Review
The First Wine Country Cold Case Mystery
Anne McCormack may have bitten off more than she can chew. After leaving the FBI she has delved into estate sales, but without many clients, Anne is struggling. Things change when a found watch leads her to Wine Country matriarch Claire Murray. Claire, recently diagnosed with cancer, hires Anne to help prepare her estate, but when she learns of Claire's FBI background she asks for something more. Almost thirty years prior Claire's youngest child was murdered. No one was ever arrested for the five year old boy's murder and Claire would like closure before her own death. Learning that her Uncle Jack was a detective on the case Anne gets him and his old partner to reunite to try to reopen the cold case. Will they finally uncover what happened all those years ago?
Family dynamics, secrets, and fitting in all play a role in THE LAST THING CLAIRE WANTED. I love the interplay between the original murder and the current events. The mystery grabs you from the start. The murder of a child is a shockingly heinous crime that brings more intense emotions and a willingness to delve deeper to discover the killer. It's also a crime that can destroy families and that certainly seems to be the case here.
The first Wine Country Cold Case Mystery gives us intriguingly flawed characters. While Claire is a highly polished sophisticated woman, her family has certainly has issues! The same can be said for Anne, who was nearly a train wreck and is gradually getting her life back on track.
THE LAST THING CLAIRE WANTED grabbed me from the start and kept me fascinated with it's rawness and realism. Behaviors caught me by surprise and never truly let go. By the end of the novel you'll come to the realization that there's more than one meaning behind its title.
Part police procedural and all heart THE LAST THING CLAIRE WANTED takes a gritty look at death and family.
WOW! Nice review! Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteSo nice, thank you!
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