Title: Dying to Read
(The Cate Kincaid Files)
Author: Lorena
McCourtney
Pages: 320
Year: 2012
Publisher: Revell
Note: I received a
complimentary copy for an honest review of this book. The opinions shared in this review are solely
my responsibility. Other reviews can be
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A group
of ladies meet monthly to discuss a certain genre of novels; the group is
called the Whodunit Book Club. Care to
take a guess at what type of novels they read?
Amelia is to be the hostess of the group’s meeting that day. When she doesn’t answer the door, different
ladies of the group begin to take out a key.
None of them knows the others have a key to the house. Cate is sent by her uncle to locate a missing
woman named Willow.
Cate is
there that bright day and takes the key from one of the ladies, opens the door
and walks in calling for Amelia. What
Cate and Doris discover will change the lives of everyone forever. Now the book club name seems to be more than
just a name. Cate is now involved in a
possible homicide though her uncle Joe just wants her to locate Willow, which is
all she has been hired to do.
Uncle
Joe has been a P.I. for a long time, even operating his own business from
home. Since Cate was unable to locate
work, Uncle Joe hires her for a couple of cases until Cate lands on her
feet. When she tells Uncle Joe about
locating Willow and the discovery of Amelia, Cate finds herself told to do a
couple of other odd cases that won’t put her in any danger.
Uncle
Joe has always had a limp though Cate never knew why. Now he has a broken hip that requires
surgery. While he is in the hospital,
Cate decides to find out more about Amelia.
What comes next turns out to be more than Cate ever bargained for. Octavia is Amelia’s special cat though she is
deaf. Octavia has her own canopy bed and
gourmet food. She is treasured beyond
measure.
The
house that Amelia lives in catches fire and burns down. Her niece is thought to inherit everything and
she wants the cat back from Cate. A guy
named Coop is supposed to be stalking Willow. How dangerous is he? As Cate uncovers clues about Willow’s past,
which is tied into Amelia’s case, the two cases seem intricately
intertwined. How is Cate supposed to
just walk away from all this?
This is
more than just a sleuth type novel. The
author paints characters that seem to have more going on than just the
obvious. Underneath it all, Cate has to
find out where she is with God. She lets
go of a former fiancé. Maybe something
will begin with the handyman? The story
is written to keep you turning pages until the very last; it has layers to
uncover until end! Enjoy!
My rating is 4 stars.
