"Light mystery, a whodunit, and a missing person"
Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted August 9, 2007
Mystery Woman Sleuth
Tucker Sinclair looked forward to starting her own firm as
a management consultant, but business hasn't been that
prosperous so far. After leaving the firm of Aames and
Associates, she looked forward to no longer working for a
corporation. When ex cop turned private investigator Charley Tate calls
Tucker for management help, she takes on the job thinking
it will be a quick fix and she will move on to the next
case. Charley's business Tate Investigations is under
financial trouble. He needs Tucker's help to find a way to
pick his business up out of the hole it's in. When a woman named Eve Lawson enters Tate Investigations
wanting to hire Charley, things start to be looking better
for the small business. Eve thinks someone is following
her and she wants to hire Charley to find out who it is.
She's a quiet woman in her 40's and is writing a book.
This seems like an easy case, so Charley agrees to take it
on and collects his fee from Eve Lawson. Shortly after starting the job, Eve Lawson disappears
causing Charley to be concerned with her whereabouts. If
someone is after Eve, did they get to her before Charley
could investigate the case? While trying to find out what
happened, Charley becomes injured and needs Tucker's help
with the investigation. With no experience as a P.I.,
Tucker uses her wit and brains to figure out this case. After a conversation with Eve's family, Tucker discovers
that they haven't seen or heard from her in a long time.
They would like to hire Charley to find Eve with a payout
of $100,000 if they find her. This is exactly the kind of
money that would help Tate Investigations! With Charley
still not well enough, Tucker takes on the job of finding
Eve Lawson. Will Tucker be able to find Eve Lawson and bring her back
home to her family? Did Eve run away from an abusive or
dangerous boyfriend? Why did this woman hire Tate
Investigations and then disappear? SHORT CHANGE is the third installment in the Tucker
Sinclair series. This is an interesting mystery with a lot
of attention to detail. The story is mostly mystery
oriented, with a very small touch of romance, and
unfortunately no humor. Readers be advised that the Janet Evanovich comparisons
that you may have heard are wrong. Yes, there is a mystery
to be solved by a woman, but that is the only
similarities. This is a compelling book, but may not keep everyone's
interest to the end. If you stick with it, you will find a
satisfying conclusion that neatly ties up all loose ends.
I would have preferred more action and excitement through
out the rest of the book but overall this was a good
read.
SUMMARY
Savvy management consultant Tucker Sinclair is trying to
get her own firm off the ground in Los Angeles. But when
you're mixed up in a private investigator's business,
trouble is always a prospect... Tucker Sinclair is a free woman. She's finally escaped from
the oppressively corporate Aames & Associates and now runs
her own business consulting firm. But with freedom comes
unpredictability. What was supposed to be a short stint
helping private investigator Charley Tate get his practice
established turns into a full-time job. Charley pushes her
to go beyond the call of duty—to try to save not only his
business, but possibly his life. It all starts when Eve Lawson stumbles into the Tate
Investigations office hoping to find out who is following
her. But who would want to follow a bland writer working on
a book about the post-World War II real estate boom in Los
Angeles? With Eve's wardrobe hopelessly stuck in the
eighties, Tucker can only imagine it's the fashion police.
But work means much-needed income for Tucker and Charley.
They soon learn that they've struck gold when this far-
fetched case explodes into murder—and Eve Lawson, who's
gone missing, is the prime suspect. Now Tucker and Charley have to piece together the complex
life of Eve Lawson, the troubled daughter of a real estate
tycoon. She's been writing a memoir that may have rattled a
few skeletons in the family closet. Tucker is on the case—
and not even LA traffic can stop her...
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