Title: Midnight on the Mississippi (Secrets of the South
Mystery #1)
Author: Mary Ellis
Pages: 352
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Genre: Mystery
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Format: eBook (also available in paperback)
Note: I received a free eBook copy of this novel through
NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
About the book:
Midnight on the
Mississippi begins the new Secrets of the South Mysteries from bestselling
author Mary Ellis. These complex crime dramas follow an investigator’s quest to
make the world a better place . . . solving one case at a time.
New Orleans –
Hunter Galen, a stock and securities broker, suspects his business partner,
James Nowak, may be involved in embezzling their clients’ money, but he’s
reluctant to jeopardize their friendship based on suspicion alone. After James
turns up dead, Hunter realizes his unwillingness to confront a problem may have
cost James his life.
Nicki Price, a
newly minted PI, intends to solve the stockbroker’s murder, recover the missing
millions from the client accounts, and establish herself in the career she
adores. As she ferrets out fraud and deception at Galen Investments, Hunter’s fiancée,
Ashley Menard, rubs Nicki the wrong way. Nicki doesn’t trust the ostentatious
woman with an agenda longer than the Mississippi River. Ashley seems to be
hiding something, but is Nicki’s growing attraction to Hunter – a suspected
murderer – her true reason for disliking Ashley?
As they encounter
sophisticated shell games, blackmail, and murder, Nicki and Hunter’s only
option is to turn to God as they search for answers, elude lethal danger, and
perhaps discover love along the way.
My review:
This is an
absolutely incredible mystery!
I love both Nicki
Price and Hunter Galen. They are fabulous characters and a perfect example of
the saying, “opposites attract.” I can’t imagine two people that are more
different than these two.
Nicki is carrying
some pretty heavy baggage from her childhood that she has to face. She also has a
long-ago mystery that she is trying to solve in the midst of the current case.
If she can solve it she may go a long way in dealing with this personal
baggage.
There is a large
group of secondary characters, some of which are very colorful. The variety of
personalities was great. Whenever a new person was introduced I never knew what
to expect.
The story was wonderful.
There were so many twists and turns that I was kept guessing up to the final
showdown.
I was very
pleased with Nicki’s belief in God and her openly declared moral values. It was
a breath of fresh air for me. At the same time it was never preachy.
This book looks so good.
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