Hazardous Duty: Squeaky Clean Mysteries, Book 1
By Christy Barritt
Publisher: River Heights
Published: Jan. 5, 2014
ASIN: B007NJCDKQ
Amazon Synopsis:
Buying a gun to kill your wife: $3,000
Hiring Trauma Care to clean afterward: $1,500
Having that same cleaner uncover evidence that frames you: Priceless
On her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire drops out of school and
Hiring Trauma Care to clean afterward: $1,500
Having that same cleaner uncover evidence that frames you: Priceless
On her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire drops out of school and
When a routine cleaning job uncovers a murder weapon the police overlooked, she realizes that the wrong person is in jail. But the owner of the weapon is a powerful foe . . . and willing to do anything to keep Gabby quiet.
With the help of her new neighbor, Riley Thomas, a man whose life and faith fascinate her, Gabby plays the detective to make sure the right person is put behind bars. Can Riley help her before another murder occurs?
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My Thoughts:
Gabby St. quit
school one semester shy of becoming a forensic scientist when she dropped out
in order to support her father after the death of her mother. She decided to
start her own business as a crime scene cleaner so that she could work in a job
that was related to her field of interest. While on a call, she discovered
evidence that could clear the accused of murder and point the finger at a very
public figure. Unfortunately, Officer Parker won’t listen to her. That same day
someone tried to burn her alive at the scene of the murder and frame her
assistant, so Gabby decided to take matters into her own hands and work the
case herself.
Hazardous Duty is a mystery/suspense novel with romantic
and humorous elements. This is also classified as a Christian novel. I found
the Christian element to be fairly understated. The main character is not a
Christian and in fact is turned off of Christianity. I think that
non-Christians will not find the book too preachy.
Gabby is very
strong-willed and opinionated. Her opinions and strong will often put her in
danger as she does the opposite of what others advise her to do or what common
sense suggests.
We are not shown
much of the science that Gabby loves so much as a forensic scientist, but I
believe that is because this novel is intended to be a cozy mystery and a light
read. I did find it curious that several of the comments that Officer Parker
made to Gabby sounded very threatening, and I think she probably could have
charged him with threatening her, yet she still finds herself attracted to him.
What does that say about her judgement?
I enjoyed the main
characters in Hazardous Duty and
happy to know that this is only the first of several in this series. I look
forward to getting to know the characters better in each of the books in this
series.
This novel was
totally clean in language and free from sexual scenes.
There are lots of
plot twists and surprises in this book and lots of good fun. I gave Hazardous Duty 3 stars out of 5. Lovers
of cozy mysteries will enjoy this novel.
I got this book on
Amazon in order to review it.
About the Author:
Christy Barritt is an author, freelance writer and speaker
who lives in Virginia. She’s married to her Prince Charming, a man who thinks
she’s hilarious—but only when she’s not trying to be. Christy’s a
self-proclaimed klutz, an avid music lover who’s known for spontaneously
bursting into song, and a road trip aficionado. She’s only won one contest in
her life—and her prize was kissing a pig (okay, okay… actually she did win the
Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Suspense and Mystery also). Her
current claim to fame is showing off her mother, who looks just like former
First Lady Barbara Bush. When she’s not working or spending time with her family, she enjoys singing, playing the guitar, and exploring small, unsuspecting towns where people have no idea how accident prone she is.
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nice review
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