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Sam Smith Mystery #10
Stardust
Hired by multimillionaire Jeremy Loudon, my task was simple - find his missing briefcase. Loudon claimed that his briefcase held ten thousand pounds, his winnings from a poker game. However, as the trail unravelled and led to Europe my suspicions deepened. What was in Loudon's briefcase, beyond the money? Why was he being so evasive? Why did he insist on no police involvement?
My search for the missing briefcase took me to pimps, pornographers, radical feminists, gun runners and the Red Light District of Amsterdam.
Meanwhile, my investigation held a mirror to my own life. Loudon had everything - more money than he could spend, a successful business and a beautiful lover. My business was doing well and my marriage offered plenty of love and happiness. Yet, encounters with my Dutch colleagues raised the question - should I ask for more out of life?
My search for the missing briefcase took me to pimps, pornographers, radical feminists, gun runners and the Red Light District of Amsterdam.
Meanwhile, my investigation held a mirror to my own life. Loudon had everything - more money than he could spend, a successful business and a beautiful lover. My business was doing well and my marriage offered plenty of love and happiness. Yet, encounters with my Dutch colleagues raised the question - should I ask for more out of life?
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First published March 1, 2017
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November 5, 2018
Love this series and Sam is developing on many levels, especially thinking about her future. She's brilliant at her job (integrity and determined) and is happily married - a husband who accepts her for who she is and what she does; pushing her past where it belongs.
Sam is enlisted to search for a briefcase, taking her to Amsterdam...
There is a great sense of place with just the right amount of description (Wales and Amsterdam). The characters are realistic and Sam's humour is threaded throughout her thought and feelings.
Some tension, suspense and mystery add to a good story, well told.
Highly recommended.
Sam is enlisted to search for a briefcase, taking her to Amsterdam...
There is a great sense of place with just the right amount of description (Wales and Amsterdam). The characters are realistic and Sam's humour is threaded throughout her thought and feelings.
Some tension, suspense and mystery add to a good story, well told.
Highly recommended.
April 6, 2018
Continued thrills
As the Sam Smith series continues with another thrilling mystery, we also get some lessons about the Netherlands. Along the way Sam starts thinking about running a household and possibly motherhood. The author mixes all this with an intriguing mystery makes a very enjoyable read.
As the Sam Smith series continues with another thrilling mystery, we also get some lessons about the Netherlands. Along the way Sam starts thinking about running a household and possibly motherhood. The author mixes all this with an intriguing mystery makes a very enjoyable read.
September 14, 2025
Sam finds trouble again
A less-than-honorable rich man hires Sam to recover a stolen briefcase. He tells her the case contains a lot of cash. Chasing the person who stole the case leads her to Amsterdam, where she gets involved with a number of unsavory characters. Good story!
A less-than-honorable rich man hires Sam to recover a stolen briefcase. He tells her the case contains a lot of cash. Chasing the person who stole the case leads her to Amsterdam, where she gets involved with a number of unsavory characters. Good story!
April 22, 2021
I cannot continue it's terrible
March 15, 2017
Hannah Howe makes the city of Cardiff come alive with her vivid descriptions and historical references. This story also takes Sam Smith to Amsterdam. The descriptions and history of that location are just as informative. While working for her latest client, Sam runs across idealists with stardust in their eyes. Some, however, are easily swayed by the world of drugs and greed that they find themselves in.
If you look closely, you'll see a theme of chess playing throughout the story. Pawns being sacrificed for what some may consider the greater good of others, or the greater "greed" of those in power. The story talks about extremists, and women's rights, and how any good ideology can easily turn bad. Sam herself summarizes this quite well: "People are not chess pieces, pawns to be sacrificed while kings and queens look on.”
You can never go bad with a Sam Smith novel. I highly recommend.
If you look closely, you'll see a theme of chess playing throughout the story. Pawns being sacrificed for what some may consider the greater good of others, or the greater "greed" of those in power. The story talks about extremists, and women's rights, and how any good ideology can easily turn bad. Sam herself summarizes this quite well: "People are not chess pieces, pawns to be sacrificed while kings and queens look on.”
You can never go bad with a Sam Smith novel. I highly recommend.
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