Peril in the Park

, #3

by

eBook, 136 pages

English language

Published by Barbara Venkataraman.

4 stars (1 review)

There's big trouble in the park system. Someone is making life difficult for Jamie Quinn's boyfriend, Kip Simons, the new director of Broward County parks. Was it the angry supervisor passed over for promotion? The disgruntled employee Kip recently fired? Or someone with a bigger ax to grind? If Jamie can't figure it out soon, she may be looking for a new boyfriend because there’s a dead guy in the park and Kip has gone missing! With the help of her favorite P.I., Duke Broussard, Jamie must race the clock to find Kip before it’s too late. A preview of the next Jamie Quinn Mystery, "Engaged in Danger," can be found at the end of the book.

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reviewed Peril in the Park by Barbara Venkataraman (Jamie Quinn Cozy Mysteries, #3)

A nice mystery

4 stars

I didn't realise when I began reading this series that Death By Didgeridoo was Venkataraman's first ever mystery story. While good, it did have some rough edges and I have appreciated watching this author hone her style as her series progresses. In this third volume Jamie Quinn has convincingly found her voice. Peril In The Park is certainly the most accomplished to date. I enjoyed unravelling the two park-related mystery strands, especially our all-too-brief visit to the fabulous Renaissance Fair which reminded me of reading Jordan Elizabeth's Victorian. Imagining Duke in his special outfit made me chuckle! Jamie's relationship with Kip is nicely portrayed throughout the book, grown up without being gratuitous, and I liked the sensitive way her father's immigration situation is handled. These scenes could have been overly sentimental and mawkish, but Venkataraman deftly allows her characters room for emotion while keeping their reactions believable.

Subjects

  • Mystery