Anna Sweet, ex-cop turned waitress, is bar-hopping her way across the USA. But a middle-of-the-night phone call to Anna's hotel room in Kermit, Texas, is about to end her life on the road. The brakes on her sister Cheri's car have failed, and she's lying banged up in the hospital in Ottawa. Cheri warns that unless Anna comes right home, she'll be dead by Christmas.
Anna has more than enough reason to stay away from her home town. Yet her sister's terror is a calling card she can't ignore. Is Cheri's life really in danger? Or is this another bid for attention? A doubting Anna Sweet is about to find out...
Thoughts:
I enjoyed this book, and it really caught my attention from the beginning. It's a very quick read being under 100 pages, but the author does a good job with character development. Cheri doesn't know if it's her estranged husband Jimmy who is trying to harm her or not. Jimmy is the source of tension between the 2 sisters, as he was first engaged to Anna and ends up having an affair and later marrying Cheri. The cast of characters are introduced and Anna begins to narrow down the list of suspects. But is Cheri actually making everything up? Everything stops when Jimmy and their son, Evan, are going to move back in with Cheri.
When the story does come to a conclusion, I think it was a great ending. (I don't want to give it away, it was very believable and tied up all the loose ends, something that I like!) Anna now has agreed to stay in Ottawa and join her old friend in starting up a PI agency.
Recommend this book, great quick read for the beach or anytime really. 2 thumbs up!
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