You'll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan
6/25/24; 400 pages
MIRA
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Angelhart Investigations#1
You'll Never Find Me by Allison Brennan is a highly recommended start to a new Private Investigator series, Angelhart Investigations.
Margo Angelhart is working as a PI on her own after a
disagreement with her mother left her estranged from her family's
PI business. The disagreement is based on her father's pleading
guilty and subsequent imprisonment over a crime she is sure he didn't
commit. In the first case she helps Annie and her two
children escape from an abusive situation. The situation becomes
threatening because the husband, Peter, is a state trooper,
dangerous, and
he is determined to get Annie back.
The second case starts out as a simple investigation into a
cheating husband, Logan, but turns into a much more complicated situation
when Margo and her siblings with the Angelhart firm discover they
are both looking at Logan and Jennifer White, a former employee. Angelhart Investigations,
however, is working on a corporate espionage investigation where
privileged information has been copied. The people involved in
both cases seemed to be tied into something much bigger than a
cheating husband, especially when a third PI firm is following one
of the people involved. The whole case is much more complicated than
anyone initially thought and Margo consents to work together with her
family to untangle the investigative threads.
Set in Phoenix, Arizona, this is a page turner that will hold your
attention.
Events unfold as they occur with no flashbacks or forwards, which
helps increase the tension and suspense. Savvy readers may be able
to quickly figure out what events are leading to, but the
discoveries and facts are interesting to follow. The cheating
husband investigation was a bit annoying because the client, Brittany,
is annoying. Once the plot moved beyond that, it was more complicated
and more entertaining. The family drama intermixed with the investigations adds a whole new layer to the intricate plot.
As expected, the writing is very good in this new series as Brennan introduces all new characters. The members of the Angelhart family are interesting and they are all multi-dimensional characters but I's expect much more development and depth in them as the series continues. Margo is a fully realized character and a great PI. It will be satisfying and enjoyable to see more of her, along with her brother Jack, in the future. Thanks to Mira Books for providing me with an advance reader's copy. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.
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