Ripped Apart

Ripple Effect Mystery #5

by Jeanne Glidewell

Woman's Death During Hurricane Harvey No Accident, The Ripples Investigate in Ripped Apart, A Ripple Effect Cozy Mystery by Jeanne Glidewell

Key Allegro Island, Rockport, Texas, August 2017
Rip and Rapella Ripple are attending the wedding of Lexie Starr's daughter in Missouri when Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in their hometown of Rockport, TX.
Their daughter and her husband ride out the storm on Key Allegro along with their neighbor, Sadie Ramirez. But Sadie Ramirez ends up dead, presumably a casualty of the Category 4 storm.
Upon her return, Rapella questions the woman’s death. She’s convinced Sadie’s husband, Julio, used the storm as a convenient cover-up to eliminate his wife. She sets about investigating the truth behind the death of the kind lady, also a close friend of her daughter’s.
The unfortunate event has caused Regina to be so overwrought that she can’t deal with the destruction the hurricane has left behind, including the damage to her beautiful island home.

Stay tuned . . . more to come.

THE RIPPLE EFFECT MYSTERIES, in series order
A Rip Roaring Good Time
Rip Tide
Ripped to Shreds
Rip Your Heart Out
Ripped Apart

THE LEXIE STARR MYSTERIES, in series order
Leave No Stone Unturned
The Extinguished Guest
Haunted
With This Ring
Just Ducky
The Spirit of the Season - a holiday novella
Cozy Camping
Marriage & Mayhem

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 21, 2020

About the author

Jeanne Glidewell, a 2006 pancreas and kidney transplant recipient, and her husband, Bob, reside in the quaint little coastal town of Rockport, Texas. They previously owned a large RV Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming for 12 years, which gave Jeanne the idea for the Ripple Effect series. Her main characters, Rip and Rapella Ripple, are full-time RVers, with Rapella solving murder mysteries along the way in their travels. Her other (and first) cozy mystery series, the Lexie Starr mysteries, involves a 50-year old library assistant who meets and marries an east coast jeweler named Stone Van Patten. Together they renovate a historic Victorian mansion and turn it into the Alexandria Inn in the fictional town of Rockdale, Missouri. Lexie can’t help getting involved in murder cases taking place in and around the B&B.

All of Jeanne's novels - a romance suspense novel titled Soul Survivor; 7 books and 1 holiday novella in her Lexie Starr series; and 7 books in her Ripple Effect series - are available at nearly every eRetailer site in both eBook and paperback formats. "The Spirit of the Season" is a holiday novella (short novel) she wrote to benefit her local chapter of the Toys for Tots program, with all her proceeds going to help children in her (Leavenworth) county have a merrier Christmas. Jeanne appreciates your support in this endeavor.
Jeanne’s next release, book 8 in the Ripple Effect series, titled The Grim Ripper, is expected to hit bookstores in May 2023.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey Rapella and Rip return to their hometown of Rockport Texas which was badly hit. They want to help out not only their daughter and son in law who live their but their friends and neighbors too. Rapella gets involved in a mystery when she finds out that a neighbor was swept away by the storm while trying to rescue a dog or so the story goes. There’s some suspicious behavior from the parties involved and she believes something sinister occurred. So despite being warned to stay out of it by her husband she starts an investigation.
An intriguing mystery set against the chaotic backdrop of a hurricane. A fantastic twist that will surely surprise and delight mystery fans. A fun read to pass a couple hours.
I received this book for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily review this book. This is my honest review.

[Debra Hahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's more than just a hurricane exploding in the Rips home state of Texas.
Like the states famous statement "Dont mess with Texas!" You don't mes with
Rapala. She's on her "A" game in this one. Will she be able to piece it all together
together in time or is there too many suspects and not enough evidence. Find
out in this twisting mystery. May be the sherif and Rip will come to their horse senses and listen to Rappel.....who knows. Stranger things have happened with
Them.Get your copie now, you can't putting one down till the end.
Debra H.

[Kerry Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rip and Rappella head back to Texas to help out their daughter and son-in-law after a cyclone tears through the town. Once there the become involved in finding out how a neighbour died and what happened to another. Were they just victims of the cyclone ad depression, or something more sinister.
If you have read the rest of the series you know Rappella is going to try to find out what happened.
I received a free copy of this ebook from ebook discovery. This is my honest and freely given review.

[Becky Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

great again

I really love this series. Ripella is so funny and I can so relate to her. This one was hard to figure out. Kept me guessing. Who is sleeping with who and more and more clues to confuse and stump you. Read it you will love it.

[T Olsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written story and excellent characters, but not much of a plot, and thus very slow.

[Virginia Clevenger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another 8 Star book

I love these characters and the adventures they have....they remind me of good friends. I am anxiously awaiting the next adventure! I love this series.

[Avery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeanne delivers again! I could NOT figure out who done it this time! So many twists and turns!

[Debra Hahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stormy weather ahead

I've written my Review in Good Reads. You will find it under
The books title. It will probly come up on Amazon as well.