Title: Schucked Apart
Author: Barbara Ross
Series: A Maine Clambake Mystery #9
Format: Paperback (228 p.) NetGalley
Description:
The Snowden Family Clambake Company has a beloved reputation in Busman’s Harbor, Maine. Almost as famous is the sleuthing ability of proprietor Julia Snowden, which is why an oyster farmer seeks her out when she’s in trouble.
When Andie Greatorex is robbed of two buckets of oyster seed worth $35,000, she wonders if somebody’s trying to mussel her out of business. Could it be a rival oyster farmer, a steamed former employee, or a snooty summer resident who objects to her unsightly oyster cages floating on the beautiful Damariscotta River? There’s also a lobsterman who’s worried the farm’s expanding lease will encroach on his territory and Andie’s ex-partner, who may come to regret their split. Before Julia can make much headway in the investigation, Andie turns up dead, stabbed by a shucking knife. Now it’s up to Julia to set a trap for a cold and clammy killer . . .
My Thoughts:
Julia Snowden's boyfriend Chris asks Julia to investigate when his poker partner Andie is having trouble with people in her business so she goes to find out what she can do. Andie is being robbed of oyster seed worth 35 thousand dollars who would want to hurt her that much and why? Could it be an ex partner or someone she has annoyed? What makes it worse when Andie winds up dead and the pressure is on when Julia is determined to find out who killed her.
This book was full of so much secrets and mysteries going on and a turning point in Julia's relationship with Chris. Julia has to come to terms with so much happening about why he wouldn't show Julia every aspect of his life and why he felt the need to hide his poker friends and his family from her. Julia also learns who had killed Andie and why. It was definitely a great page turner and showed how Julia had to make some hard decisions in life.
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