Ahoy there me mateys! This here be the second book in my Scallywagathon 2019 Challenge. Challenge two was: Blow down the man: a book by a female author. The infinite blacktop was a random pick from the library based on the cover and then the blurb. It is not me usual genre but I thought it sounded too good to pass up.

This book follows Claire DeWitt who knows she is the world’s best detective. The story begins with Claire waking up confused and befuddled after a car accident. But as she begins to put the pieces back together, she realizes that the crash was an attempted murder. Who is out to kill her and why?

The story is told in three intertwining stories – two involving the past that both relate to the present investigation. What I didn’t know before beginning is that this be book #3 of a series. Despite that, I had no problem getting into the story and loved the three timelines. The present timeline was me favourite. I loved the set-up for this book. The beginning chapter was enough to capture me fancy.

Of course a lot of that stems from Claire. She is kinda crazy. Aye, she solves cases. But sometimes it be against the will of those involved. She is stubborn, full of grit, a liar, and kinda awesome. Drug use is involved. Heavy drinking is involved. Making lots of bad choices is involved. Ye want to smack her upside the head for stupidity and then get too distracted by cheering her on. Despite meself, I fell in love with her.

I am not getting too much into the plot because it’s a) slightly too complicated to explain; and b) it’s better to experience for yerself. But I am so glad I picked up this quirky, wonderful read. And I have no problem at all with having started with book three. Arrr!

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