SYNOPSIS

“Perpetual Check is a page-turner with a resolution readers won’t see coming. It will please anyone who appreciates interesting characters and mysteries that deliver the unexpected.” BlueInk, Starred Review

It’s 1985, and to get away from her domineering mother, Dani Morden travels to England with her cream tea-drinking aunt, Lucy. She anticipates a week of touring museums and being bored silly.

What she gets is murder, espionage, and running from unknown killers who are convinced she has something they want. Dani faces dangerous people, hate-fueled by bitter Cold War politics, but to get her and her aunt out alive, she will need to confront the bitterness that festers inside her first.

A fast-paced and fun story that straddles cozy mystery and lighthearted character-driven drama, PERPETUAL CHECK is reminiscent of an 1980s John Hughes film. It takes readers on a nostalgic tour of the past, following characters they would have encountered on their travels, just as they remember them.

REVIEW

Sadly, I did not enjoy this book.  These days, I read most of my books via the read-aloud function on Google Play Books, and the voice for Perpetual Check was so heavily accented (German, I think) that I had to strain to understand each and every word.

I received this book free from the author, publisher, or other source. My only obligation is to provide a fair and honest review.