Format: Audio CD; Unabridged
edition
Source: publisher in exchange
for an honest review
I have to say that this is
the first Ali Reynolds mystery that I have read. I know eight books into a
series that there would be a lot of background information that I would be
missing out on. As I was reading, I didn’t feel that I needed all that
information. It would have helped me understand the main characters actions but
wasn’t necessary to the storyline.
Former reporter Ali Reynolds
learns that someone she knows is suspected in the killing of her current
boyfriend’s ex-fiance. Lynn Martinson, the suspect and former victim of Richard
Lowensdale, who Ali helped bring in. Ali is asked by Lynn’s mother to help her
daughter because she knows that someone else was responsible for Gemma
Ralston’s murder.
Not only has Gemma’s body
been found but also another man’s body was found not far from her. With the
possibility of the two deaths related, the police and Ali try to connect dots
that don’t seem to be matching up. And so starts another plot line in Jance’s
novel. This one involves a boy named A.J. Sanders whose father was a criminal
but who mysteriously shows back up and buys him a car for his 16th birthday and
tells him of a secret box that holds the key to paying for his collage. On his
quest to find this chest he stumbles upon a woman dying and in the hopes of
saving her he sends a text to 911 only to realize if he is found at the crime
scene then his mother will find out about his skipping school and his father’s
secret stash. A.J. leaves the scene of the crime leaving behind his shovel.
As the clues keep piling up
the reader starts to wonder if this case will ever get solved. With several
plot lines weaving in and around each other I was left confused because of the
amount ofand heavy details that seemed to have no reason being added except
maybe to confuse the reader, I had to give this a little lower rating. But in
the end, this was a nice light mystery read and I think if you are a devoted
J.A. Jance fan you won’t be disappointed. I for one will be looking to start
this series from the beginning because I want to know more about Ali’s life.
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DISCLOSURE
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1 comments:
I have read some of Jance's books and love them. Thanks for the post. Congratulations on your adventure. It's always a surprise when you walk in a house and know it is the one that will be your home. Happy hunting.^_^
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