Sunday, February 12, 2012

Organized Grime by Christy Barritt [4.5 Stars]

Organized Grime by Christy Barritt.
Gabby St. Claire is a crime scene cleaner and wannabe forensic investigator. She's already solved two mysteries, but this time it's serious. Her best friend Sierra is wanted for a bombing and the killing of three people in an ecoterrorist attack. Gabby knows Sierra is innocent, and is determined to prove it. But Sierra has disappeared and her only contact is a frantic phone call. Gabby risks her life to prove Sierra's innocence. Fortunately she has her neighbor Riley to help. The more she investigates, the more it seems Sierra is guilty. Will Gabby be able to prove Sierra is innocent before the FBI arrest her?

Christy Barritt is not too well-known of an author, I don't know why because she is a very good writer! This is the third book in the Squeaky Clean Mysteries. (The first being Hazardous Duty and the second being Suspicious Minds.) I really like her sense of humor and how she can write a good mystery so you're left wondering who did it throughout the book. There are some good twists to the story that I was surprised to see! The characters are fun and Gabby's job is quite interesting. Even though Gabby is a crime scene cleaner, there's no gorey details in any of the books. So, if you're squeamish, there's nothing to worry about ;)

I really liked how she writes about Gabby's coming to salvation and how she deals with forgiveness. It's very real. Too many authors write about how perfect peoples lives are once they become Christians, but that isn't true, we still have difficult times and things we struggle with and Christy Barritt does an excellent job explaining that and summing up Gabby's walk with Christ.

Overall, this is a great murder mystery. Funny at just the right times, romance that isn't too cheesy or annoying, and a great mystery that will keep you guessing!

This book is only $4.99 on Kindle, so it's a good buy =) You could read this series out of order (the outcomes of the previous two mysteries are not given away) but I always suggest starting with the first book, as there are a few other plot lines that were summed up in this book and would be ruined if you started here first.

2 comments:

  1. Sounds good. I might have to check this one out. Thanks for the review! :)

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  2. I'm definitely going to check out this series - sounds great!

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