Families keep secrets.
I didn’t expect my newest case to be a treasure hunt, but I’m thrown into one when Matt McCoy hires me to find an inheritance hidden by his father. Ward thinks the search is an amusing challenge for his ungrateful kids, but they don’t find humor in the hunt. My search for clues reveals Ward’s heirs have secrets of their own. How far will they go to keep them hidden?
My … to keep them hidden?
My investigation takes a harrowing turn when Ward mysteriously dies, and I now have a murder investigation on my hands.
While unraveling the meaning to Ward’s clues, I discover another body and realize a killer desperately wants to keep me from finding the treasure.
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I really found this story intriguing. It’s amazing how true to life this can be when you involve entitled adult children feeling they are owed just because they exist. Oh, did i mention from a wealthy family. The twist, a treasure hunt, and the winner takes all. No sharing who would have thunk such a thing. The hunters with no compassion. even the extended family have their hands out. They all miss the mark, because greed keeps them blinded, and ignorant to what really matters…of course there’s death….excellent novel…
It’s a great change of pace for Reed as he is hired for a case that doesn’t involve a crime… just solving a puzzle for a family mystery. But that changes quickly when the man who created the puzzle suddenly dies under suspicious circumstances. Reed finds himself tasked with solving both questions through a series of twists that take us far afield from the original simple task. Will Reed untangle the web of death and deception before the legacy becomes a dark tragedy?
Family. Treasure. Greed. Clues to the treasure given to a brother, sister and cousin. Winner take all! What could possibly go wrong?! Pretty much everything. Reed it’s hired by Ward to help decipher clues to a treasure hidden by his father. The father wants his son, daughter and nephew to work together and share the treasure. Each has been given a different clue – including Reed. When the daughter finds her father dead, she hires Reed to find the murderer. So. He’s looking for the treasure for the brother, looking for the murderer for the sister and the cousin says he has no interest in the treasure. I recommend you read this mystery and find out whodunnit!
A Killing (The Reed Ferguson Mystery Series Book 19), my fortieth read from author Renee Pawlish. I read it in just a few hours. Great characters, great storyline, a must-read! Yeah, it is that good! I’m a character reader, I get into the characters, their story, who/what they are, why they do the things they do. I received an advance reader copy of this book from the author, Pawlish absolutely crushes this one. Reading the newest Reed Ferguson book is like a visit with an old friend. I was given a Kindle copy of this book & am voluntarily reading & reviewing it. I look forward to the next book in this series when it’s published. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 – July 24, 2018).
A Killing is the 19th book in Renee Pawlish’s The Reed Ferguson Mystery Series. I have read every book in the series and none of them have been a disappointment. Each book further builds on the characters in the series and I feel like I am hanging out with my own friends when I read each new book. I adore all the affection the regular ‘cast’ have for each other. The books are fun to read, full of humor, loads of adventure as Reed, with the help of his buddies, solve his latest mystery and sometimes a murder, oftern both at the same time, as is the case with this current book. There’s even a cat in the mix too. This time he’s hired to go on a treasure hunt that doesn’t go quite as planned. Grab your copy and join the hunt with Reed.
A cantankerous father, with dishonest and rapacious adult children, sets up a hunt for a family treasure. Leading his children on by giving each one different clues sets the stage for deception, backstabbing and murder. Reed is called in to help find the treasure but finds the family dynamics almost more effort than he wants to deal with.
As this is book #19 in the Reed Ferguson series, several characters from previous books make enjoyable appearances, as well as the author’s continued sense of humor, well developed character’s and good story line make this for another worthy read by Renee Pawlish.
Another mystery for Reed to investigate. What starts as a treasure hunt, soon includes a dead body.
Ms. Pawlish has again created a story that keeps your attention and keeps you wondering. Her characters are endearing and engaging.
I recommend for anyone looking for a good read for the current times where staying at home to read is more common and acceptable.
Another mystery for Reed to investigate. What starts as a treasure hunt, soon includes a dead body.
Ms. Pawlish has again created a story that keeps your attention and keeps you wondering. Her characters are endearing and engaging.
I recommend for anyone looking for a good read for the current times where staying at home to read is more common and acceptable.
Matt McCoy a rich kid hires Reed to find his father’s ‘treasure’. Reed isn’t so sure he wants to do this after meeting the father, and the son doesn’t really seem to be totally honest with Reed. Then Matt’s sister gets involved and she is a pushy thing. The more Reed looks into this case, the more questions come up. Seems like everyone is hiding something from him, and when the father is found dead things get really interesting! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
A Killing is a fascinating departure for detective Reed Ferguson. Becoming involved in a treasure hunt with the world’s most dysfunctional family is every bit as unpleasant as it sounds! However, Reed tackles the case with his usual determination and the help of his quirky friends. In the end, the lesson to be learned is that our real treasure is family.
This novel contains no graphic language, sex or violence. I highly recommend the exploits of Reed Ferguson to everyone looking for an engaging, entertaining mystery.
Macchiato, inept parenting, a childish treasure hunt, dysfunctional family relationships, lying clients and a lying witness, a suspicious death, a nosy neighbor, and old-fashioned greed create a murderous brew in A Killing, the latest in the Reed Ferguson series by Renee Pawlish. There are lighter moments in appearances by Reed’s best friend Cal (the computer nerd), the Goofball Brothers, Reed’s ditzy mother, and Humphrey (an adorable kitten). Challenge yourself to solve the treasure hunt clues before private investigator Reed Ferguson can hit every coffee shop in Denver in his quest to solve the case or before any more family members die.
I was glad for a change of pace treasure hunt instead of murder. Then the bodies showed up…
Reed has some difficult clients this time around, and he puts up with their lies far longer than I expected. Lots of excitement and help from the usual friends, Cal and the Goof Balls. When all said and done, lots of clever plotting in this story. Good addition to a excellent series.