Perfectly Good Crime

by Dete Meserve

Overview

In this feel-good follow-up to the novel and Netflix film Good Sam, intrepid reporter Kate Bradley is back in a story that BuzzFeed calls “mysterious, fascinating, and inspiring.”

When burglars target the palatial estates of American billionaires in a series of high-tech heists, Kate must venture inside the world of the superrich to investigate the biggest story of the year.

But the answers don’t come easy. The Los Angeles police detective who’s helping Kate with the case has mysteriously disappeared, Kate’s senator father demands she stop investigating, and the billionaire victims refuse to talk to the media. Still, Kate uncovers clues that prove the crimes are anything but ordinary: those behind the robberies have shocking—but uplifting—motives that just may bring about powerful change.

As the heists escalate, Kate faces a momentous decision that could jeopardize her deepening relationship with fire captain Eric Hayes. Saddled with obligations to the public, her career, and her own heart, Kate must trust her instincts in a high-stakes search that will test everything she believes and force her to decide where she belongs.

Revised edition: This edition of Perfectly Good Crime includes editorial revisions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781542003698
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	04/16/2019
Series:	A Kate Bradley Mystery Series , #2
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Like her heroine Kate Bradley, award-winning and bestselling author Dete Meserve is always looking for people who are doing extraordinary good for others. Instead of tracking a killer or kidnapper, Meserve’s mysteries seek to uncover the helpers, the rescuers, and the people who inspire us with selfless acts of kindness. Good Sam is the first Kate Bradley Mystery, followed by Perfectly Good Crime. Kate also plays a pivotal role in Dete’s standalone novel The Space Between, helping protagonist Sarah Mayfield solve the mystery behind her husband’s disappearance. The film adaptation of Good Sam will premiere on Netflix in Spring 2019.

When she’s not writing, Meserve is a film and television producer and a partner in Wind Dancer Films. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children—and a very good cat that rules them all. For more on the author and her work, visit www.detemeserve.com, or connect with her on Twitter @DeteMeserve and on Facebook at Facebook.com/GoodSamBook.

Editorial Reviews

A first rate and undaunted protagonist easily carries this brisk tale. Kate is intuitive and professional but it’s her steadfast compassion that makes her truly remarkable.” —Kirkus Reviews

“One of the Best Beach Reads to Indulge In This Summer.” —Parade

“Saturated with unexpected twists and shocking motives, Kate Bradley follows clues—and her heart—to discover that some crimes have powerfully good intentions.” —Sunset Magazine

“From the author of the thought-provoking Good Sam, Dete Meserve delivers a novel that is simultaneously mysterious, fascinating and inspiring.” —BuzzFeed

“A feel-good mystery…an enjoyable escape.” —BookLife Prize for Fiction

From the Publisher

2016-06-20
A TV news reporter finds a great story—and a mystery—when someone starts stealing from Los Angeles' wealthiest homeowners. Kate Bradley's not happy that Channel 11 bumps her story of a devastating train wreck for a burglary, especially when it's not even a celebrity's house. But she changes her mind when cop friend and secret inside source Detective Jake Newton can get her exclusive access to another robbery with the same M.O. Someone's bypassing high-tech security systems and making off with millions in cash and goods in record time. Homes of L.A.'s richest are the discernible targets, and it's hardly surprising that the public's not very sympathetic. Things take a startling turn when a fire breaks out during a burglary in progress, culminating in one thief injured and another caught on camera. The latter contacts Kate, wanting viewers to know that the culprits aren't bad people, championed by an unknown leader, directing the crimes via earpiece and talking of changing the world. Kate's already got a lot going on, with Jake's inexplicable disappearance and a dream job offer that would take her to New York and away from fire captain boyfriend Eric Hayes. But if she can find the motive for the robberies, she can at least expose the person behind it all. Complications abound in this tale in exhilarating fashion: a possible clue vanishing from a crime scene and the news story leading into the world of online gaming. But nothing's as gleefully complex as the protagonist herself. Kate, for one, is a senator's daughter, which may get her connections to the affluent victims but likewise burdens her with expectations of spinning reports to favor Dad's rich pals. Meserve (Good Sam, 2014) delivers a mystery that's generally sound, although most readers will figure it out well before Kate. What holds the most weight is Kate's perpetual conflict as a reporter; she's made a successful career from covering stories of tragedy but she's later horrified when witnessing a murdered high schooler's grieving mother. Kate's intuitive and professional, but it's her steadfast compassion that makes her truly remarkable. A first-rate and undaunted protagonist easily carries this brisk crime tale—and ongoing series.

Kirkus Reviews