- Paperback: 228 pages
- Publisher: Mundania Press LLC (March 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1606592211
- ISBN-13: 978-1606592212
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 20.3 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
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When Patty O'Donnell married her Irish sweetheart and moved from America to her husband's small home town on the Irish seacoast, the most dangerous things she had to deal with were the half-ton racehorses in her father-in-law's stables. But when she and her husband return from a late night out to find their house being searched, she discovers there are far worse things lurking in her bucolic surroundings than temperamental Thoroughbreds. The teenage son of a late family friend brings proof of a long forgotten debt owed by the O'Donnells, part of a cargo lost in a shipwreck over a century and a half ago. He wants the cargo salvaged, and quickly, so he can help his mother free herself from her abusive second husband. The O'Donnells are willing, but the search and salvage mission puts them square in the sights of modern-day pirates, who want the salvage for themselves. Suddenly, Patty finds herself hunted and in a fight for her life, where yielding to panic means a swift and ugly death.
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A book that appeals on so many levels, April 21 2011
By Cathy G. Cole - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood Money (Paperback)
First Line: The thief had been hiding in our house for nearly a week before anyone realized he was there.Four years ago, Patty O'Donnell met the man of her dreams, married him, and moved from Arizona to Ireland. Now she's living in the ancestral home on the Irish coast, and she's the assistant trainer of the family's race horses. Life is good-- or it is until the young son of a deceased family friend brings proof of a long-forgotten debt owed him by the O'Donnells.
The debt involves part of a cargo lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy 150 years ago. The young boy needs the money desperately, and it takes little persuasion for the O'Donnells to make good on the debt. They send a search and salvage team to the area, and when dangerous things begin to happen in Ireland, Patty is sent to join the team in Italy. Little does she know that she's jumped from the frying pan right into the fire. Pirates willing to commit murder for treasure are not a thing of the past.
This book appeals to me on so many levels: a smart, level-headed, feisty woman moving from Arizona to Ireland. An old house filled with secret doors and passageways. Race horses. Sunken treasure. I'm glad that I could read this book uninterrupted because I would have been decidedly grumpy if I'd been disturbed.
Patty is a vegan who hates coffee. An ex-cop in her family taught her how to defend herself, and she's not the type of person to take foolish risks or to panic in a dangerous situation. That last bit is particularly important because she finds herself in more than one life-threatening scenario.
Smith couldn't put her foot wrong in this book in the eyes of this reader. Patty is a wonderful lead character, and the scenes involving the horses and the diving all rang true. Although I'd guessed some aspects of the plot, I didn't figure out all the twists and turns-- partly because my inherit dislike of a certain type of character blinded me to what was going on. More than once it felt as though the author was orchestrating my thought processes, but it was so expertly done that I didn't mind a bit.
If you're in the mood for a fast-paced story with lots of adventure and a strong-willed main character, you certainly can't go wrong with Blood Money. I can't wait to get my hands on the other books in this series!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you like suspense...., Mar 18 2011
By Jeanne Litt "happy traveler" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood Money (Paperback)
I read this book planning to note how the author crafted the novel. Very soon, I forgot scholarly pursuits, as I was transported into the world of Patty O'Donnell, her main character.Mysteries are my favorite genre to read. Lucky for me Pepper has two more books in the series, so I don't have to miss the characters too much. Pepper excels at creating characters to care about, the kind you keep thinking about after you put the book down. Oh yes and I am happy to see a villain lives and I'm hoping to see him again in the rest of the series. He is the kind of villain you want to see again.
OPENING LINE - "The thief had been hiding in our house for nearly a week before anyone realized he was there."
Doesn't that conjure up a lot for you? Once the suspense builds and I care about the characters, I go and read the last line, the whole last page actually. I want to know who lives. My daughter gets on my case about this, saying it will ruin the book for me. It didn't. I've done this since I was a child.
A good plot is my favorite thing. It was very enjoyable to read and try to figure the different angles and guess at the results. Another thing I look for, is to be able to figure out, at least a tad of the mystery. I figured out only the tiniest bit. It was enough to keep my ego happy. Pepper plays fair with the reader and the plot evolves in unexpected ways. When the suspense got to a certain level of intensity, I flipped ahead and read the last paragraphs of each chapter. This book delighted me with surprise twists, even though I read ahead. It is a testament to the intensity of the suspense and the plotting.
This book delivered for someone like me.
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