BOOK REVIEW AND MY THOUGHTS "Deadly Gold Rush" throws Harriet Keaton into a chaotic situation when a real estate developer is found brutally murdered on her family's property, amidst a pile of valuable 1830s gold coins. The immediate prime suspect is Harriet's estranged twin brother, Joey, who claims innocence but refuses to identify the actual killer. This mystery becomes even more pressing as millions of dollars are discovered to be missing from the residents' retirement accounts at the Independence Retirement Community, threatening its very existence. Harriet, along with her two unlikely sleuthing partners – the sharp legal mind Craig Travail and the eccentric conspiracy theorist Yeager Alexander – must delve into the past to uncover the truth. Their investigation leads them to a memoir written by Harriet's late, treasure-obsessed father, which hints at a long-lost gold hoard. As they follow the trail of vanished fortunes and a growing list of suspects, t...
MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW This story kept me on the edge of the seat though I couldn't relate myself to any one of these women and while also provoking my thoughts nature of the characters, the consequences of the loss, and the extent to which people will go for love and survival. The reader gets to feel moved by the complicated nature of two women by a stolen child and the secrecy that define their lives. The conflict here is a stolen baby and two mothers caught in its aftermath and is incredibly strong where it taps fears and emotions. The story centers on two mothers whose lives are irrevocably intertwined by a devastating act. Melissa Grout's world shatters when her newborn daughter is stolen from a hospital maternity ward. For sixteen years, she dedicates her life to a relentless search, fueled by unwavering hope. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, Cheryl Winslow is raising Piper, the very same child, in secret. Consumed by the grief of losing her own baby, Cheryl made...