Snap Shot

by Meg Chittenden

The small town of Port Findlay, Washington, can't protect photographer Diana Gordon from the past, the killer watching her every move, and the man who wants to steal her heart.

Genres: Mystery

296 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 7, 2004

About the author

Meg Chittenden has also published works under the name Margaret Chittenden.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow, a thriller without the thrill. You don't care who killed who, you're just glad when the book is through.

[Esther Isoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the death mystery is solved, you get surprised at how exactly things turned out. Especially love the ending.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

PLOT OR PREMISE:
Diana Gordon has retired from being a private investigator after being shot, and is living the simple life in Port Findlay, Washington running her own photography studio. But a local woman is murdered, and when Gordon finds the body, she can't resist doing a little personal investigating. And she turns up links to her past and how she got shot -- for taking a photograph of someone who didn't want to be captured.
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WHAT I LIKED:
Diana's character is relatively straightforward, and it is an interesting cast of sub-characters. Hard to tell if this will be a series or a one-off book, but it works either way. The politics of a photography show provide a nice backdrop, and this would work as almost-cozy, except for a little direct violence in two places.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
Her partner in Port Findlay, Conor Callahan, is a bit neurotic and there is a major change in his perspective by the end of the book. Gordon doesn't reveal to everyone her past as she goes along, and it is a "secret" that causes problems early on -- for no apparent reason as she knows she's going to have to spill eventually. Equally, the reason the photograph is causing problems is so obvious to the reader, it is grating to see our star investigator proceed through most of the book before figuring it out.
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BOTTOM-LINE:
A great almost-cozy
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DISCLOSURE:
I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, but I have interacted briefly with her on social media.

[Ruth · Rating 1 out of 5]

story of former PI, turned photographer Diana Gordon and her attempts to forget the past. But someone thinks she knows something and attempts to eliminate her, but kills the wrong person. Diana investigates the murder of her acquaintance. And finds love too! Characters were distance, story line was average. Not a good read.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Diana was a private investigator in San Francisco until she had a close call with a bullet. She moved to the quiet town of Port Findlay, WA and opened a photography studio instead. However, she stumbles upon a dead body and is quickly dragged into the investigation against her wishes.

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Snore! This started out okay, but boy was it hard to trudge through the last 100 pages.