Scene of the Climb (Pacific Northwest, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
reacherfan1909 reviewed on
A new mystery from a new author set on the Oregon coast in Portland and the scenic mountains that surround it. The protagonist is a very young 20 something who gets her first job as a writer for an 'extreme' outdoors magazine. Thing is, the only 'extreme' she does is elaborate coffees. But she bluffs her way through the interview and gets the job.
She manages to keep a low profile until she has to cover the last leg of Race the States, a combination challenge and reality show for sports people. Not only does she know nothing about it, she's out of shape and afraid of heights.
The author adds excellent details about the locale and even what happens with fear of heights. Who will get killed is obvious, but the why isn't, and am happy to say the who was well done and it took more than half the book for me to guess correctly. In most cozies, I know by page 30.
As an amateur sleuth book, this first effort is entertaining and fun. Nothing challenging about it, but I liked the characters. Best friend Jill needed more development as did Matt. I have a friend who lives in Portland and hikes all those trails for fun reading it and she's said that part is accurate, though she took liberties with Angel's Rest for the story.
A nice easy read that's well paced with a decent plot. Yeah, it could use a little polishing, but it's still a very worthwhile read. The real tell is, I pre-ordered he second book. Enjoy!
She manages to keep a low profile until she has to cover the last leg of Race the States, a combination challenge and reality show for sports people. Not only does she know nothing about it, she's out of shape and afraid of heights.
The author adds excellent details about the locale and even what happens with fear of heights. Who will get killed is obvious, but the why isn't, and am happy to say the who was well done and it took more than half the book for me to guess correctly. In most cozies, I know by page 30.
As an amateur sleuth book, this first effort is entertaining and fun. Nothing challenging about it, but I liked the characters. Best friend Jill needed more development as did Matt. I have a friend who lives in Portland and hikes all those trails for fun reading it and she's said that part is accurate, though she took liberties with Angel's Rest for the story.
A nice easy read that's well paced with a decent plot. Yeah, it could use a little polishing, but it's still a very worthwhile read. The real tell is, I pre-ordered he second book. Enjoy!
