Review: Prepare yourself for a tangled web
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2013
When Samantha "Sam" Overton was seven years old, her life and the lives of her family changed with the suicide of her father. Now a twenty-seven year old woman, Sam is desperately trying to find her place in the world. She goes from job to job with nothing sticking. Her work history includes over fifteen different jobs, with the longest lasting only five months. Sam finally finds a job as a newspaper reporter. It was a job she liked, one she thought she was good at. Or at least she could be good at it, if she was given real assignments, instead of little local, "no one really cares" community action items to report on. She ends up getting fired only to learn that none of her stories were ever printed in the newspaper. With nothing else to do but lick her wounds, she convinces her mother to let her stay at the family cabin. The same cabin no one has visited since her father's death.Keegan Wesley is an author who desperately wants to find out more about his deceased grandfather, Mr. Tennison. A man he shouldn't have known since his parents didn't want him to know about him. He has secretly been staying at his grandfather's cabin without anyone knowing, writing his latest book and biding his time, before he starts to look into his grandfather's death. Mr. Tennison's death was ruled as a heart attack at the age of sixty-eight. For Keegan, his gut is telling him that isn't true. He just doesn't know how to prove that the death wasn't natural.After Sam is almost kidnapped, she and Keegan are thrust together into trying to figure out who wants her dead and why. They know something is going on at the lake, but they have no idea what or who they can actually trust. With multiple attempts made against their lives, they're forced to go into hiding while still trying to figure out why someone wants them dead.It's interesting that the one thing Sam is good at, is the one thing which gets her into trouble, looking for answers. I was very impressed with the spirit and fight Sam had. I was equally impressed with Keegan and his commitment to protect and make sure that Sam was safe no matter what. There is a little romance between Keegan and Sam but the story isn't driven by the romance. Tainted Waters is driven purely by it's suspense factor.Tainted Waters is a story full of corruption, drugs, lies and murder. You're introduced to several characters who could ultimately be the main antagonist and several smaller players. Figuring out the who done it and why can be a little murky. This is a book that will have you on the edge of your seat. Just when you think the story is over, think again.Source: AuthorReviewed for Read Your Writes Book Reviews