Sunset
Beach introduces
readers to Drue Campbell, a woman who has had her life turned
upside down. Her mother just recently passed away. She lost
her job. Her estranged father, Brice Campbell, a lawyer who
is known for his advertising up and down the highways of St.
Petersburg, Florida on billboards, came to her mother’s
funeral and is trying to help out. He offers her a job that
unfortunately has her working under her eighth-grade best
friend turned enemy, Wendy, who just also happens to be married
to Brice. He also gives Drue her inheritance from her grandparents,
the home that has so many memories. At her job from hell,
she uncovers a murder case that should have been more closely
examined. Will she be able to help the victim’s mother
and daughter?
Sunset
Beach is a good beach read. It has characters that are
not heavily complicated, so readers do not have to think about
the motivation. Drue getting herself involved in investigating
the murder case after the victim’s mother comes in after
the case was already settled did not seem realistic, but it
did not matter for this to be an interesting murder. The mystery
isn’t heavily involved and contains a good twist that
this reader did not see until it was revealed. Unfortunately
there was a minor mystery also included that had nothing to
do with the main plot of Sunset Beach, and this reader
is still wondering why it was included.
Overall,
Sunset Beach is a quick summer read that would be
perfect for an afternoon where one does not want a complicated
book to read. It has mystery, romance and family dynamics
that makes it a complete book.
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titles by this author
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Little
Bitty Lies
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