Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This one started off well and it’s fast paced, but I just didn’t love it. A classic example of “everyone thinks I did a horrible thing but…” and in this case the two main characters both share a background of being suspected (in the case of ex-cop Ted) and convicted (in the case of Amanda) of murder.
Ted’s solution is to run off to the remote community of Crimson Lake. Amanda’s was to start a detective agency. They team up (with an intro from Ted’s lawyer) to solve another case.
I enjoyed the Queensland setting, and the actual characters and story line were interesting enough, but I really did not like the ending and felt quite cheated by it. I’m not saying I won’t read another book by Fox, but it would definitely be a used bookstore find vs. buying new.