You can take the detective out of the investigation, but you can’t take the investigator out of the detective. A notorious gang puts a bounty on Detective Cady Matthews’s head after she takes down their leader, leaving her no choice but to hide until she can testify at trial. But her temporary home across the country on a remote North Carolina island isn’t as peaceful as she initially thinks. Living under the new identity of Cassidy Livingston, she struggles to keep her investigative skills tucked away, especially after a body washes ashore. When local police bungle the murder investigation, she can’t resist stepping in. But Cassidy is supposed to be keeping a low profile. One wrong move could lead to both her discovery and her demise. Can she bring justice to the island . . . or will the hidden currents surrounding her pull her under for good?
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USA Today has called Christy Barritt‘s books “scary, funny, passionate, and quirky.”
A Publishers Weekly best-seller, Christy writes both mystery and romantic suspense novels that are clean with underlying messages of faith. Her books have won the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Suspense and Mystery, have been twice nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, and have finaled for both a Carol Award and Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year.
She’s married to her prince charming, a man who thinks she’s hilarious — but only when she’s not trying to be. Christy’s a self-proclaimed klutz, an avid music lover who’s known for spontaneously bursting into song, and a road trip aficionado.
Christy currently splits her time between the Virginia suburbs and Hatteras Island, North Carolina. She has more than fifty books published with over one million copies sold.
For more information, visit her website: http://www.christybarritt.com.
My Impressions:
Because we don’t often read straight mysteries (we do read LOTS of romantic suspense), my book club selected Hidden Currents, the first book in Christy Barritt’s Lantern Beach series. Although we generally liked it, we had some complaints. But after our discussion, I think the positives outweighed the negatives, and some of our members will continue with the series. What we liked: a quick read, likable characters, fun beach setting, interesting backstory of main character Cassidy, subtle faith message. Not so much: convenient and abrupt ending, predictable coincidences, big cliffhanger. Will I continue reading the series? Probably. I like quick and light mysteries when I need a break from heavier subjects or complex stories. Hidden Currents is a good choice for pure entertainment.
Audience: adults.
(I purchased this book from Amazon. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
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