Gumshoe Girl by Andi Ramos
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Short Story (127 pgs)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by FernSheagan O’Hare got more than she bargained for when her newly inherited detective agency lands its first case; a missing person, embezzlement, and murder. Sheagan’s out to prove she can hang with the pro’s, despite the constant reminder of her amateur status from an annoyingly attractive FBI agent, Colin ‘Mac’ MacEvine, who’s forced himself into her life.
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Will she be able to discover if detective work and love can mingle before someone gets hurt?
After her father’s death, Sheagan can’t bear to close his detective agency down. It’s the final connection to her now-gone family and so she’s determined to make it work. While not the most glamorous start to her new profession, Sheagan follows her boyfriend only to confirm through a bit of well-timed snooping that he’s cheating on her. Feeling there really is nothing left for her she throws herself into her new detective agency in order to try and get her life together. Can Sheagan make something out of her new career?
Fun and light-hearted I really enjoyed this happy story. I felt it was sortof a mixture between a chic-lit novel and a light-hearted mystery. Sheagan was a great character who appealed to me from the start. With a sweet kind of happiness and an optimism that shone through she was a modern but still interesting character that I could empathize with almost immediately. I thought the author did a great job balancing the storyline between being funny but not too over-the-top. While I, personally, was charmed by Sheagan’s slightly bumbling detecting ways – I’m not certain other readers will find the heroine’s actions as charming and humorous as I did. Readers wanting a thoroughly realistic detective/mystery style novel might need to loosen their expectations to really get the full appeal of this story. That said, I found the pacing of the story quick and smooth. I really enjoyed how each piece of the sequence led smoothly to the next and found following along with Sheagan as she uncovered each clue both addictive and interesting.
The romance aspect of the plot was a little slower, in my opinion, to gain momentum. While I did enjoy the chemistry and professional antagonism between Sheagan and Mac, at first I felt the mystery aspect of the storyline was stronger than their blossoming romance. As everything moved along, however, I was pleased that I found the chemistry between Sheagan and Mac both more believable and steamier. Sheagan and Mac’s romance had plenty of tension and antagonism that slowly blossomed into strong and deep feelings – their relationship took a while to really come together but in a sense that made it even more satisfying when they finally admitted the depth of their connection.
I found this story to have a good, strong mystery plotline and a slow-moving but still equally satisfying romance threaded well together. With a bunch of strong characters and a definite hint of humour I feel this story really had something that should appeal to everyone. With nothing overly explicit in the romance I feel this story should appeal to a very wide range of readers of all ages. I enjoyed the tone and voice of the author and would happily read more by them.
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