Liars All: A Brodie Farrell Mystery (Brodie Farrell Mysteries)
In the eighth Brodie Farrell mystery, Brodie, who runs a finders agency in the UK called “Looking for Something?” is called upon to find a star sapphire. This stone is tied to tragedy—it was given by a young man to his love just before they were the victims of a planned vehicular homicide. A driver ran them over, leaving the young man killed and the woman paralyzed. Before leaving, the driver grabbed the sapphire necklace; before his arrest, he fenced it. The mother of the convicted murderer wants Brodie to locate the jewels so she can return them to the young woman. This holds together a mystery that constantly threatens to spiral out of control. Brodie’s main quest is to find a cure for her infant son’s inoperable brain cancer. This tragedy seems greatly overplayed, because the devastated Brodie still finds time for the sapphire hunt (even with the help of an assistant) and a complicated love life. Only for readers interested in following the series in its entirety. --Connie Fletcher