By Kelly Bridgewater
I'm not a really a private detective. I just play one on
TV.
Joey Darling, better known to the world as Raven Remington,
detective extraordinaire, is trying to separate herself from her invincible
alter ego. She played the spunky character for five years on the hit TV show
Relentless, which catapulted her to fame and into the role of Hollywood's
sweetheart.
When her marriage falls apart, her finances dwindle to
nothing, and her father disappears, Joey finds herself on the Outer Banks of
North Carolina, trying to piece her life back together away from the limelight.
A woman finds Raven-er, Joey-and insists on hiring her fictional counterpart to
find a missing boyfriend. When someone begins staging crime scenes to match an
episode of Relentless, Joey has no choice but to get involved.
Joey's bumbling sleuthing abilities have her butting heads
with Detective Jackson Sullivan and kindling sparks with thrill-seeking Zane
Oakley. Can Joey channel her inner Raven and unearth whodunit before she ends
up totally done in? And where is her father anyway? Can she handle fame or is
disappearing into obscurity the wiser option?
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My Thoughts:
In Christy Barritt's newest series, The Worst Detective
Ever, Barritt brings another unlikely heroine to life. This time it is Joey
Darling aka Raven Remington from a hit detective television series. While Joey
is flawed and unsure if she can solve the murder with obvious parallels to an
episode on her show, Joey shines with her ability to read people. She watches
for little quirks to prove what she already knows. Barritt is great at making
heroines who most writers or readers wouldn't pick for their story, but she
makes them relatable to the average reader. While the pace of the novel reads
like a normal mystery, the forefront mystery has ties to the ultimate
mystery for Joey who wants to find her missing father. There is a touch of a
love triangle but nothing is resolved in this area with the first novel. I
enjoyed this introduction to the new series and can't wait to read the next
book Reign of Error. If you enjoy
Christy Barritt's other works or like mysteries in general, I highly recommend
picking Ready to Fumble up.
I received a complimentary copy of Ready to Fumble from Christy Barritt, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating:
4.5 out of 5 stars
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