I just finished Mary Kay Andrews' latest novel Sunset Beach. This novel follows the story of Drue Campbell, a 36 year old bartender who was recently fired from her job. Not only is Drue jobless, but her mother also recently passed away. In her mother's will, a family beach house was left to her (one that Drue thought was sold many years ago) in a town near her estranged father who now wants to be back in the picture. In a way to make amends, he offers Drue a job at his law practice (think about the injury commercials you see on t.v.). Toss in the fact that Drue's new stepmother was her grade school friend, numerous missing person newspaper clippings found in Drue's new attic dating back to the 1970s, and a young woman who was murdered in the hotel down the street, and you get a perfect summer mystery!While I devoured this book, I wasn't a complete fan of the twisty turns and conclusion of the mystery itself within the last 100 pages or so. It seemed to be a little too fast, but is also something that I have felt while reading other mysteries. So Dewey Readers, I leave you with a rating of 4.5 out of 5 Coffee Beans. Add this novel to your summer TBR!
Until the next read!
~Jessica
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