Elka Ray writes beautifully. Her quietly bewitching style quite seduced me and I had no choice but to keep turning pages – so it was lucky that she also offered an engaging mystery and compelling characters.
Description
A wealthy socialite goes missing… a battered body is found in her abandoned cabin…
At the center of it all lies the witty and down-to-earth divorce lawyer, Toby Wong. How did she manage to get wrapped up in all of this…again?
All Toby wanted was to settle into island life and start working on her own love story—torn between the wealthy and charismatic Josh Barton, and the adorable and dependable detective Colin Destin.
But Toby’s romantic prospects take the back burner when her mom’s best friend, Daphne Dane, disappears. Toby soon discovers that Daphne’s latest boyfriend is both an alleged conman and the cheating husband of her newest client. Could he be behind Daphne’s disappearance? What about Daphne’s children, vying for their aging mother’s money?
When a dead body is uncovered that entwines both Colin and Josh with the Dane family drama, Toby begins to realize her own life may be in danger.
Equal parts cozy mystery and romantic suspense, the second novel in Elka Ray's Vancouver Island mystery series will keep you up late with a twisty tale of rivalry, love, money, and murder.
Reviews
I just didn’t put this down... I said in my review of Divorce is Murder that I hoped another book would follow. Looks like my wish came true so...I’ll wish again.
The Killer Coin is an engaging and intricate mystery with a fast-paced plot, interesting characters and a
handsome potbelly pig to add spice and sass.
Toby Wong is one of those characters that you will connect with on a deeper level. She is quirky, loveable,
and completely relatable. Between her relationship with her hippie Mother, her best friend and new mother,
Quinn, she relishes her time with each of them.
While this is a cozy mystery, there is a touch of romance on top of the suspense and action scenes. You will
enjoy all the twists that Ms. Ray throws in the way to the end. The whodunit caught me completely off guard.
I can’t wait to see what Toby gets into next.