his is the second book in the Search
and Rescue Mystery series starring camp counselor and search and rescue
officer Gracie Kinkaid that I am reading. I love the series because it
has a nice mix between a cozy atmosphere, this time a summer camp, and
the dark side of human nature – murder, fraud, and abuse committed by
people that just seem inherently bad. It is no different in this book.
Gracie is called to a rescue operation in which a co-worker from camp
can only be found dead. This event caps a really bad week because
shortly before this rescue mission, Gracie and her squad had to call of a
search for a missing teenager.
Back in camp, Gracie tries to focus on her work with teenagers and
building their self-esteem. But the death of the co-worker keeps coming
back into her life and one mysterious message on her answering machine
kicks Gracie’s detective blood into high gear and she becomes entangled
in the web that killed her co-worker. Will Gracie find out why her
co-worker died and, more importantly, will Gracie clear up the mysteries
around the camp before she herself becomes a victim of the dark forces
at work here?
Gracie finds support in some of her old places, with Rob, who lives in
LA, but is always a reliable source of compassion and support, and also
in new places. Needless to say, the mystery that Gracie deals with is
more complex than initially thought and Gracie must use all her talents,
physical and mental, to determine what is the source of the evil that
has taken hold of the innocent Camp Ponderosa.
This is a mystery, but definitely has action in it and the character,
Gracie, is one strong and mentally tough woman. She handles men and
murder with the same cool attitude. This is a great weekend and vacation
read, but I must warn readers that once started, this book is difficult
to put down.
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