A Dead Daughter (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Book 3), by Anna Celeste Burke
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Murder and mayhem take Jessica Huntington to new heights when Libby Van Der Woert wants to meet at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The disturbed daughter of Jessica’s wealthy clients, Libby says she has information about her friend, Shannon Donnelly. Another mixed-up daughter of the rich and famous, no one has heard from Shannon Donnelly in over a week. Trouble begins the moment Jessica greets Libby in the Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness. Wild, manic, and sure she’s being followed, Libby’s got a gun. All hell breaks loose when Libby’s Beverly Hills shrink shows up with a gun of his own. What’s up with the missing and misguided daughters of wealth and privilege in Dr. Carr’s care? Jessica and her friends go toe-to-toe with more well-heeled heels in A DEAD DAUGHTER. Getting to the bottom of things Jessica-Huntington-style, sets off a whirlwind tour of fashionable enclaves, upscale rehab clinics, shops, restaurants and other haute hangouts. Behind all the glitz and glam: secrets, lies, corporate wheeling and dealing. How can Jessica and her friends outwit and outlive ‘la crème de la crud’ wreaking havoc from Palm Springs to Beverly Hills?
A Dead Daughter (Jessica Huntington Desert Cities Mystery Book 3), by Anna Celeste Burke- Amazon Sales Rank: #392724 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Released on: 2015-03-17
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Anna Celeste Burke lives with her husband and Siamese cat in the stunning Coachella Valley. A spectacular setting in which to ponder life’s mysteries while relishing the delights of Palm Springs and the other desert cities.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Part psychological thriller, part cozy mystery, all well worth reading! By tbandd A Dead Daughter, the third book in the Jessica Huntington series, is a skillfully woven tapestry, with threads of chilling psychological thriller, cozy mystery, zany comedy, romance, and chronicle of a struggle with addiction.The book jolts into action on the very first page, as a mentally unstable young woman holds Jessica at gunpoint on the precipice of a cliff. The suspense continues throughout the book, driven by unsolved mysteries and repeated attempts on Jessica’s life. Fortunately, Jessica and her friends have serious skills of their own, but are they enough to elude these relentless assassins?It’s a pleasure to see Jessica Huntington’s character mature and grow. She devotes a lot less time to self-pity and “retail therapy” and a lot more to family and friends, a new career, and even some spiritual pursuits. Fortunately, she also retains those good qualities she already had in the earlier books: her fighting spirit, resourcefulness, intelligence, wit, and generosity.Equally delightful is her warm circle of friends/associates--the “Cat Pack”—which has picked up a couple of intriguing new members they discovered along the way during previous escapades. At the heart of the pack is everyone’s favorite mother figure, the nurturing, funny, and feisty Bernadette. What reader of this series has NOT said “I need a Bernadette in my life!” (If you’re one of those, I highly recommend Love a Foot Above the Ground, the prequel about Bernadette as a young girl in Mexico and later a happy young newlywed working hard to educate herself; the story is so touching and the characters so real that the pages practically come to life in your hands.Although the struggles of Jessica’s mother with illness and drug addiction add a somber note to the book, the warm and funny circle of the Cat Pack provide refuge from that sadness as well as from the threats looming outside the circle. Overall, the book is hopeful and uplifting.The series is set in the beautiful and quirky desert cities area (near Palm Springs). Given how effortless these stories are to read, they might seem effortless to write, but I’m quite sure they were not. In addition to the thoughtful development of the characters and plot, a great deal of careful research must have gone into every interesting detail about the geographic setting, legal system, health care system, substance abuse, and even the luxuries that Jessica’s wealth allows her to shower on herself and her friends.Every minute of reading these books is a delightful and well-spent one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very Well done! By OpenBookSociety dot com Brought to you by OBS reviewer AndraA Dead Daughter is the third book of the Jessica Huntington series by Anna Celeste Burke. Yet again, Anna Celeste Burke has written an engaging, jam packed cozy mystery. I was thoroughly entertained throughout the entire read…just the way I like it!The continuing evolution of the relationship between Jessica and Frank was exciting. I could really feel the intensity begin to grow…it will be interesting to see where this relationship ends up. I did not sense the progression as much with Jessica’s relationship with Paul. Frank is smitten, but as any single parent knows, he must tread carefully as it is not only his life he will affect with any new relationship:“At least for a few more years I have kids at home, so it’s not just me I have to think about before getting involved with a woman. Especially as one as stubborn, uppity, and exasperating as our friend here, no matter how lovely and beguiling she can be.” …Jessica felt herself go all mushy inside. They did have a lot of things to sort out, but, damn, the man knew how to make it seem worthwhile.The members of the cat pack: Tommy, Jerry, Brien, Bernadette – continue to evolve and we see sides of their personalities which really show us their depth, compassion and all around love for Jessica. Additionally, the chuckles that came about because of some of the dialogue out of Brien’s mouth is just priceless; he just cracks me up!!!One characteristic of a book I value highly is its incorporation of humour (if appropriate of course). Well….A Dead Daughter does indeed have humour (FYI….humor and humour are different spellings of the same word. Humor is preferred in American English, and humour is preferred in all the other main varieties of English. Given that I am Canadian…I shall be sticking with humour).Now for an example of humour:“…I don’t get it, you guys. Miss Marple investigated dozens of heinous crimes, and about the worst thing that ever happened was that she dropped a few stitches in her knitting. Hercule Poirot, the punctilious little detective, almost never had more to complain about than sore feet or getting his spats dirty. Me, I’ve been punched in the face, thrown to the ground in a parking lot, accosted by gangbangers on the side of the road, kidnapped, drugged and shot at! Now, to top it all off, I get shoved off a mountain. What am I doing wrong?”And then there is the delicious mix of humour and sexual innuendo:“Ooh, here we go again,” Tommy said, shifting his weight on the foot of her bed…..”You realize a lot of this is just sexual tension, right?” Frank laughed, but Jessica and Jerry both shot Tommy a dirty look. Tommy didn’t care as he took full advantage of the special place he held in Jessica’s heart. He took delight in taunting her, like a mischievous younger brother, especially about Frank. “What? I can’t help it if you heterosexual types require so much foreplay before you…” “Tommy, knock it off,” Jerry interrupted, shaking his head. That made Frank laugh louder. His laughter made Jessica angrier. “Lack of foreplay has nothing to do with it,” Jessica blurted. “Wait, that’s not what I meant”Now on to the mystery; well-conceived, intricate and with enough twists and turns that my interest was held until the final word was read. Jessica does not disappoint as a self-acclaimed amateur sleuth (albeit an injured sleuth) and carries own with her brand of “sleuthing” with the help of the “Cat Pack” friends as she recovers from being thrown off the mountain. The mystery included a laundry list of characters in such a manner that at times I needed to re-read a section to make sure I was getting everyone’s relationship straight.I also really LOVED the character development and sub-plot of Alexis. What mothers keep from their kids!!! Glad Jessica now knows what her mother is going through and that the entire family unit (dysfunctional as it may be) can contribute. This also helps explain some of Jessica’s feelings towards her mother and will aid in her acceptance of Alexis for who she is and not Jessica’s ideas of what a mother should be.As I have said before…..very well done Ms. Burke!! I will patiently await the next book in this delightful and engaging series.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Will be reading more of the series By Snark Bait I will be reading more of the series.The book starts out with Jessica Huntington showing up to meet her friend, Libby. Libby has a lot of secrets to reveal. Before she can get them all out, her shrink shows up to confront the two friends. Both Jessica and Libby end up in the hospital.Then the race in on for Jessica to figure out Libby's secrets.The author does a great job of putting us in the moment. Even though Jessica is from a very privileged world she is a very likeable character.
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