Marley McKinney
thinks she'll enjoy a break from her job in Seattle. Cousin Jimmy is
in the hospital with pneumonia, and she agrees to run his pancake
house, The Flip Side, for two weeks. At first it feels like a
vacation. Marley spent summers in Wildwood Cove, and she loves the
small town. But when she finds stolen goods in Jimmy's workshop and
then his body is discovered at the bottom of a steep cliff, life
becomes frightening and difficult.
The setting of the
novel is delightful. It makes you want to visit a seaside town like Wildwood
Cove. Marley is a sympathetic character. She's bright and feisty and
trying to decide what to do with her life, particularly when her old
boyfriend shows up. The other characters, Ivan, the surly chef, and
Leigh, her best waitress, are small town characters that add color to
the story.
I enjoyed the book.
The action is well paced, but there's plenty of time to enjoy
Wildwood Cove and the cast of characters. The mystery keeps you
reading. There are plenty of twists and suspects so it's hard to
figure out the underlying motive until the end.
I received the book
from Alibi for this review.
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