As part of a blog tour organized by Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, I recently read an ARC of Secrets of the Treasure King, the 4th book in Terry Abrose’s Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery series.
About the Book
The Seaside Cove rumor mill is buzzing about the captain of The Treasure King. He claims to know the location of the San Manuel, a four-hundred-year-old sunken Spanish galleon with a cargo worth millions. And now, he’s dead, the victim of a speargun attack.
When the police ask B&B owner Rick Atwood to consult in the investigation, he has mixed feelings. Consulting for the police is not the problem. He’s done it before. The problem is his eleven-year-old daughter, Alex.
Alex is fearless, precocious, and fueled by a strong sense of girl power. She’s also convinced the cops will never find the killer without her help, so she launches her own investigation—and quickly becomes a candidate for Seaside Cove’s youngest felon.
Now, unless Rick can solve the case with the clues Alex found illegally, his daughter might face charges of breaking-and-entering, the treasure of the San Manuel will be lost to pirates, and a killer could get away with murder.
My Review
Rick Atwood, a former investigative reporter, has settled into his new life as owner of a B&B in a quaint seaside town. Rick is a devoted father who only wants the best for his over-inquisitive daughter and that includes keeping her away from murder investigations. Of course, that is too much to expect of Alex, a very determined and impulsive pre-teen. The narrative alternates between Rick and Alex’s points of view, including her journal entries, giving the book a younger feel.
The mystery itself focuses on local history and the search for a centuries old shipwreck. It is an interesting even-paced mystery, complete with a few surprises leading up to the discovery of the murderer. An enjoyable light read for a day at the beach.
FTC disclosure: I received an advance review copy of this book. This has not affected my review in any way.
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About the Author
Terry Ambrose has written and published fourteen mysteries. His Seaside Cove Mystery series new releases have risen to the Amazon genre Top 100. In 2014, Con Game, Terry’s second thriller in the License to Lie series received the San Diego Book Awards Best Mystery/Thriller award. Terry also writes the McKenna Trouble in Paradise mysteries and organized an anthology written by bestselling mystery writers to benefit a literacy nonprofit in Hawaii.
Author Links:
- Website: https://terryambrose.com
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/suspense.writer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suspensewriter
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6447968.Terry_Ambrose
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/suspense_writer
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troubleinparadiseinc/
Purchase Link – Amazon
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