Tj Jensen’s life is thrown into turmoil when a good friend turns up missing after a serious auto accident. Not only is the driver of the vehicle, Gina Roberts, nowhere to be found, but she’s the prime suspect in the murder of her passenger, Striker Bristow.He didn’t die from injuries relating to the accident. He was shot in the back. With Roy out of town and Kate running the show, Tj finds … show, Tj finds herself again excluded from the official investigation. She knows it would be wise not to anger the new deputy, who seems to be looking for a reason to have her arrested, but Tj knows that time is of the essence and the stakes are high.
She enlists the help of her friends to accomplish the impossible and find the woman who seems to have simply disappeared.
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BEACHES IN PARADISE by Kathi Daley | A Henery Press Mystery. If you love one, you’ll probably love them all.
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“Beaches In Paradise” moves quickly and has one surprise after another as far as plot twists! T.J. Jensen and her boyfriend, Kyle Donovan, work together closely to locate a missing woman plus figure out who she’s been secretly working for and what’s in the encrypted file on her computer that even software expert/hacker Kyle can’t even break into. Then, there’s the question of why a dead man was found in her car? This mystery is first rate with a lot of suspects roaming around Paradise Lake. I like T.J.’s family, and I like that she and Kyle are growing closer—they make a great couple. Pet lovers will enjoy the animals in the story.
I reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley and Henery Press. Thank you.
Beaches In Paradise
Tj Jensen Mystery, Book #9
Kathi Daley
5 Stars
Synopsis:
Tj Jensen’s life is thrown into turmoil when a good friend turns up missing after a serious auto accident. Not only is the driver of the vehicle, Gina Roberts, nowhere to be found, but she’s the prime suspect in the murder of her passenger, Striker Bristow.
He didn’t die from injuries relating to the accident. He was shot in the back.
With Roy out of town and Kate running the show, Tj finds herself again excluded from the official investigation. She knows it would be wise not to anger the new deputy, who seems to be looking for a reason to have her arrested, but Tj knows that time is of the essence and the stakes are high.
She enlists the help of her friends to accomplish the impossible and find the woman who seems to have simply disappeared.
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BEACHES IN PARADISE by Kathi Daley | A Henery Press Mystery. If you love one, you’ll probably love them all. (Goodreads)
Review:
The characters are well developed and well rounded. I always look forward to spending time with this author’s characters, they are people I would like to be friends with. Tj and Kyle have a special relationship and they are growing closer. But before they can have a special romantic weekend, they have to solve two mysteries, a murder and a kidnapping. Hopefully they are up to the task and can still have some alone time together.
The writing style flows smoothly and the book is a quick easy read. The author is very talented in both her descriptive writing and creating wonderful small towns. This combination draws the reader into the book and takes them along on a delightful journey.
As I said before, there are two mysteries to solve in this book, which happens often with this author. There were plenty of suspects to consider and clues to sift through. Throw in some twists and turns and they were not easy to solve, which is how I like my mysteries.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. With a great cast of characters, two mysteries to solve, adorable dogs and romance, you are sure to love this book.
A good friend of TJ’s is missing and things aren’t looking good for her so TJ & Kyle go on the hunt to unravel the multiple threads of the mystery to see if they can find Gina in time. I love these characters as they are so real that you feel like you are visiting old friends and not just reading a story. The plot of this particular book in the series is a multi-layered level of mysteries and personal stories intertwined to make an extremely entertaining read. I can’t wait to see what is happening next!
Fun cozy mystery in a beach read
All this series are great. I can’t put them down looking forward to the next book in the series
This is the 9th book in the TJ Jensen mystery series and doesn’t disappoint. It keeps you interested and turning the pages to see what happens next. There is an auto accident with a dead body in the car and TJ’s good friend Gina is missing. So amateur sleuth TJ and her boyfriend Kyle try to figure out what happened and where Gina is even though she is told to stay out of it. The plot is very well written with lots of twists just when you think you might have it figured out. It has great characters, lots of family and friends with a just a little romance. It’s an enjoyable beach read.
“Beaches in Paradise” earns 5/5 Suspicious Secret Files…Clever!
Tj and boyfriend Kyle Donovan are enjoying a bonfire kicking off the Summer Festival. Their relationship has become more serious over the past few weeks and the idea of moving to a more intimate level has occupied their thoughts. However, seeing Deputy Kate Baldwin approaching them causes concern. “Do you know Gina Roberts?” led to questions of her whereabouts and connection to Striker Bristow, a developer who had earlier been a suspect in the death of a local judge. But, now he’s dead, bullet in his back, found in Gina’s car smashed up against a tree, and Gina? Nowhere to be found.
Kathi Daley has another “Hit in Paradise!” In my experience, cozy authors all have their own style to show the investigative method used by their lead character, but I’ve noticed some have the characters just go off willy-nilly seeking answers often ignoring official channels. I cringe sometimes when I feel it isn’t want real people would do, even if it is a fictional world. However, Kathi Daley’s style has a more realistic approach. She has her characters, like Tj, using critical thinking strategies, mapping or recording clues, informally approaching witnesses and suspects, and working cooperatively with rather than circumventing law enforcement. Ok, Tj and Kyle did visit key scenes without permission, and is that evidence in her pocket? Daley’s settings are often small towns or small resort communities where residents are very familiar with each other. Therefore being family of or friends with local police, and in return, police recognizing a private citizen is helpful to their mission provides an engaging realism that I enjoy. Did I mention she always incorporates “fur” friends?
TJ is looking forward to some alone time with boyfriend Kyle, her sisters are off on a camping trip with friends and her father has gone to get some physical therapy from the accident that he is still recovering from. While at a gathering for teachers TJ is questioned about a friend and learns that she is missing and a man was found shot in her car. With the help of Kyle she decides to investigate and figure out just what happened and hopes to find her friend along the way. Her favorite cop Roy is out of town so she knows that she has to be careful and can’t let the newest member of the force know that she is looking into things. No one cared for the dead man, he was trying to build a strip mall in the area and most people weren’t happy about it, but why kidnap her friend? As TJ gets further into the investigation she learns her friend was working with the man, she had a half brother TJ had never heard of, and that she had some hidden secrets on her laptop. Nothing makes sense to her and she begins to wonder how well she knows her friend. Follow along as TJ and Kyle sneak into a house, break into a computer store, and go to the scene of the crime in hopes of finding some much needed answers into what really happened and why. As always the author delivers a fun whodunit that will have you looking at everyone and jumping from suspect to suspect.
BEACHES IN PARADISE by Kathi Daley a Tj. Jensen mystery
Camp fire party with Kyle and Tj , when asked of where was Gina the math teacher, a murder has happened. Kathi’s books get to the plot line from the beginning. Being this is the ninth in the series, we once again have family and friends to meet up with again. A list of suspects, give this a lot of twists and turns to the plot, and keeps you guessing to the end. Plot flows, for easy enjoyment. Can be read as a stand alone.
Given ARC by Net Galley and Henery Publisher for my voluntary review and my honest option.
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Another fun visit to a loved series
I was excited to return to Paradise Lake and visit with TJ and family. Another festival is starting, but since TJ’s dad, Mike, was in an accident, the resort isn’t as actively involved this year. That leaves time for TJ to move around town more and focus on her social (OK love) life. She and long time on again off again Hunter are no longer on which opened the door for feelings to be explored between TJ and best friend Kyle. While the feelings are mutual and gaining ground, life keeps getting between any “alone time.” Just as they hope to move their relationship to the next, more intimate level, a life or death situation occurs that TJ can not ignore.
This is a clean read with equal parts, mystery, romance and loyalty for friends and family.
The suspect list is smaller than in some cozies but that doesn’t mean the mystery is easier to figure out. While this story is a continuation of earlier books in the series, all in filled in as we read so you won’t be lost.
A Missing Friend
Beaches in Paradise is the ninth book in Kathi Daley’s Tj Jensen Mystery series and is an excellent read. Ms. Daley is an amazing author who captures her reader’s attention with intriguing mysteries, well-plotted storylines, and three-dimensional characters. There are twists and turns and a long list of potential suspects to keep the reader engaged. The characters are well developed and the story flows along at a steady pace. Even though a murder occurs in this book, there is still a lot of focus on family, friends, and community. While this book is part of a series, Ms. Daley provides sufficient character background so that it can be read as a standalone. This cozy series has become one of my favorites, and I’m looking forward to the next book. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading well-crafted cozy mysteries.
Tj Jensen is a coach and physical education teacher at Serenity High School, lives and works part-time at her family’s lakeside resort, Maggie’s Hideaway, and is raising her two half-sisters, Ashley and Gracie. Tj’s been busy preparing for the upcoming Summer Festival at Paradise Lake and looking forward to spending a romantic weekend with her boyfriend, Kyle Donovan. She’s arranged for a reduced work schedule and her best friend Jenna Elston, is taking her daughters, Ashley, and Gracie camping. While attending a bonfire Serenity High School sponsors for the staff before each school year begins, Deputy Kate Baldwin, who’s trying to locate Gina Roberts for questioning in the murder of Striker Bristow, one of the high school’s math teachers, approaches Tj and Kyle. Tj tells Deputy Baldwin she hasn’t seen Gina at the bonfire, but was expecting her to attend. Deputy Baldwin, a new hire at the Serenity Sheriff’s Department, is the polar opposite of her partner, Deputy Roy Fisher. Tj has helped him on previous investigations, but Deputy Baldwin has no use for amateur sleuths and tells TJ she will arrest her for hindering an investigation if she finds out she’s nosing around in her case. When TJ learns her friend is missing and possibly injured, she teams up with family members and friends to find Gina and quietly look into Striker’s death.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Beaches in Paradise is Kathi Daley’s 9th book in her Tj Jensen Mystery series. As the story begins it is late July and just a few weeks before the new school year is set to begin. Tj and boyfriend Kyle Donovan are at a faculty party held on the beach by Paradise Lake held each year. Deputy Kate Baldwin arrives, first speaking with the principal, then seeking out Tj to ask some questions regarding her friend and colleague Gina Roberts.
It seems there has been an accident. Gina’s car has been found wrapped around a tree. The driver is missing although there is a lot of blood on the seat. The passenger, disreputable developer Slider Bristow, is dead in the passenger seat, but it was a bullet in his back rather than the accident that did the misdeed.
Gina, obviously injured, is missing and Tj and Kyle set out to find her even though Kate warns them not to interfere with her investigation.
With so many twists and turns you will feel the effects of a roller coaster ride, Ms. Daley once again spins a delightful cozy mystery that will have you reading as fast as you can to uncover what has happened to Gina, which of Striker’s dastardly deeds has led to his demise, and where Tj’s new relationship will lead her.
Ms. Daley’s characters are rich and multidimensional. The setting is the beautiful alpine area not far from Reno. The plot is as twisted as they get. This is the perfect series to feed the mystery lovers cravings. For all of these reasons, I do recommend this book!
Beaches in Paradise by author Kathi Daley is another adventure in sleuthing with Tj Jensen. TJ is still helping with her fathers resort while he is recovering from wounds he received during their last mystery caper. TJ is getting closer to Kyle and she wants the perfect romantic interlude with him to be a very special experience. I appreciated how emotionally invested TJ was to make sure this would be a time to remember with Kyle.
Her plans for romance go a bit awry when an accident reveals Striker Bristow has been murdered and his body was found in her friend Gina Roberts car. Where is Gina? Did she kill Striker? Is Gina hurt and hiding? The mystery has several possibilities as to what has happened. Beaches in Paradise is a cozy mystery with wonderful characters!
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
i enjoyed reading the book, i was given a copy of the book but this is an honest review. if you like suspense and romance, and a little humor you will like the book