Continued Pursuit

by Rachel Gripp

Overview

When a failed kidnapping sparks a series of murders, a woman becomes the next target in a killer's game of dominoes. On Christmas night, Ben Burrows, a detective for the tony town of Amherst, New York, is called to investigate the scene of a fatal accident. Upon inspection and from past history, he knows that John Beck engineered the staircase death of his wife. But can he prove it? As he searches for evidence to convict him, another body surfaces and puts the life of wealthy heiress, Victoria Reynolds, in grave danger. Ben assigns bodyguard, Medoc Hast, to protect her, but soon finds his case hampered by a growing attachment between them, his inability to find the suspect who wants her dead and the person who tampered with his crime scene. Further complications arise when he agrees to help a friend with her dysfunctional family. How Ben Burrows solves the case, helps the injured parties and comes to terms with his own solitary life unfolds in a very surprising way.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046138641
Publisher:	Rachel Gripp
Publication date:	08/29/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	352 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Rachel Gripp taught at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh Public Schools. She worked as a stockbroker in Pittsburgh and a real estate broker in Buffalo,New York. She holds a Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees from Penn State University and her blog, writing with rachel.com appears every week on the internet. She is currently working on a sequel to this novel and lives in the Florida Panhandle at the present time.

Editorial Reviews

2014-10-02
Gripp (Pursuit of the Frog Prince, 2013), a former teacher and Florida Panhandle resident, presents the vibrant sequel to her debut mystery novel.After skillfully foiling a malevolent kidnapping plot, amiable, "frog-eyed" detective Ben Burrows again finds himself ensuring the safety of the tony enclave of Amherst, New York. It's Christmas night, and he's assigned to investigate the death of Alice Beck, who has tragically fallen down the stairs in her home. Or was she pushed? Burrows immediately suspects Alice's "cocky smart" husband, John, a smarmy stockbroker who he believes initiated a blundered kidnapping attempt on his wife some six months earlier. In that crime, local Amherst resident Peggy Roberts was mistakenly kidnapped instead of Alice by John's confused henchmen. This time, Burrows believes John ensured the seamless murder of his wife. Gripp capably provides ample back story on the first botched crime attempt and thickens the plot as Burrows scavenges for sufficient evidence to convict John. Meanwhile, Peggy's storyline satisfyingly continues on as she finds herself enamored with Seth, the romantically pessimistic half brother of one of her former kidnappers. As Burrows' investigation of John intensifies with expected (and unexpected) developments, a few hard-won resolutions quell some interfamilial melodrama, and another corpse pops up, placing glamorous heiress and John's confidante, Victoria Reynolds, in grave danger and in need of extra bodyguard protection...with romantic perks. All these events become enmeshed in the long-held animosity of two childhood friends, Cal and Sal, who were exiled to Ohio from their homes 26 years earlier for the attempted murder of one of their cousins. Sal seeks answers from Gwennie Damico, the love of his life who scorned him all those years ago; they rekindle their romance, yet both seem bent on settling the score with Sal's family. Merging revenge, murder and steamy romance, Gripp's narrative excels in character development but suffers from an excess of serpentine subplots. Thankfully, Gripp's aptly named mystery is anchored by an engaging, honorable lead detective whom readers will surely find heroically endearing.A harmless, sprightly whodunit featuring a captivating gumshoe.

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