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EAT CROW AND DIE
by Maris Soule
Five Star, June 2015
325 pages
$25.95
ISBN: 1432830767


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P.J. Benson, a CPA, is kneeling in front of the porcelain throne for the third time in one morning when her phone persists in ringing. When she finally answers, it's her boyfriend's sister telling her that Wade's boat has exploded and they've only found half the people on it. Her boyfriend Wade and his son Jason are at a local hospital, apparently doing reasonably OK. Wade's ex-wife Linda and her husband Michael are still missing, and presumed dead. Wade is, to the authorities, the obvious suspect; Linda and Michael are threatening to take Jason to California, and Wade has been quite vocal about his feelings in this matter.

P.J. refuses to believe Wade would do anything to endanger Jason, in spite of what appears to be solidly circumstantial evidence to the contrary. There are plenty of people unhappy with Michael - why aren't the police looking into that? Wade isn't very helpful - he can't remember much about the whole day, and he tends to get very irate when the various investigators won't accept what he tells them as the truth. It doesn't help that "his" department is off the case - different jurisdiction and conflict of interest issues. P.J. keeps throwing up; she knows she CAN'T be pregnant - she's been on the Pill. The timing couldn't be worse and yet, she is pregnant. Wade's response is not what she wanted, although she's not really sure what she wants. He does have other things on his mind. Linda's parents are going to sue for custody of Jason, for one thing.

This is the third book in the CROW series; Soule does a good job of feeding the reader enough back-story to keep the current one relevant without giving away too much at one time. P.J. Benson is a delightful character (and I am not saying that because we have the same first name, and for practically the same reason). Her relationship with Wade is believable; anyone past their early to mid-twenties will be able to relate to the issues that plague them both. The setting is believable; I spent a big chunk of my life living just north of this area and Soule has it right. The plot and story are also believable; people tend to think of the Mid-West as being largely rural and therefore exempt from big money problems. Not so. Some of the wealthiest people in America live in western Michigan and this could just as easily be a true-crime piece. Nicely done.

§ P.J. Coldren lives in northern lower Michigan where she reads and reviews widely across the mystery genre when she isn't working in her local hospital pharmacy.

Reviewed by P.J. Coldren, April 2015

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