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Death at High Tide

A Jersey Shore Mystery (The Jersey Shore Mysteries, Book 2)

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Death at High Tide

By: Beth Sherman
Narrated by: Lauren Ritz
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Oceanside Heights becomes Hollywood by the sea.

In the quaint New Jersey seaside town of Ocean Heights, freelance ghostwriter Anne Hardaway is frustrated by her latest assignment: a tell-all autobiography of Mallory Loving, the former local sexpot who has made it big in movies. Even though Mallory's new film is being shot in town, Anne finds that her high-profile subject is a first-class prima donna. And Anne isn't the only one having a hard time with the ego-driven star.

But murder wasn't in the script.

Treating the film's crew, cast, locals, and her husband like personal minions, Mallory is a woman whose popularity, like her career, is on the wane. As several accidents delay shooting, a series of threatening letters from a deranged fan unsettle the star's fragile nerves. In the midst of the turmoil, the actress disappears-only to resurface as a corpse. Though the police rule the death as an accident, Anne suspects murder. Using the biography as her calling card, Anne begins an investigation into Mallory's murder to determine which suspect is only "acting" innocent.

©1999 Beth Sherman (P)2021 David N. Wilson Cosy Detective Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Crime Murder Biography
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I was writing this as a four star review but as I thought back on the twist at the end I bumped it up to five stars. I thought I had it all figured out and knew what was going on and for the most part I did, picking up on all the clues but the author wasn't totally finished and threw in a curve ball that I didn't see coming. Yes I did miss one clue, which is why the mystery side of the story jumped the review up to five. Purely for being predictable and not, at the same time. I liked the characters and while I thought I was going to struggle keeping them all straight because there is a lot, it was easy to follow along. At the start of each chapter you were given a fashion or make up tip but as this was just a few sentences it didn't interfere with the story too much. This is the second book in the series but it works as a standalone which is good because it has been a few years since I heard the first one, I might just have to go back and re listen.

For Anne's next assignment she is ghost writing a tell all book for famous movie star Mallory. Although with the star more focused on her latest film, that will kick start her career again, it proves hard to pin the starlet down for interviews. The town isn't happy with the film crew taking over there beachside town, the director isn't happy because little mishaps mean the film is running behind schedule and the star herself is receiving threatening notes. Could it all be related to the book? Then Mallory goes missing, only to be discovered dead in a car crash. Anne boss wants her to continue writing the book but with her notes being stolen and the police looking at her for the cause of the threats the only way Anne can write the book is by finding out what happened to Mallory.

I liked the narrator. She helped the characters come to life in front of my eyes and made it so easy to imagine being amongst the hustle and bustle of a film set.
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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