THROWING OFF SPARKS (A Riley Reeves Mystery) by Michael Pool will be published on May 12th 2020 by P.I. Tales.
When private investigator Riley Reeves is hired by an East Texas socialite family to help protect their teenage daughter from what they believe is a stalker, she assumes it will be an easy enough case that is barely worth her time. Instead, she finds herself dealing with a rebellious but very sick teenager, an overbearing mother, and drug-dealing, homicidal rednecks—none of whom want Riley meddling in their business. To make matters worse for Riley, her brother has just gotten out of prison and is back to his old ways of drinking and doing drugs. Between her brother and the case, Riley almost has more problems than she can handle.
THROWING OFF SPARKS is full of twists and turns—some of which I predicted, and some of which came out of left field. It was hard to put the book down because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. The novel can be very dark at time, and Riley isn’t always the most likable or sympathetic character. But she is a very strong character, and she’s the kind of woman who won’t back down until the case is complete. I look forward to the next novel in the series.
Thanks to P.I. Tales for the ARC.