Synopsis/blurb ...
Meet Sam Applewhite, security consultant for DefCon4’s east coast office. .
She’s clever, inventive and adaptable. In her job she has to be.
Now, she’s facing an impossible mystery.
A client has gone missing and no one else seems to care.
Who would want to kill an old and lonely woman whose only sins are having a sharp tongue and a belief in ghosts? Could her death be linked to the new building project out on the dunes?
Can Sam find out the truth, even if it puts her friends’ and family’s lives at risk?
A bit of quirky comedy crime fiction which there was more to enjoy than not. That said, some of the humour was a bit hit and miss and there were no outright belly laughs.
A seal, an alligator, a property deal in jeopardy, an elderly parent, a cactus for a work companion, an old flame reappearing, a new friend, a useless cop, a missing woman, a couple of crims - one dim, one not so. An amateur investigation.
The book grew on me as the story progressed, as early stages it was a bit like swimming through treacle. I wasn''t really vibing the story.
By the end I was enjoying things. Decent storyline, eccentric cast of characters, multiple character POVs as the reader was privy to events the main character Sam wasn't. Interesting setting of Skegness and the surrounding area. Satisfying pay off.
3 stars from 5.
Sealfinger is the first in the co-authors' Sam Applewhite series. I think there are three more in the series. Not rushing to any more of them if I'm honest. Too many other books are demanding my attention.
Read - January, 2023
Published - 2021
Page count - 412
Source - Kindle Unlimited
Format - Kindle
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