Bowen River
A Bec Whitfield Mystery #1
Annie Seaton
Reviewed by Helen
A always enjoy an Annie Seaton book and this one is the start of a new series and a duel time line and I loved it, Bec Whitfield is a police officer who wants to be a detective and takes a move to the small town she grew up in and has not returned for twelve years, her parents are still living there and this is one of the problems about moving home, her father and her do not get on, as well as the fact that her partner Gray has come with her. Expecting a fairly quiet start to her move she arrives just as news breaks on a missing woman, Leanne Delaney, who Bec went to school with and was very good friends with Bec throws everything she has at finding her friend.
1925 Elspeth Valentine lives on Strathallyn Station with her mother and father they breed and race horses, but her dreams are to move to England and make her way there, her mother has other ideas but when a new horse trainer, Thomas Delaney arrives life changes for Elspeth and soon finds herself married and a mother but life does not turn out the way she wants sadly but Elspeth stands strong and works hard.
Bec joins ranks with Detectives Todd Davenport and Justin Chapman to find Leanne and the investigation uncovers a hidden past from the Delaney family this gives them some answers to questions they have, and it appears that her father may be more involved than anyone thought but will they find Leanne Delaney before it is too late?
Bec has a few personal issues to work through and there is a bond growing between her and Todd but she never gives up in her investigation, she shows tenacity and strength to find answers, this is such a fabulous story, fabulous characters and setting and I am really looking forward to more in this series and to see if something more grows between Bec and Todd.
I do highly recommend this one to any reader who loves a good mystery.
1925 Elspeth Valentine lives on Strathallyn Station with her mother and father they breed and race horses, but her dreams are to move to England and make her way there, her mother has other ideas but when a new horse trainer, Thomas Delaney arrives life changes for Elspeth and soon finds herself married and a mother but life does not turn out the way she wants sadly but Elspeth stands strong and works hard.
Bec joins ranks with Detectives Todd Davenport and Justin Chapman to find Leanne and the investigation uncovers a hidden past from the Delaney family this gives them some answers to questions they have, and it appears that her father may be more involved than anyone thought but will they find Leanne Delaney before it is too late?
Bec has a few personal issues to work through and there is a bond growing between her and Todd but she never gives up in her investigation, she shows tenacity and strength to find answers, this is such a fabulous story, fabulous characters and setting and I am really looking forward to more in this series and to see if something more grows between Bec and Todd.
I do highly recommend this one to any reader who loves a good mystery.
5 stars
December 17, 2024 by ASA
