Book Review: Deception by Rita Garcia

Deception: A Nikki Summers Mystery, Book 1 of an exciting new series set in Serenity Cove.

The heart-touching mystery that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives.

Witnessing the murder of her fiancé in a drug bust gone wrong, Nikki Summers turns in her badge with the Serenity Cove Police Department and sets up a private investigator office in the front room of her beach cottage, which she shares with Izzy, a Belgian Malinois.

Rose Ledbetter strides into Nikki’s office, dressed in a mohair navy jacket with wide lapels trimmed in white over tailored slacks, a style past its time. Rose, one of those rare people you meet and feel you’ve known forever. Her son—missing 20 years, left a trail colder than the snow in the Swiss Alps. That was only the beginning of her story.

Unraveling the pieces of Rose’s life escalates Nikki’s own pain and loss. Her burden of guilt and grief—she’d safely tucked away inside.
By helping Rose, can she free herself from the nightmare of the past?

Julie’s Review:

Deception is a level of excellence I aspire to reach as an author. Rita develops multi-dimensional characters and Nikki, in first person POV has a strong and haunting voice that I loved. The secondary characters are just as interesting. Rose is captivating with her wealth and flawed choices. And so many questions. Everything seems to lead back to the people around Rose’s life. The closer Nikki delves into it, the more danger she finds.

Serenity Cove itself is a character, and that’s not easy to do. Rita crafts a well-rounded book that makes me happy it’s a series. I look forward knowing I have more to read.

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