Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
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White Sand Blues by Vicki Delany is an excellent debut to the Ashley Grant Mystery series. Ashley Grant is a paramedic from Canada who takes a job on the Victoria and Albert Islands in the Caribbean. She is picked up at the airport by Simon, the driver, in a red ambulance and is taken to the beach where a man is found floating in the waters at the Club Louisa Hotel. Sally, the daughter of the dead man, recognizes Ashley from high school. She is convinced that her stepmother killed her father and begs Ashley to help her prove it. Ashley has suddenly become involved in a murder investigation before she even has time to unpack her bags.
I found this book to be a very humorous, fast and easy read. I could picture all the unique characters from Vicki Delany's colorful descriptions. Her sense of place allowed me to feel the warm ocean breezes of the island on which everyone knows everything about everybody who lives there. The storyline was interesting and the killer was a surprise to me. I look forward to reading the next installment and I would highly recommend this book to those who like cozy mysteries with a bit of humor and romance.
White Sand Blues by Vicki Delany is an excellent debut to the Ashley Grant Mystery series. Ashley Grant is a paramedic from Canada who takes a job on the Victoria and Albert Islands in the Caribbean. She is picked up at the airport by Simon, the driver, in a red ambulance and is taken to the beach where a man is found floating in the waters at the Club Louisa Hotel. Sally, the daughter of the dead man, recognizes Ashley from high school. She is convinced that her stepmother killed her father and begs Ashley to help her prove it. Ashley has suddenly become involved in a murder investigation before she even has time to unpack her bags.
I found this book to be a very humorous, fast and easy read. I could picture all the unique characters from Vicki Delany's colorful descriptions. Her sense of place allowed me to feel the warm ocean breezes of the island on which everyone knows everything about everybody who lives there. The storyline was interesting and the killer was a surprise to me. I look forward to reading the next installment and I would highly recommend this book to those who like cozy mysteries with a bit of humor and romance.
