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MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW

The unputdownable story where detective Ebony Jones is involved in a mystery case when she was assigned where a guy went missing as a strong storm popped up while he was kayaking on the Hudson River in this novel Queen City Crimes series. Ebony is shocked to learn that the missing kayaker is Kyle Emory, the ex-boyfriend of Ebony's estranged best friend, attorney Jessie Martin, and they have a daughter, Lily. Ebony has another surprise for Jessie, who has now been reunited with her true love, Judge Hal Samuels: Kyle is engaged to Olivia Vargas, a much younger social media personality. The novel is all about police procedures, finding, and investigations done by Ebony to first ascertain whether Kyle is missing or deceased; if he is deceased,  will she be able to determine whether his death was accidental, suicide, or murder? 

If Kyle is murdered, those suspects that Ebony will have, include Olivia, who is now entitled to half of Kyle's life insurance benefit; Olivia's debt-ridden brother, Auggie; and Olivia's current husband, Raul Esperanza, whom she hasn't yet divorced. 

The author has a well-paced story with fantastic characters and a difference including many twists. Tension builds up as the strong characters make this novel very outstanding. Totally gripping crime novel which can be read as a standalone.



Author Bio:

Jodé Millman

Jodé Millman is the acclaimed author of HOOKER AVENUE and THE MIDNIGHT CALL, which won the Independent Press, American Fiction, and Independent Publisher Bronze IPPY Awards for Legal Thriller. She’s an attorney, a reviewer for Booktrib.com, the host/producer of The Backstage with the Bardavon podcast, and creator of The Writer’s Law. Jodé lives with her family in the Hudson Valley, where she is at work on the next installment of her “Queen City Crimes” series —novels inspired by true crimes in the region she calls home.


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Book Details:

Genre: Crime Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Published by: Level Best Books
Publication Date: May 2023
Number of Pages: 400
ISBN: 9781685122874 (ISBN10: 1685122876)
Series: Queen City Crimes Series, Book 3
Book Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads






Thanks to Netgalley and Partners in Crime Tours for an advance copy of this book for my honest review.
 





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  1. Wall-to-wall booksJune 26, 2023 at 5:00 PM

    Thanks so much for the review! :-) I am really loving this book so far! :-)

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