Adina Donati came to Washington D.C. to find excitement, not a dead body.
When a friend is murdered, Adina is drawn into the middle of the police investigation. Tensions rise as the suspect list expands to include Adina, her friends, and colleagues at the prestigious think tank where she works. But every cloud has a silver lining. Between the nice detective, the hot new volunteer at the dog … dog rescue center, and the newly available preppy ex-boyfriend, Adina’s dating dry spell appears near its end. That is, if she doesn’t become the next victim.
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Think Murder offers a refreshing glimpse into the world of the mundane as it clashes with high stakes politics. Set in Washington, DC, the main character, Adina, is thrust into a police investigation that becomes more dangerous at every turn. She tries to maintain a sense of normalcy while the events around her seem anything but normal. This whodunnit kept me guessing until the end. There is just the right amount of romance to make the story sweet and believable. The novel is well-written and enjoyable to read.
4 Star review Think Murder (Adina Donati Accidental Sleuth #1) by Cassidy Salem
AUDIO REVIEW:
Cassidy Salem is a new author to me as is the narrator Melissa Haley. This was a good mystery that was well written and entertaining. This is the first book in the series about Adina Donati, who after discovering the body of her friend becomes an amateur sleuth. As she becomes more invested in finding out what happened to her friend, Adina will not only uncover secrets and lies, she will also become a target herself.
Although not a particularly long read, Ms. Salem managed to pack a lot into the story. Adina was a likeable character and was easy to relate to and I could easily picture the hustle and bustle of Washington D.C. as I was listening. I did feel that the narrators’ male voices were a bit of a let down, but then that is just my opinion; it didn’t stop me from enjoying the story and other than that she was easy to listen too.
This was a good story about Adina Donati came to Washington D.C. to find excitement, not a dead body. Adina gets involved in the murder of a friend, helps the police, volunteers at a shelter for dogs and finds she is a target by some unsavory characters.
This review is for the audio book.
I enjoyed this book, there is a nice mix of mystery solving, a complicated love interest and home life. The story wasn’t to complicated and flowed along nicely. It was fairly short but a good way to fill in a few hours. The mystery was interesting (if a bit obvious, with no real twist) and working in a think tank is a different career choice for the main character, although gossiping and playing computer games seemed to be the majority of the work done. There was some nice characters and I liked the fun of the dog shelter. I nice start to a new series that I would like to see develop.
Every Wednesday Adina and her best friend Hilary break up the week by going to the local pub near there office for happy hour but when Hilary goes to the toilet and doesn’t return, Adina gets worried and goes to find her. Only to find her friend. When the police begin to treat it like murder the office gossip starts to fly and as Hilary was eating Adina ex boyfriend and had the better job, Adina becomes the number one suspect. It doesn’t help things when Adina is asked to work on Hilary’s report for the boss. Adina starts to get the feeling that her friend might have been the target over something that happened at work, when she gets the sense she is being followed. Helping the police with there inquiries gets her in trouble with her boss but she has to keep on looking in to the matter when she receives a threatening note and looks like she might be the next victim. Can she find out Tqhe motive behind her friends death?
The narrator was okay but I found I had to slow down the listening speed of the story because she spoke a bit to fast for me to take it in. Once I did that I enjoyed the story.I
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.