Intrigue and Romance in the CaribbeanWhen Finn’s boss assumes the role of femme fatale, it ends badly for her. It’s never a good idea to seduce your employee, but when his girlfriend is a cold-blooded killer, it’s downright foolhardy.Finn and his coworker Aaron Sanchez uncover a conspiracy to disrupt the U.S. political system. Finn’s lady friend Mary Beth O’Brien has stolen files that name the … stolen files that name the conspirators. A coverup ensues. The agency they work for fires Sanchez and issues a warrant for Finn’s execution, but Sanchez lands on his feet, and Finn’s hard to kill.
Sail along with Finn and Mary as they work their way through a more than normally complicated courtship. Read Vigilantes and Lovers today.
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Wow this series just get more intriquing as you listen to each addition to the series. Finn isn’t sure what to think. The Author and Narrator do a fantastic job at the twists and turns of this story. And I love how the characters are brought out as well. These assassins really no there stuff. This is a real page turner that had me on the edge of my seat. This is definitely a series that is a must listen. And the book covers are fantastic as well.
Shauna Joesten
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.
This is the third book in the J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery series. This is not a standalone book in that it wraps up many of the issues raised by the first (Assassins and Liars) and second (Avengers and Rogues) books in the series and sets up the next book in the series. Although the author kindly provided a quick summary of events which had occurred during the first two books at the beginning of book three, this is not the book to start this series as you will not really understand all the complicated relationships and the long sections of exposition.
This book starts with Finn deciding to gain answers about Mary and of course, determine whether his current employer is trustworthy given the ending of book two. I was excited that, as readers, we were finally going to learn who we could trust and gain insight into Finn’s world. And you do, just not in the way I had thought when compared with the first two books.
The first two books had a lot of action and breathtaking moments with a twist around every corner. Given the ending of book two, I thought this was going to be another action-packed twister. However, this book was much quieter with a lot of investigating, phone conversations, and emails. Finn also spends a fair amount of time on introspection. Given their adversaries, I felt that the chess match between them was a bit simple and the wrap up a bit quick. For this series to be able to move forward in a different direction, this amount of exposition was necessary to wrap things up and move the characters on to new adventures. I did like the book, but I missed some of the tension and cleverness from the first two books. Overall, these characters, Mary and Finn, are interesting and compelling and I am looking forward to their continuing adventures.
The narration of this series by David Bosco is excellent. The different audio techniques to convey phone conversations or Finn’s inner thoughts were very effective.
Who’s playing who? The game continues…
Vigilantes and Lovers (J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery Series, Book 3) by Charles Dougherty and narrated by David Bosco is another great book in the J.R. Finn Sailing Mystery Series! Recommend picking this series up if you enjoy mysteries with sailing elements or looking for something new.
The story continues with Mary and Finn attempting to uncover the other players in the game, but is it really as it seems? Old and new characters make an entrance and…exit. It always comes down to who’s playing who. And that’s all you’re getting due to spoilers. While this isn’t the strongest book in the series, it is an important one as a lot of questions are answered. There’s not as much action as the previous as the focus is on the detective work, but it’s still a fun listen.
David Bosco shines once again. I’d recommend listening to the audiobook as David’s narrations are wonderful and add to the story.
Parental guidance/trigger warnings: killing, drugging, and violence. Language used: slur used once (fa****),bi*** x10, f x1,slut x2, sh** 20 plus times, hell x7, damn x11. The main characters are assassins.
*I was given a free review copy of the audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Thank you for allowing me to listen and review the book!