Overkill

The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries #4

by Amy Saunders

Summer in The beach! The gelato! The murder... Belinda's peace from scandal and her grandmother is short-lived when a painting - and then a body - wash up on her favorite beach. As she and Bennett team with Det. Jonas Parker to figure out how the two connect, a possible art forgery comes to light - and another victim. Belinda continues to grow into her new role as a part-time amateur detective, swimming through suspects and broken connections, while Bennett starts to rebuild his life, and Jonas breaks free from work to pursue a potential new romance. With the heat of summer upon them, the future is more unpredictable than ever. Other Books in This Cliffhanger (Book One) Auf’d (Book Two) Drive-Bye (Book Three) Misfortune (Book Five) Truth or Die (Book Six) Two to Tango (A Mini Mystery) Unexpected (A Short Story) Personal Shopper (A Short Story)

214 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2015

About the author

Hello! And thanks for checking out my books! I've written two mystery novels so far. My first, Dead Locked, is about Imogen Bell who works for a team of underwater archaeologists and ends up embroiled in a deadly treasure hunt. My second mystery, The Jester's Apprentice, is about Philippa, a woman caught between her new husband Edric and his smoky past - and hers.

I've always loved mysteries, even in elementary school. My mother raised me on TV show reruns like Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, and Magnum, P.I, and later I picked up her Agatha Christie addiction.

However, sometimes I just want a hot (but intelligent) guy and a strong woman bantering for pages. Or a gripping action sequence. Or some fun sci-fi/fantasy elements. And sometimes I want it all in the same book. So with mystery as the backbone of my stories, I blend in romance, action, adventure, and soon sci-fi to keep it fresh and exciting.

Why should you take a chance on my books? Well, I write what I'm passionate about, and I'm passionate about people and mysteries. I make my characters passionate too: about each other, about what they're hunting, fixing, or piecing together. Above all, I want my readers to have fun, and leave happy!

Enjoy!
Amy

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belinda and Bennett are walking along the beach and come across a painting washed up from the sea that Belinda recognizes as one a local artist had painted. While eating with Jonas and her college friend Ardith, a body is spotted floating out at sea. Are the body and the painting related, or is it just a coincidence.

Trying to find out more about her friends painting, Belinda runs across several more deaths related to the painting, as well as a former stalker. getting close to discovering the murderer, Belinda almost loses her own life.

This is the forth book in the Belinda and Bennett series. It continues to meet the standards that Amy set in the first story with well defined characters, a strong plot, and a good bit of humor to keep a light mood throughout the story.

I'm looking forward to the next one.

[Gale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since this is my first Belinda and Bennett story, it took me a while to figure out the characters and some of the back story; I wish I had read the previous books as it would have made my personal reading more enjoyable. Having said that, this was a “sweet” romance book with a new mystery for these two to help solve. It was fun and light, a nice change from heavier reading. I did enjoy the secondary characters – poor Jonas doesn’t know what is about to hit him, at least in my humble opinion. Belinda pokes her nose into his life and it is sending him in circles. Very fun! I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I will pick up the other books in the series so I can get the full back story AND to figure out what Belinda and Bennett will get into next.