- This edition an e-book available on Kindle (Amazon)
- The Retired Detectives Club, Book 2
- ASIN : B09R4GKR8V
- Publisher : Thomas & Mercer (October 11, 2022)
- Print length : 313 pages
Synopsis (Amazon)
It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the Retired Detectives disappears…
When movie producer Cody Ziegler goes missing from The Homestead’s Millionaires’ Row, his wife, retired actress Olivia, immediately claims there’s foul play afoot. A million-dollar ransom demand soon follows, with clear instructions not to involve the cops. In desperation she enlists the help of Moira, Rick, Philip and Lizzie, aka the Retired Detectives Club.
Racing against the clock, the four retirees set to work. Sure, Cody had enemies—there’s a disgruntled employee, a jilted film-maker and a hundred other people who know how much he’s worth. But when it emerges that Cody’s apparently perfect marriage isn’t what it seems, even Olivia isn’t above suspicion.
When Cody’s car turns up in a nearby lake with a shocking surprise inside, the case becomes even more complicated. But with Philip and Lizzie’s marriage on the rocks, and threatening notes sending Moira into a spin, the Retired Detectives Club risks falling apart before getting any closer to the truth.
My Take
Book 1, DEATH IN THE SUNSHINE left the newly created Retired Detectives Club ready to take on a new case, despite uncomfortable relations between married couple Philip and Lizzie, and the fact that we know that Moira is hiding something quite significant.
There are several threads in this novel: the disappearance of Cody Ziegler, strange threatening messages that Moira is receiving on her phone, the difficult relations between Philip and Lizzie. All the group however are very glad to be back "working" but the local police are still not welcoming, seeing their investigation as interference.
Very readable.
My rating: 4.4
I've also read Book 1: 4.5, DEATH IN THE SUNSHINE
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