I received a gifted copy and am providing a review.
While reading this book the character Jamie Rush seemed very
familiar to me. I still haven’t figured out why, but the relationship she and
Cookie have is one of respect and friendship. Those two things are important
considering they are business partners. They are in the business of tracing
down skips for repossession. Skips are those folks who have … wait for it …
skipped out on payments of one sort or another. This book centers around
Renata’s request of Cookie, Renata being a friend to Cookie. Her sister, Leah,
has been ghosting her and she thinks something is wrong as Leah at least keeps
in touch with Renata and it is unlike her to not so much as answer a text. To
add to this mix is Alastair Finn who is back in the town of Port Alene where
this tale is set (Texas). Alastair is no stranger to Cookie and is a rival in
the skip business, having dusted Jamie and Cookie on a couple of their cases. While
Renata’s case doesn’t generate any income for Jamie and Cookie, something they
desperately need as their pockets are running on empty, the take it on. This
case gets more and more interesting the more Jamie and Cookie uncover and, much
to their dismay, they need Alastair’s help to bring this case to resolution.
This is quite an entertaining read. While there is a case involved
that Jamie and Cookie need to solve, there are issues with Jamie and her mom
and dad (Alex and Stella), her sister Grace, and Cookie’s family has quite a
drama club going on as well, though that is not explored in great depth. There
is the animosity between Alastair, Jamie, and Cookie, though there is also a
mutual respect in the end. And, then there is Deuce. Deuce is Jamie’s bulldog;
he makes for a delightful character addition. Marty is the bartender who
watches Deuce during the daytime while Jamie is out solving crimes; he is also
Jamie’s landlord, having rented the loft above his bar to Jamie.
It will be interesting to follow this series to see what other
cases Jamie and Cookie get involved in. I’m sure Alastair will be right there
with them, ready to scoop up their bounty! And Deuce, the bulldog, will be
soaking up more attention than he could possibly imagine.
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Thanks for the great review, sounds like a fun read!
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