Saturday, March 23, 2024

Review: Hidden Beneath by: Barbara Ross


Title: Hidden Beneath
Author: Barbara Ross
Publisher: Kensington
Series: Maine Clambake Mystery #11
Format: e-book ( 230 p.) NetGalley

Description:

Serving up mouthwatering shellfish, the Snowden Family Clambake has become a beloved institution in Busman’s Harbor, Maine. But when new clues rise to the surface five years after the disappearance of Julia Snowden’ s mother’s friend, the family business shifts to sleuthing . . .

Julia and her mother, Jacqueline, have come to the exclusive summer colony of Chipmunk Island to attend a memorial service for Jacqueline’s old friend Ginny, who’s been officially declared dead half a decade after she went out for her daily swim in the harbor and was never seen again. But something seems fishy at the service—especially with the ladies of the Wednesday Club. As Julia and Jacqueline begin looking into Ginny’s cold case, a present-day murder stirs the pot, and mother and daughter must dive into the deep end to get to the bottom of both mysteries . . .

My Thoughts:

This book has Julia and her mother Jacqueline trying to get to the bottom of a death on Chipmunk Island.  When an old friend of Julia's mother Ginny who had been declared for 10 years, but when her body turns up it's up to Julia to figure out what is going on and what is with the Wednesday Club.

Jacqueline feels guilty as she had an email from her friend Ginny wanting to talk to her.  She thinks she had more time to talk with her friend but all that changed when her friend Ginny disappeared.  The more baffling part is when the will is read and Jacqueline finds herself the executor of the estate of her friend.

Who killed Ginny and for what reason?  Did she see something she shouldn't have?  This book had so much going on between the clambakes they do and what is going on Chipmunk Island.  Definitely a great story everyone who has been following Julia will definitely want to check this one out!

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