Baby Shark's GRASS WIDOW LEGACY

by Robert Fate

Baby Shark's GRASS WIDOW LEGACY (Baby Shark series book #6) by Robert FateThe story opens in June 1961 in Fort Worth, Texas –– Kristin Van Dijk aka Baby Shark takes action to rid the world of two men who have raped and murdered a thirteen-year-old girl. After teasing death to accomplish her goal, Kristin must face the wrath of Otis Millett, her partner, and Lt. Carl Lynch, Lead Homicide Detective at FWPD, two friends that are concerned about her wrong-headed, reckless behavior.She is given a dressing down, and told she needs a change of scenery and time to get her head on straight, time to work out the issues that are driving her toward self-destruction. "Talk to a professional," Lynch advises. "Face your demons, pull it together," Otis suggests. Both men propose that she get away for a few weeks, shoot some pool, try to remember how to relax.And so begins the sixth book of the Baby Shark Kristin, now twenty-six, on "vacation" with loaded guns and pool cues. What could go wrong?After a "stop and go" at Henry Chin's to fine tune her pool and pistol skills, she heads south to "live off the land." Her plan is to earn her keep shooting 9-ball in pool parlors from San Angelo to San Antonio, where she'll meet up with Deputy U.S. Marshal Coit Bowden, her boyfriend with the light green eyes. Some time alone with him can't be bad for her.But life is not so simple, and the journal Henry has asked her to keep of her travels begins filling with dangerous encounters and remarkable characters, including the Grass Widow, an ex-WWII pilot who reminds Kristin of her mother.To say more might ruin the surprises in this quintessential action-adventure story the readers of the Baby Shark series have come to expect.

Genres: Thriller

266 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2013

About the author

Robert Fate Bealmea is an American author, best known for the Baby Shark series of mystery novels.

Born in 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK, Fate joined the US Marine Corps after High School. He used his GI Bill to go to schools in the US as well as the Sorbonne in Paris.

Before becoming a writer he worked in various fields and won an Oscar for his work in movie special effects.

Series:
* Baby Shark Mystery

Reviews

[Kevintipple · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is June 1961 as this sixth book in the series opens. Kristin Van Dijk, known to one and all as “Baby Shark,” has always pushed things to the edge. While never fully expressed, no matter the situation, she carries herself with an attitude that she does not care whether she lives or dies. Working with Fort Worth Private Investigator Otis Millett has not polished her rough edges though he and others have tried. Working for him has increased her skill set while also making violent situations ultimately involving the police a little smoother than they would have been otherwise. But, that may be about to change as this latest incident involving Baby Shark might be too much for all involved to ignore. Going solo has consequences.

While the gates of hell just received two more very worthy inductees, in the land of the living Baby Shark has a problem. Five years of working with Otis is not going to make this go away. Even with her background there are limits and she has really done it this time. Otis isn’t the only one who thinks she needs a vacation to clear her head and get her mind straight. He is the only one around who could enforce her taking a break and he definitely wants her out of town for a bit.

Baby Shark hits the road intending to see some old friends and get back to what she used to do to make money--play pool. Her moniker is legendary and those who don’t know of her in smoky pool rooms and dives across the state of Texas are about to get a crash course in reality. The only problem with her plan is that she might find more trouble out on the road than if she had stayed home and worked cases.

The series that started with the powerful debut novel Baby Shark (reviewed here) just keeps getting better and better. Plenty of action, complicated characters, and powerful imagery fuel this high octane series in reads that don’t stop until the final words. Baby Shark’s Grass Widow Legacy is another very good read in an excellent series featuring a character forged in fire and blood determined to dispense justice as she sees fit. In her world some folks need help and a lot of folks need killing and she intends to do both while running the table.

Baby Shark’s Grass Widow Legacy
Robert Fate
http://www.robertfate.com
Self-Published
October 2013
ASIN: B00GCYQHMS
266 Pages
$3.99

Material was purchased last month to read/review thanks to a small credit in my Amazon Associates account.

Kevin R. Tipple ©2014

[Corny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is number six in the series and I thought it was the best plotted one of the lot. Not just a simple revenge but a more intricate story with some great characters. Although there is nothing brilliant about the writing, it is fun to read. I look forward to the next one in the series!!