I mostly enjoyed this installment. Helen and Phil are hired to investigate a paddleboard shop on the beach, so she gets to play a tourist, which is a far cry from some of her earlier dirty jobs. I liked that there were many possible perps in the case, it wasn't quite so easy to figure out who did it. I like Joan's character, the waitress who worked in Cy's restaurant Spoilerbut felt like it was pretty obvious she was going to be killed for talking to Helen. I was slightly disappointed that she died because I kinda think Helen could use more friends. Whatever happened to Peggy from the Coronado? She wasn't in this book and it's been a while since I read the last one. I'm glad the blackmailer in St. Louis plot line is wrapped up, even though it turned out Kathy was right and they hadn't really killed Rob. I guess that was a tidier solution than having it be a neighbor, and now Rob really is gone, so that's good. Looking forward to the next book.
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