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Anna Sweet Mystery #6
Missing Her
Shelley Vincent has been missing for over a year. Her fiancé, Albert Romaine, is desperate to find out what happened to her. With Christmas less than a week away and no plans to speak of, PI Anna Sweet is happy to take the case. But as Anna digs deeper into Shelley's past, she uncovers more questions than answers. Why would a woman with everything to live for simply disappear? Was Shelley murdered? And if so, why didn't the police find her body? Anna begins to have a bad feeling. She learns that her every move is being tracked...and she fears a killer is closing in. Whoever holds the key to Shelley Vincent's disappearance isn't talking--and Anna Sweet is running out of time.
88 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2017
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Brenda Chapman
40 books356 followersI'm an Ottawa author with 18 published novels in the mystery genre, both adult and YA. I am currently writing two adult mystery series: The Stonechild and Rouleau police procedurals from Dundurn include Cold Mourning (2014), which was shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis Award for crime novel of the year, Butterfly Kills, Tumbled Graves, Shallow End and Bleeding Darkness. Turning Secrets, 6th in the series, will be released spring 2019.
The Anna Sweet mysteries are novellas from Grass Roots Press for adult literacy or those wanting a quick read. My Sister's Keeper and No Trace were both shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis award and The Hard Fall and No Trace were shortlisted for the Golden Oak award.
Previous published fiction includes: the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for ages 10+, a full length adult murder mystery In Winter's Grip (Dundurn 2010), and a Rapid Reads mystery The Second Wife (Orca 2011), which was shortlisted for a Golden Oak award. Second Chances, a YA novel for ages 13+ was released by Dundurn in September 2012.
The Anna Sweet mysteries are novellas from Grass Roots Press for adult literacy or those wanting a quick read. My Sister's Keeper and No Trace were both shortlisted for an Arthur Ellis award and The Hard Fall and No Trace were shortlisted for the Golden Oak award.
Previous published fiction includes: the Jennifer Bannon mysteries for ages 10+, a full length adult murder mystery In Winter's Grip (Dundurn 2010), and a Rapid Reads mystery The Second Wife (Orca 2011), which was shortlisted for a Golden Oak award. Second Chances, a YA novel for ages 13+ was released by Dundurn in September 2012.
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October 6, 2021
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Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Missing Her is the 6th book in the Anna Sweet Mystery series by Brenda Chapman. This addition to the series is another example of why I like Brenda Chapman’s writing. The mystery is complex (especially given the length of the book) but at the same time easily followed, though I have yet to figure out the whodunit until all is revealed at the end.
In Missing Her, Shelley Vincent is a bride-to-be busily preparing for her wedding. And then she vanishes. Shelley’s family and fiancé (Albert Romaine) have previously hired a PI in conjunction with the OPD (Ottawa Police Department) investigation – but to no avail. Albert is desperate for one last try to find Shelley – to have a definitive answer as to whether she is still alive or not.
Besides investigating – Anna is also working through (one can hope anyways) her insecurities with respect to her relationship with Nick. It is tough having a relationship where one person is frequently leaving town for work – and surrounded by the beautiful people in said work (Nick is an actor). We also learn of further developments in the relationship of Anna’s sister and her husband…and their young son Evan. I am happy that Anna lives with her dad and that he is very interested in making sure Evan is okay.
The path that Anna forges is neither straight nor easily traversed but with her sleuthing skills and persistence…well…that is for you to find out by reading this delightfully intense and well crafted novella.
Some of the tangent story lines as well as why Shelley went missing are quite deep. Luckily for the reader, it is handled with finesse and care by Ms. Chapman.
If you are in the mood for a mystery, with vibrant characters, a lovely location (okay I am biased) written by a great writer – then Missing Her is for you!
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Missing Her is the 6th book in the Anna Sweet Mystery series by Brenda Chapman. This addition to the series is another example of why I like Brenda Chapman’s writing. The mystery is complex (especially given the length of the book) but at the same time easily followed, though I have yet to figure out the whodunit until all is revealed at the end.
In Missing Her, Shelley Vincent is a bride-to-be busily preparing for her wedding. And then she vanishes. Shelley’s family and fiancé (Albert Romaine) have previously hired a PI in conjunction with the OPD (Ottawa Police Department) investigation – but to no avail. Albert is desperate for one last try to find Shelley – to have a definitive answer as to whether she is still alive or not.
Besides investigating – Anna is also working through (one can hope anyways) her insecurities with respect to her relationship with Nick. It is tough having a relationship where one person is frequently leaving town for work – and surrounded by the beautiful people in said work (Nick is an actor). We also learn of further developments in the relationship of Anna’s sister and her husband…and their young son Evan. I am happy that Anna lives with her dad and that he is very interested in making sure Evan is okay.
The path that Anna forges is neither straight nor easily traversed but with her sleuthing skills and persistence…well…that is for you to find out by reading this delightfully intense and well crafted novella.
Some of the tangent story lines as well as why Shelley went missing are quite deep. Luckily for the reader, it is handled with finesse and care by Ms. Chapman.
If you are in the mood for a mystery, with vibrant characters, a lovely location (okay I am biased) written by a great writer – then Missing Her is for you!
May 18, 2018
Anna and Jada, both former police officers, run a private investigations firm. Nick is their office manager and is dating Anna. It's the Christmas season and Anna will be all alone. Jada is moving into a new apartment, Nick (a part-time actor) is in New York shooting a movie, her father is heading to Florida to spend time with his girlfriend and her sister is Barbados with her new boyfriend.
Anna is hired by Albert to look into the disappearance of his fiancée, Shelley, who hasn't been seen or heard from in about a year. Everyone assumes she has committed suicide but no one knows why should would do it since she had a loving fiancé, was close to her mother and sister and had good friends.
I've read quite a few books by this author and I liked this one. It's a quick read at about 50 pages. It's set in the author's hometown of Ottawa. I like this author's writing style. It is written in first person perspective in Anna's voice.
Though it's the sixth in the Anna Sweet series, it works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2018/05...
Anna is hired by Albert to look into the disappearance of his fiancée, Shelley, who hasn't been seen or heard from in about a year. Everyone assumes she has committed suicide but no one knows why should would do it since she had a loving fiancé, was close to her mother and sister and had good friends.
I've read quite a few books by this author and I liked this one. It's a quick read at about 50 pages. It's set in the author's hometown of Ottawa. I like this author's writing style. It is written in first person perspective in Anna's voice.
Though it's the sixth in the Anna Sweet series, it works as a stand alone.
Blog review post: http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2018/05...
October 16, 2021
https://openbooksociety.com/article/m...
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Missing Her is the 6th book in the Anna Sweet Mystery series by Brenda Chapman. This addition to the series is another example of why I like Brenda Chapman’s writing. The mystery is complex (especially given the length of the book) but at the same time easily followed, though I have yet to figure out the whodunit until all is revealed at the end.
In Missing Her, Shelley Vincent is a bride-to-be busily preparing for her wedding. And then she vanishes. Shelley’s family and fiancé (Albert Romaine) have previously hired a PI in conjunction with the OPD (Ottawa Police Department) investigation – but to no avail. Albert is desperate for one last try to find Shelley – to have a definitive answer as to whether she is still alive or not.
Besides investigating – Anna is also working through (one can hope anyways) her insecurities with respect to her relationship with Nick. It is tough having a relationship where one person is frequently leaving town for work – and surrounded by the beautiful people in said work (Nick is an actor). We also learn of further developments in the relationship of Anna’s sister and her husband…and their young son Evan. I am happy that Anna lives with her dad and that he is very interested in making sure Evan is okay.
The path that Anna forges is neither straight nor easily traversed but with her sleuthing skills and persistence…well…that is for you to find out by reading this delightfully intense and well crafted novella.
Some of the tangent story lines as well as why Shelley went missing are quite deep. Luckily for the reader, it is handled with finesse and care by Ms. Chapman.
If you are in the mood for a mystery, with vibrant characters, a lovely location (okay I am biased) written by a great writer – then Missing Her is for you!
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Missing Her is the 6th book in the Anna Sweet Mystery series by Brenda Chapman. This addition to the series is another example of why I like Brenda Chapman’s writing. The mystery is complex (especially given the length of the book) but at the same time easily followed, though I have yet to figure out the whodunit until all is revealed at the end.
In Missing Her, Shelley Vincent is a bride-to-be busily preparing for her wedding. And then she vanishes. Shelley’s family and fiancé (Albert Romaine) have previously hired a PI in conjunction with the OPD (Ottawa Police Department) investigation – but to no avail. Albert is desperate for one last try to find Shelley – to have a definitive answer as to whether she is still alive or not.
Besides investigating – Anna is also working through (one can hope anyways) her insecurities with respect to her relationship with Nick. It is tough having a relationship where one person is frequently leaving town for work – and surrounded by the beautiful people in said work (Nick is an actor). We also learn of further developments in the relationship of Anna’s sister and her husband…and their young son Evan. I am happy that Anna lives with her dad and that he is very interested in making sure Evan is okay.
The path that Anna forges is neither straight nor easily traversed but with her sleuthing skills and persistence…well…that is for you to find out by reading this delightfully intense and well crafted novella.
Some of the tangent story lines as well as why Shelley went missing are quite deep. Luckily for the reader, it is handled with finesse and care by Ms. Chapman.
If you are in the mood for a mystery, with vibrant characters, a lovely location (okay I am biased) written by a great writer – then Missing Her is for you!
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