A Mia Quinn Mystery
By Lis Wiehl, with April Henry
Published by Thomas Nelson
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
When life is murder, who can you trust?
One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor’s office. The next minute there’s a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death.
Mia’s a natural for heading up the murder investigation, but these days she has all she can do to hold her life together. As a new widow with a pile of debts, a troubled teenaged son, and a four-year-old who wakes up screaming at night, she needs more time with her family, not less—and working Colleen’s case will be especially demanding. But Colleen was her friend, and she needs to keep her job. So she reluctantly teams up with detective Charlie Carlson to investigate Colleen’s death. But the deeper they dig, the more complications unfold—even the unsettling possibility that someone may be coming after her.
Lis Wiehl’s signature plot twists and relatable characters shine in this absorbing series debut . . . with an intriguing cameo from her best-selling Triple Threat series.
IN MY OPINION:
As a recent widow Mia now has to play both mom & dad to her teenage son as well as her 4 yr old daughter. Now raising her kids on her own Mia discovers that her husband was not the man she thought he was. She was left to discover that he was not as well off in the finance department as he lead her to believe ranking up high credit card bills. Leasing a vehicle way out of their budget and she is now is faced with the fact that she may never get out of debt.
On top of this she is also a full time prosecutes in the DAs office. While on the phone with her co worker & best friend she listens as her friend is shot dead. Mia is used to working with murder investigation but she soon discovers that its not as easy to investigate her friends murder. She is also paired with a homicide detective whom she feels is untrustworthy. Charlie isn't always the first to follow procedures by the book. But he proves himself over & over again to Mia as they face hurdles with every lead they have. She also asks him to help her with another case that she wants to take on. Its a case that involves a boy who committed suicide in response to cyber bullying.
I am so impressed with Lis Wiehl for this amazing book. I could not put it down as it kept me pulled to the pages each and every turn. I personally love a good crime scene show & as I read it felt like I was watching a great movie. Also,this book had modern day issues such as Face Book, and cyber bullying. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to solve a crime.
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