THE SCHEME
Amethyst Drake
GENRE: Mystery
BLURB:
Katherine Carson, a former intelligence operative turned private detective, has never been in it for the money. But when a desperate CEO offers double her usual fee to find his missing daughter, she can't refuse.
Set in Baltimore, 2009, what begins as a simple missing person inquiry transforms into a complex case of espionage, financial crime, and deep-seated grudges. For Katherine, this case strikes a personal chord, stirring up haunting memories from her own past. As unexpected connections emerge, she must confront her unresolved guilt.
Can Katherine and her team of private detectives solve the case before it's too late, or will the turmoil of her past consume her?
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Excerpt:
Katherine’s mixed emotions reflected the muddle of the Ames’ case. The chilly silence was broken by the ring of her BlackBerry. She answered on the second ring.
"Hey, Katie."
"Hi, Jake." Katherine unbuckled her seatbelt and straightened up in her seat.
"Did you make it inside your apartment?"
Katherine slumped back. "You always know, don't you?”
"You okay? Seems like this case is getting to you.”
"I guess so. I wanted this to be easy money…find a run-away heiress, let the family figure out the relationship mess." Katherine got out of her car and climbed the steps to her apartment.
"I suppose nothing is ever that simple."
"I suppose not.” Katherine unlocked her apartment door and stepped into the nearly bare living room. “I just wish we had more to go on. The clues we do have seem to conflict with each other. And I think Sammi is on strike.”
“Again?” Jake chuckled.
Katherine huffed as she removed her coat and bolted the door. “What does she think detectives do? We can’t find missing people by looking into a crystal ball.” Katherine lowered herself onto the soft couch, the only piece of furniture in the room.
"Even if we could, she’d probably think that was spying, too.” Jake chuckled louder. “Cut her some slack, Katie. We were all young and naive once.”
Jake knew better than most people exactly how young and naive Katherine had once been. He was the closest thing to family she had.
“Anyway, I’d like to believe Olivia wouldn’t run off..."
Jake finished her thought. “But it’s possible that this Robert character manipulated her into doing something she would not normally do."
"If that’s the case, then I want to find Olivia before she does something she’ll regret. I hope it’s not too late."
My Review:
The Scheme is the first book in Amethyst Drake's great new series, Carson Crime Files. The Scheme pulled me deep into its world of espionage, financial crime, and deep-seated grudges the moment I read the first page.
Katherine Carson a former intelligence operative turned private detective is hired to find a man’s missing daughter. Jonathan Ames and his daughter Olivia were supposed to spend the weekend together at their home in Delaware. Olivia is a student at Johns Hopkins University and comes home on the weekends. But this one weekend Olivia called to say she wouldn’t be able to make it home this weekend as she would be busy with her research.
Jonathan didn’t think anything about Olivia canceling but when he had a business meeting in Baltimore he called her to see if she had time for dinner. When she didn’t answer he went to her apartment she wasn’t home. Jonathan became suspicious about her disappearance and called Katherine Carson to find her.
The evidence from Katherine’s investigation into Olivia’s disappearance makes it appear that the boyfriend did it. After further inquiry into Olivia's missing things start to take a deeper turn that takes Katherine back to her past involving cases she worked on before.
Can Katherine find Olivia before it is too late? Where is Olivia? Did her boyfriend take her? Or was it someone else? What is going on? Is this a simple case of a missing person? Or is something more sinister going on?
The Scheme is filled with suspense and mystery that keeps the pages turning with many twists and turns. It will have you racing to the end wondering where Olivia is and why she is missing. I can’t wait to read more about Katherine and her cases in the next book in the Carson Crime Files.
I highly recommend picking up a copy of The Scheme today if you love a great mystery!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amethyst Drake is a passionate storyteller. She excels at crafting delightful characters and enjoys developing com-plex relationships among them. Mystery has always been her favorite genre to read, making it a natural choice for her writing. She aims to blend her personal experience with mental health and the moral complexities of intricate interpersonal relationships into engaging novels.
Amethyst loves reading all kinds of mysteries, suspense, and thrillers and enjoys watching classic detective and espionage dramas like "Murder, She Wrote," "Perry Mason," and "Mission: Impossible."
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6 comments:
Thank you so much for featuring and reviewing THE SCHEME
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