An Adopted Restaurant Owner Almost Finds a Sister

Sydney, adopted daughter of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty, is the successful owner of two restaurants: Hush Money, a high end restaurant, and Ten Ten, a cop hangout. It’s stressful owning two restaurants, although her adopted mother helps, and she has boy friend troubles, but when she meets the new wife of the police chief, who is also a successful business woman having taken over her father’s construction company, she feels as if she’s found the sister she always wanted.

Billy, a homeless man, comes into money. Being a friendly sort, he shares it with other homeless people which alerts the owners of the money and leads to his death. It also leads to complications for the police. Someone has taken the money from the police locker.

This is the third book in the Hush Money series. I hadn’t read the first two books, but I found this one easy to follow. Sidney is a likable character. She’s trying hard to make her own way and the restaurant business isn’t easy. She’s also desperate to know who her real parents were. She loves her adopted parents, but there’s the unsettled feeling of wanting to know where she came from.

The book starts slowly, but picks up speed at the end. There are many thread to this mystery. Some are easy to guess, others not, but all are tied to together at the end. If you enjoy mysteries with an interesting protagonist, this is worth reading.

I received this book from Net Galley for this review.