Review – Cross Your Heart and Hope He Dies by Jenny Elder Moke
Synopsis
Hobnobbing with Seattle’s elite on a super-yacht, Juliette Winters is about to land the deal of the century—if she doesn’t get arrested first. She Doesn’t Have A Clue author Jenny Elder Moke returns with another riotous mystery rom-com that delights in rich people behaving badly.
Juliette Winters is used to taking care of business alone. She has no time for petty things like romance, friendships, or emotional commitments. Love is for people who believe in reality TV dating and holding hands in public. She’s too busy dominating the publishing world by single-handedly saving her company from financial ruin with the book deal of the century.
Business magnate Warren Ellingham has guaranteed Juliette exclusive rights to his explosive memoir that promises to expose the secrets of his ultra-exclusive country club, Pacific Pines. But when Warren drops dead of an apparent heart attack, and the memoir is stolen, Juliette suspects that someone was willing to resort to murder to keep their secrets from being exposed.
Enlisting the help of Charlie Hawkins, a doctor with a heart of gold and abs of steel, Juliette dives into the glamorous and messy world of Pacific Pines Country Club. As the investigation heats up, so does the tension between Juliette and Charlie. But Juliette can’t afford any distractions because the bodies keep dropping, and Juliette is tee-d up to take the blame. If she doesn’t uncover Warren’s killer soon, the thing that was supposed to secure her future might just be the thing that ends it.
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Review
This is the second in the series, but it focuses on a different main character, Juliette Winters. Juliette is a bit of a wildcard. She is in heavy pursuit of a stolen manuscript that she believes will save the company she works for. But along the way, she puts herself in danger, and it is amazing she came out of this unscathed. However, she learned some things about herself and how to allow people in to help her. She is very much a lone wolf, but not a successful one.
I had my suspicions about who the killer was, but nothing I could put my finger on until it was revealed. There were plenty of suspects, and I admit I thought it was someone else.
I loved the interactions between Juliette and Charlie, or Doctor Dud as she liked to call him. That is, until he took his shirt off, and then I think she changed her tune pretty quickly.
The band of women from the office who help piece things together was like watching the Keystone cops with their antics.
This was an enjoyable read, and we give it 4 paws up.
About the Author
JENNY ELDER MOKE is the author of award-winning children’s and adult literature. She enjoys fast-paced adventures with plenty of mysteries, surprising turns, and laughs along the way. When she’s not writing, you can find her knitting, puzzling, or fighting imaginary crime as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She Doesn’t Have a Clue is her adult debut.
Jenny lives in Denver, CO.
