The Payback Murders by Jane Alden

“The Payback Murders: Lawyer August Mapes’ court cases usually involve child custody hearings and family law. When her ex girlfriend refers a friend, Kathleen O’Brien to August, she agrees to at least listen to her concerns. August is pulled into Kathleen’s agoraphobic life and tries to help her find the person sending her stories of possible murders.

The Payback Murders is a moderately predictable read to this avid mystery lover. The plot suffers from the lack of a viable suspect with the ones presented holding no credence and similarly dismissed quickly by August.

Utilizing the 1950’s as a setting is an excellent choice as it provides the characters more compulsion for physical action in obtaining information from the different suspects.

The Payback Murders is a brief and light read when you don’t want to lose yourself too long or deeply into a novel. I received an advanced review copy from Desert Palm Press and  I am leaving this review voluntarily.”

Darla Baker

Darla Baker is the author of the Amazon best-selling novel Eagle Cove (Thalia Chase: Sex Therapist Series, Book One). She is the founder of Stone Soup Community, a non-profit press focusing on helping queer writers market their books.

Darla lives with her wife on the shores of beautiful Lake Cumberland, Kentucky during lake season and on the road in her custom campervan, Dulcinea, the rest of the year. Her adorable staffy, Mati, is always by her side.

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