I just read A Cutthroat Business by Bente Gallagher which will be released by PublishingWorks this summer!Summary: Savannah Martin is a brand new realtor who is not having much luck breaking into the market, until she gets a call from a client whose realtor doesn't show for their appointment and she agrees to meet him at the property. Unfortunately, they find the murdered body of the original realtor and the client turns out to be Rafe Collier, sexy bad boy from high school. Savannah decides to do a little investigating on her own, which of course keeps throwing her in the path of Rafe, the kind of guy your mother warns you about, and hers still does, as she is trying to fix Savannah up with an ex-boyfriend from high school, a "good boy."
My Thoughts: This is what I would call "Murder Lite." It's a murder mystery, but not in a gory intense way. It's more "user friendly," if that could be said about murder mysteries, and apparently it could be because I just said it! At any rate, it's not so serious, and more fun and light than your typical murder story. The victim really has no redeeming qualities, so I didn't feel too bad about her untimely demise (kind of insensitive, but true). This is the first in the series of Savannah Martin mysteries so I'm definitely looking forward to more of Savannah's misadventures. Unfortunately if I had just seen this book, say at the library or bookstore, I probably wouldn't have picked it up because I wasn't really attracted to the cover. So as it turns out, the old saying is true, "You can't judge a book by it's cover." I really enjoyed getting to meet Savannah Martin and can't wait for the next release.
My Rating: 4/5
Disclaimer: Though I received this book free of charge for review, these are my honest opinions.
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Awesome review and breakdown. Murder lite! I love that.
ReplyDeleteA user friendly? Wow, that's a cool term..*LOL*
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this one! She writes the Do-It-Yourself mysteries under Jennie Bentley and I love those!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the mention; I'm glad you liked the book (even if you didn't care for the cover). Book 2 is under contract and coming next year, just FYI, and book 3 is written as well, and in the pipeline. Hopefully you'll give those a try, too! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThough I usually gravitate toward police procedurals rather than light murder mysteries, this does sound like a good read. Thanks for reviewing it.
ReplyDeleteto tell the truth, looking at the cover it's not something i'd go for and actually thought it was a non-fiction business book LOL... but it does sound really interesting--i've never heard of the author before or the book. thank for reviewing it steph :)
ReplyDeleteNot big on murder mysteries, even "Murder Lite", but I enjoyed your review! :)
ReplyDeleteSteph, hope u r enjoying Winging It! I thought it was a fun read!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind reading this, though it's out of usual genre. Fun and light mysteries are great!
ReplyDeleteGreat review. I don't read much mysterybooks and I never heard of this author before. I probably will look out for it when it comes out here at the library. I agree with you on that cover, it's fun.
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