Allison Hart had it all—for a while. When her 20-year marriage ends and her kids have all but flown the coop, she opts for a new direction and an unlikely new career. Her best friend Charlotte “Charlie” Wells offers an unexpected solution that ignites a fire inside Allison. A private investigator. It was the best use of her skills. The only caveat was that Charlie had to agree to be her partner. … her partner.
Long-time friends, Detective Shane Sullivan and D.A. prosecutor, Milo Nash, are behind Allison all the way and offer leads to help her get her feet wet. She’s soon put in contact with Tommy Boyce, a hard-boiled private eye, who throws her a bone. Just a small job; stakeout a couple of cheaters and get a few pictures. But when her targets are gunned down by a hitman, Allison is hurled into a deadly scheme of murder, lies, and corruption.
Detective Sullivan implores Allison to let the cops do their job, but she knows the killer is after his only remaining witness—her. Allison must now stay one step ahead to keep her fledgling career and her life from meeting an untimely end.
From the million-selling author Robin Mahle comes an exciting new series. Allison Hart is a sharp-witted sleuth whose partner Charlie keeps her in check. If you like a little Sue Grafton sprinkled with a dash of Janet Evanovich, this new series is for you!
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Good story
Thought this was a well written book and good introduction to the series.
This is my first by Robin Mahle and I was pleasantly pleased with her writing. This story moved along at a good pace and didn’t have to repeat a lot of scenes as some mystery/intrigue books do. It was easy to follow the storyline. The characters were believable and ‘lovable’ and made for interesting reading. Allison Hart, divorced, mom, lost job, and wants to start a new career as a P.I. the first case didn’t go so well….. but there’s hope in the end. This is set in Tampa FL which is why I chose to read it, being I live in the state. Her ‘sidekicks’, BFF Charlie, and friend cop Sully makes the action a little more intriguing. Good read.
I see that Ms Mahle has a ton of books already written in other series, so I probably will be catching some of those soon.
I was afraid she wasn’t going to make it. Had to remind myself that all would be well in the end.
Like so many books I read this story takes place in Florida.Where I have lived for over 35 years.Allison is a state investigator who catches fraudulent people who collect disability from the state everything is fine till she is fired.Then decides to be a PI.Then the intrigue begins.
Love Robin’s books!
Definitely whets my appetite for more!
Good reading. Not sure the police dept would let a civilian have as much leeway has she had.
Fast paced filled with believable characters that all add to the story of murder, greed, manipulation, and an affair with a good ending.
Great story. This book is a real page turner. I could not put it down.
Good characters
The characters are interesting, especially the main character. The plot was excellent and had me sitting on the edge of my seat throughout the book. The portrayal of relationships was realistic except for the protagonist’s ex-husband who was perhaps a bit too goody-goody. But then I haven’t been through a divorce where children are involved so maybe it does work that way for some divorced couples.
Great book. Downloaded second book in series.
Good characters. Looking forward to reading more of this series
Good easy read if you enjoy crime stories. Very enjoyable read, great characters.
Especially enjoyed the setting was near my home town I’m Florida.
Allison Hart has entered a new phase of life. After two decades her marriage dissolved and she lost her job, the result of doing the right thing. Relying on the skills she has cultivated through life and career experience she embarks on becoming a P.I. What should be a simple bread and butter case, trailing a cheater, becomes so much more. Inadvertently discovering a double murder puts her in the cross hairs of danger. With the support of her friends and a killer on her trail can she solve this mystery and remain unscathed? Find out for yourself and enjoy this well written book. I enjoyed each twist and turn as the story unraveled.
Another great start to a series…I hope! Allison is embarking on a new career after she suffers from ’empty nest syndrome’. With the help of some friends she gets what everyone thought a pretty easy case to start off with…wrong! The police want her to stay out of it, but she is the only witness to this crime and they are after her! She is a spunky girl who is out to do what she thinks is right. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
We meet Allison after twenty years of marriage, divorced, in her mid years, with a job as investigator for the state of Florida. She collected the evidence, then the state decided what to do with it. She had razor sharp intuition and
didn’t hesitate to say what she thought. After 5 years, she spoke out against the wrong person and got fired. A great new series, about finding a job, where she would be a boss, having people to work with she trusted. It has the circus effect as Allison calls it with being friends with her ex, and girlfriend and Nolan and friends.
A refreshing, light hearted series, with humor, and good characters, will look for the next book, hopefully soon.
Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.
I really enjoyed this book. I read it in one sitting. I love the main character and how she was determined to do what is right. I think the plot was wonderful. There was constant excitement and intrigue. This is a great start to a wonderful series I am sure. I want to read more from this author.
This book was pretty good, but did have some bad language occasionally. More of a whodunit PI story – if you like that kinda thing. Weird thing was that my Kindle shows it with the title of “Deep Blue Goodbye,” but when I deleted the book & it moved it to archives, it changed the title to “Deep Blue Surrender.” What??