The murder was not solved, the love interest disappeared with a mysterious note, and I kept expecting the opening cliffhanger to be a second scene.
Apparently it was part of another scene, I am still not sure,
The book has some nice strengths but I am not sure I can recommend it,
Silenced in the Surf by Kate E, DyerSeeley is the third book in A Pacific Northwest Mystery series, May Reed is a journalist with Northwest Extreme in Portland, Oregon, They are currently experiencing a heat wave, So when the assignment came up to cover King of the Hook in Hood River surfing and windsurfing competition, Oregon, Meg jumped at the opportunity to cool off in the water at the beach.
The only rental she could find was a three bedroom house, so Meg invites her bestie, Jill and boyfriend sortof, Matt to come along for the weekend.
Meg gets an opportunity for a lesson on a surfboard with a sail with other reporters, Justin Cruise shows up and shows off some of his tricks Justin is the number one competitor and firstclass jerk, Meg gets separated from the group during the lesson and winds up on the other side of the river where she sees a body floating face down.
She turns the body over and it is Justin Cruise, Who wanted him dead besides the number two competitor Meg cannot help but investigate the case she has a curious nature despite being told to stay out of hit by Sheriff Daniels who is dating Meg's grandmother, Gam, Matt, and her boss, Greg.
Will Meg be able to find the killer, complete her assignment, and stay out of trouble
Silenced in the Surf is my least favorite book in A Pacific Northwest Mystery series.
The mystery was so simple that a child could solve it, There were also very few clues provided in the book, The Silenced in the Surf's focus did not seem to be on the murder, More time was devoted to surfing and other water sports, beer ale, crystals and healing energy thanks to Gam, and Meg not taking care of herself in the sun.
I also thought it was odd that Meg, as a reporter, did not write up the story about Justin, She had a unique pointofview and could have sold her story that she wrote to any newspaper but she never even attempted it, One thing that has gone on too long is Meg's investigation into her father's death, It has been going on since the beginning and has not really advanced we get like one clue per book, It is time to wrap up that particular storyline instead of dragging it out further, I give Silenced in the Surfout ofstars, It is just okay which is a shame, I was not a fan of Meg in this book, Meg is actually bitter that she has a great job and lives on her own when other people her age are job hopping and still living with her parents does this make any sense.
I am not sure if I will continue with this series,
I received a complimentary copy of Silenced in the Surf from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review of the novel.
This is the third installment in the Pacific Northwest Mystery series by author Kate DyerSeeley, This series has been on my to be read list for a while but for whatever reason I had not yet gotten around to bumping to the top of the pile.
Because I haven't read the first two books I was a little hesitant but once I started the story, the author pulled me right in from the opening pages.
I didn't feel that I was missing out on a lot by not having read the first two books, but that being said I think it would be nice if you had read them so you can see how the characters progress and maybe get a bit of the back story about the relationship between some of the characters.
This is a well written book that has a great pace and flows nicely, The author has a wonderful descriptive style that draws the reader in and paints wonderful pictures of the town, the river and the action of the sport that Meg is there to cover.
The mystery is solid with plenty of twists, turns and maybe a few surprises,
If you read my reviews, you will know that while I like a good mystery, what really draws me in and keeps me coming back are the characters.
This book is full of wonderful characters, Meg is smart, spunky and independent, All of the secondary characters are really great, but I have to say my favorite is Meg's grandmother who she calls Gam,
When I finished the book, I walked away having read solid mystery that kept me engaged with wonderful writing and likable characters, And, I was surprised to learn that this author also writes under the pseudonym Ellie Alexander, I love the Bakeshop Mystery series and as I reflected on the book I could see the similarities in the writing style and the character development.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, This in now way influenced my review and the thoughts expressed are my own, One of a small group of mysteries, in which reporter, Meg, somehow becomes involved, In this tale, she finds the body of Justin Cruise, the bestknown windsurfer on the first day of a major windsurfing contest set in the Columbia River Gorge.
If you want to learn more about this area, read this book, It accurately describes the area,
Friends of Meg help her try to solve the mystery, but by the end of the book, we still aren't sure who did itthough there are numerous cluesor why.
Also tantalizing are some clues regarding the death of Meg's father, also a reporter, who'd gone undercover to get to the bottom of a meth epidemic.
Being forced to read the next book in what seems to be a series in order to find out what happened has never set well with me.
Nevertheless, if you like mysteries, you may enjoy this story and all it reveals about Portlandia and the Gorge, The setting is a much a character in this story as are the humans who inhabit it, Wonderful book
I really have enjoyed this series! As a PNW girl its fun to read a story thats based around here.
I love the story line and its a fun clean book, I cant wait for the next one! Every time I read a book in this series, it makes me even more anxious to read the next.
The main murder always gets taken care of, but the suspense surrounding Meg's father's death ten years ago after working on a drug expose keeps getting more intense.
This time, her friend Matt was digging into the old case, and Meg's boss Greg told her that he was on someone's radar and should stop.
I know this will all be explained by the time I read the last book, since the series was discontinued, I did hear somewhere online that everything was wrapped up by the final book, I have suspicions of my own about Meg's dad and can't wait to get a chance to read the next book, It should be soon I hope! or at least this summer, After listening to her grandma Gam's advice about love requiring radical acts sometimes, it left us with a bit of a cliffhanger, Luckily, there is a little preview from the next book! There really isn't surf on the Columbia river, but okay, The author is sliding more and more
into virginal romance/girly clothes genre and leaving the cozy mystery part behind, It was cute and a quick read, but not as much fun as the first two books, These are some fun adventures!!
I love Hood River and I love Meg's clothes!!!! This book was a decent book! I am not a super wild about who murdered who.
I felt like she could have done a better job of who murdered Justin but other than that it was a cute read In this Meg Reed Pacific Northwest Mystery, Meg is in Hood River, OR covering a windsurfing competition.
Picturesque Columbia Gorge setting, an unlikely conflict between surfer types and Dungeon and Dragon nerds, and lots of New Agey stuff with Megs “Gam” gratuitous and not very relevant to the actual story.
Discussions of Megs personal and professional life take precedence to the murder mystery and the solution does not feel neatly tied up, Ongoing clues and unresolved questions about the disapperance or murder of Megs newspaper reporter father “Pops” also take up part of the narrative, Useful travel guide information is included in the section at the end of the book with interesting local tips,
Megs latest assignment in the annual windsurfing competition on the Hood River, She hopes this is a sport she can actually learn, but strong winds blow her away from the rest of the other reporters early one morning, and she discovers the dead body of Justin, the star of the windsurfing world.
Justin was also a jerk, but who actually wanted him dead
I really found this particular sport to be a fun hook into the mystery.
The pacing was a little off, but there are still plenty of clues, viable suspects, and red herrings to keep us entertained, The ongoing story about Megs father is advancing very slowly, I hope we get some answers on that soon, The characters are good, series regulars and new ones, although I do find Megs grandmother way out there with her New Age beliefs and wish that were toned down some.
Still, overall, I enjoyed this book,
Read my full review at sitelinkCarstairs Considers, I cant say too much because its therd in a series but I can talk about the mystery,
I loved that this took place on the water, I was always interested in wind surfing, It looks so much fun and hard to do at the same time, The way Kate E. DyerSeeley describes Meg's time out on the water it was so realistic and fun and terrifying to read at the same time lol, The characters were all interesting and their backstory was sad, It was a great read,
This was another amazing adventure with Meg and crew, I loved the fast paced mystery and the questions that kept coming, There was so much going on that kept you turning pages and staying awake for just one more chapter, I also really loved how so much still happened after the mystery was solved, . . which, of course, led to more mystery, And now I also have to plan a trip to Hood River to watch some windsurfing! I can't wait for the next book!stars
Again Meg doesn't solve the crime, but she got a little closer and the killer doesn't have to convince her, so that's a little bit better.
Some things I dislike about the series
While I like all the characters, Gam is starting to
Last thing and the reason this is a three star book instead of four is
sitelinkCozies Reading Challenge.