Convicted kidnapper Travis Walker, the man whom Beth Rivers barely got away from, has escaped and is on the way to Benedict, Alaska, to exact his revenge. All of Beth's friends in Benedict agree: she needs to disappear.
She and her boyfriend Tex make their way to a camp out in the woods, but when they get close to a small community known as Blue Mine, their plans are upended. When Beth and Tex start to take the widow of a recently murdered man back to Benedict to talk with the police chief, the woman disappears.
Beth and her friends have their hands full. Who else is going to suddenly appear... or disappear... in this remote area?
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This is a series that I've enjoyed from the very first book. I've enjoyed learning about life in a remote area of Alaska, the customs that have come about due to the land and the weather, and the way the people band together in difficult times.
In Perfect Storm, Beth Rivers learns just how many friends she's made in tiny Benedict. When they learn that the man who kidnapped and almost killed her has escaped and is on his way there, they form a united front to keep her safe. However, when Tex and Beth come across a woman walking to Benedict to bring in the body of her murdered husband, all their planning runs right off the rails. Between trying to find the woman when she vanishes, trying to keep Beth safe, trying to locate a missing man, and trying to figure out what's going on at a tiny place called Blue Mine, all the characters scatter in different directions. Here Beth is, trying to keep out of the hands of the man who kidnapped her, and she can't keep track of anyone there in town. She's trying to herd cats.
But the book truly begins to shine when things get darkest. Beth has had so much trauma in her life. She's felt so frightened and helpless for so long. When all her friends seem to run off and desert her, does she fall apart?
You're just going to have to read Perfect Storm to find out. What a character Beth Rivers is!
Perfect Storm by Paige Shelton
eISBN: 9781250910479
Minotaur Books © 2024
eBook, 256 pages
Amateur Sleuth/Thriller, #6 Alaska Wild
Rating: B+
Source: Net Galley
I do like a story with a strong sense of place, Cathy. And Beth seems like a strong female character, which I also like. It's not easy to create a strong character who's also vulnerable at times, but it sounds as though that happens here.
ReplyDeleteIt most certainly does, Margot.
DeleteI have meant to try this series since the beginning and have not. Maybe in 2025. This one does really sound good and the story has obviously progressed a lot. By the way, have you read Peter May's The Black Loch yet? I couldn't remember if you had. I'm planning on rereading that 'trilogy' that now has 4 books soon. What's the word for a 4-book deal? LOL
ReplyDeleteQuadrilogy? I've read the trilogy, and knew there was another coming.
DeleteI haven't read any of this series but Beth sounds like an interesting character that I might enjoy getting to know.
ReplyDeleteI think you just might, Dorothy.
DeleteOh, good! I thought about this series the other day, and am glad the new installment is ready. Cold weather here is the perfect time for a visit to Alaska...
ReplyDeleteI prefer reading books set during blizzards, etc. in the middle of a Sonoran Desert summer. With this book, Tooth and Claw, and a couple of others, I've had to burrow under my afghan!
DeleteSeries new to me but will be looking out for this author.
ReplyDeleteI think this is her best series, Mystica.
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