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Three Strikes, You're Dead
by Elena Hartwell
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from JKS Communications. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Rating: 4.5/5
Publication Date: April 1st, 2018
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Recommended Age: 16+ (some violence, some mature content, some scary moments)
Pages: 288
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Synopsis: Private investigator Eddie Shoes heads to a resort outside Leavenworth, Washington, for a mother-daughter getaway weekend. Eddie’s mother Chava wants to celebrate her new job at a casino by footing the bill for the two of them, and who is Eddie to say no? On the first morning, Eddie goes on an easy solo hike, and a few hours later, stumbles upon a makeshift campsite and a gravely injured man. A forest fire breaks out and she struggles to save him before the flames overcome them both. Before succumbing to his injuries, the man hands her a valuable rosary. He tells her his daughter is missing and begs for her help. Is Eddie now working for a dead man? Barely escaping the fire, Eddie wakes in the hospital to find both her parents have arrived on the scene. Will Eddie’s card-counting mother and mob-connected father help or hinder the investigation? The police search in vain for a body. How will Eddie find the missing girl with only Eddie’s memory of the man’s face and a photo of his daughter to go on? Book 3 in the Eddie Shoes Mystery Series, which began with One Dead, Two to Go.
I always find myself jumping into the middle of series lol. This time I found myself in the third book of the Eddie Shoes Mystery series and for the most part I thought it was really good. I thought the mystery/thriller aspect of it was good and the characters were well developed. I felt I could follow along even though I jumped into the series in the middle. I felt the writing was also well done and overall I felt it was a book any reader could enjoy over and over again.
However, I felt that there was more romance than thriller at times and this kind of saddened me. I’m not a huge mystery fan and I’m going through a non-romance period, so it might just be me personally.
Verdict: A thriller you can jump into at any point and enjoy.
Rating: 4.5/5
Publication Date: April 1st, 2018
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Recommended Age: 16+ (some violence, some mature content, some scary moments)
Pages: 288
Author Website
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Private investigator Eddie Shoes heads to a resort outside Leavenworth, Washington, for a mother-daughter getaway weekend. Eddie’s mother Chava wants to celebrate her new job at a casino by footing the bill for the two of them, and who is Eddie to say no? On the first morning, Eddie goes on an easy solo hike, and a few hours later, stumbles upon a makeshift campsite and a gravely injured man. A forest fire breaks out and she struggles to save him before the flames overcome them both. Before succumbing to his injuries, the man hands her a valuable rosary. He tells her his daughter is missing and begs for her help. Is Eddie now working for a dead man? Barely escaping the fire, Eddie wakes in the hospital to find both her parents have arrived on the scene. Will Eddie’s card-counting mother and mob-connected father help or hinder the investigation? The police search in vain for a body. How will Eddie find the missing girl with only Eddie’s memory of the man’s face and a photo of his daughter to go on? Book 3 in the Eddie Shoes Mystery Series, which began with One Dead, Two to Go.
I always find myself jumping into the middle of series lol. This time I found myself in the third book of the Eddie Shoes Mystery series and for the most part I thought it was really good. I thought the mystery/thriller aspect of it was good and the characters were well developed. I felt I could follow along even though I jumped into the series in the middle. I felt the writing was also well done and overall I felt it was a book any reader could enjoy over and over again.
However, I felt that there was more romance than thriller at times and this kind of saddened me. I’m not a huge mystery fan and I’m going through a non-romance period, so it might just be me personally.
Verdict: A thriller you can jump into at any point and enjoy.