Looking for a mystery to curl up with this fall?
Maybe a little intrigue to spice up your warm and cozy couch times?
Let me share a newly released one with you.
Autumn Vindication is the first book in Sally Jo Pitts' new Whodunit Seasons of Mystery series.
The book focuses on a couple of Private Investigators, one is seasoned and the other brand new. You will follow along and learn the ropes of P.I. work as Robert Grey and Jane Carson solve a voter fraud case that leads them down a much darker road than anticipated.
Sally Jo Pitts does an excellent job of building her characters through the story as the two investigators learn about each other and the events that have led them to this point. She builds a wonderful array of supporting cast memebers in the quaint little town of Pine Bluff, Alabama. I especially enjoyed the complex character of the Sherriff Barnes. He is the main reason the team is hired as he has lost the latest race for sheriff but it looks rather suspicious how his competition won. His tough exterior covers up the disappointment over losing the seat and the recent pain of losing his wife. This character has a real "Longmire" feel to him. His troubles only worsen when he becomes the main suspect in the killing of his rival.
Pitts weaves in a thread of faith within the two main characters right on through to the climax of the story giving a David versus Saul twist to the plot. I am not well-versed in mystery stories so it is difficlut to speak with any certainty on the pacing of the story. I could best describe it as a "slow burn". There are questions and clues and many investigative techniques used to move the intriguing story along.
Well worth the read! Excited to see where Robert and Jane will go next.
Book Blurb reads:
A private investigator and amateur sleuth make an unexpected autumn discovery
Private Investigator Robert Grey, a former state agent with a tarnished reputation, and his intern Jane Carson arrive in Pine Bluff, Alabama. Initially working a voter fraud case, they find themselves in the middle of a homicide and their client, the local sheriff, is the prime suspect.
Challenged with finding a murderer and grappling with career doubts of their own, the PIs are pitted against Robert’s nemesis.
With a man’s life at stake, can this unlikely duo find vindication while untangling the mysterious maze of suspects and motives hidden within the colored cloak of autumn?
