Perfidia

by D.Z. Church

The DEA claims Olivia Lassiter's father, Del, was last seen retrieving the wave-battered body of his drug running partner from a rocky cove in Barbados. In disbelief, Olivia outruns the DEA to Del's safe deposit box only to uncover an emerald and ruby necklace, bearer bonds, and a rusty key. When a couriered note from Del demands the key, and a glib Barbadian lawyer dangles intrigue, Olivia grabs the next flight to Barbados landing in the middle of a tug of war over a historic plantation, a hunt for rumored pirate booty, and a host of long kept secrets. It will take all of Olivia's wiles to survive Perfidia.

364 pages, Paperback

Published May 19, 2017

About the author

D.Z. Church served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era as a Division, Security and Public Affairs Officer. She has since been an award-winning Advertising Creative Director, and worked educational assessment, specifically the assessment of writing. Raised in the mid-West, she has lived in the Eastern, Southern and Western United States and Barbados. Along the way, she discovered that people aren't always as they seem, and that revenge is best served in a whopping good tale. The kind people like to read with a little history, some foul weather, an absorbing mystery, and a whole helping of suspense.

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

So confusing!!! Too many characters and illegitimate
Children ... I honestly had no idea what was going on 50% through. It had potential

[Lauri · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just couldn't get into this one. The writing style is fine, but there were just too many characters that I couldn't keep straight and the romantic thread of the story just seemed frankly ridiculous to me. Not many of the characters seemed at all like genuine people and I ended up skimming large sections. I guess I would categorize this book as "silly."