When I was a young girl (I think the term is tween
now), among my favorite authors were Dorothy Eden and Phyllis Whitney. I
devoured their novels as much as I did the Nancy Drew Bobbsey Twins mysteries.
Now as an adult, I’ve stumbled onto author Pamela Fagan Hutchinson (thank you,
Shelf Awareness!), whose stories remind me a lot of Eden and Whitney. From the
first line of each of her novels, (Going
for Kona is her fifth), I’m immediately pulled into the story.
In this new romantic mystery series, Michele Lopez
Hanson is riding high. She and the love of her life, Adrian, have just
published a book of training for Ironman triathlons; she has won a lottery to
run in in the Kona (Hawaii) Ironman Triathlon beside Adrian; and her blended family is close and happy.
One day when Michele and Adrian are training on the
bikes, a white Taurus slams into Adrian then speeds away. Adrian is dead,
leaving Michele to pick up the pieces. Suddenly, white Taurus’ seem to be
everywhere. Were the Hanson’s being stalked. Who could want to harm them,
especially Adrian? The cops have an eyewitness, but without the vehicle,
there’s not much they can do.
As much as Michele wants the world to leave her
alone, it doesn’t stop. She has to complete the publicity campaign for their
book, mother her son and daughter, and try to find out who is stalking her
family. Her tragedy becomes national sports headlines as Adrian was a
well-known champion in his field and rumor and conjecture spin the story out of
control.
Clear your calendar before you begin this romantic
mystery. It’s a un-put-downable read. I laughed; I cried. It’s not only a book about loss and picking
yourself up, it’s a story of finding yourself during and after loss.
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