What
a fun novel. Holly Garden is a kick, almost like a Stephanie Plum who
has been born again. She's even got a super hero type of guy who just
happens to be around when she needs rescuing, a sidekick for
stakeouts and a gun toting granny.
Holly
is working for her uncle's private investigation company. She and her
family's next door neighbor and her best friend Matt, are providing
security for a Valentine's Day nonprofit fund raising gala when Matt
is kidnapped. Holly is out to find Matt and catch the bad guys, if
she doesn't trip over her own shoelaces, that is.
Holly,
as hard as she tries to be a good detective, has accidents, smashes
cars and generally bumbles her way through the investigation. She
manages to rescue a runaway teen and teach a kids' Sunday School
class in the process, however. Hers is a well crafted character. She
has a soft heart but she so desperately wants to clear her father's
name. And she is a committed Christian, devastated when a man is
killed as she had not shared the gospel with him.
While
this seems to be following the style of the popular Stephanie Plum
series, it is a pretty good novel. The writing is good and the dialog
is entertaining. If you've read the Stephanie Plum series and have
been looking for something similar written from a Christian
perspective, this is it.
Elk
Lake Publishing, 278 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital galley of this book from the
publisher for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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