Review: Above average mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 14, 2013
The protagonist, Carrie Carlin,  travels to Key West to help her friend Meg find out what happened to her missing husband. This has all the elements of a good mystery. Action, suspense, a credible red herring all leading to a decent twist at the end. My only problem is the almost complete lack of empathy I had for Meg. Carrie would talk about the great qualities she had but the author didn't seem to feel the need to have her exhibit any of them. Instead she came off as petulant and self absorbed. Maybe the fact that I have similar people in my own life made me sensitive to this. Just as I catch myself yelling "Don't go in that room!" as I'm watching a horror film, I wanted to yell, "Don't bother trying to help that ungrateful twit" to Carrie as she struggled to talk some sense into Meg. Overall though this was an engaging well written novel and I will continue to read this series.