Humorous and gripping with plenty of ass-kicking by a strong female protagonist, High Crimes is an intriguing tale of drugs, money, fresh starts and friendship. Montana Kane delivers a balanced novel featuring equal helpings of deadly situations and lighthearted moments that will entertain you while giving you a contact high, the munchies and a strong desire to go for a hike in the woods.
After being shot in the line of duty as a detective in Chicago, Brandy Martini moves to Boomville, Colorado to start a new life. Setting up shop as a private investigator, work is hard to come by until she gets thrown in the slammer and meets her first client who needs help finding her missing first-class weed growing son. As the investigation proceeds, Brandy finds herself dodging attacks on her life, hanging with skateboarding stoners, cozying up to the locals, fighting her lustful feelings for the local police lieutenant, and dealing with the surprise appearance of her sister. As clues emerge and the big picture becomes clearer, Brandy will have to rely on everything she learned as a big city detective to outwit and outlast the bad guys, save the missing weed genius, and survive everyone – and everything – that would do her harm.
High Crimes is a wonderful character driven book with the characters being…well…characters. Some are quirky, carefree and charming. Others are resourceful and mysterious. Some are sexy and alluring while others are mischievous and devious. And at least one is high maintenance and dramatic. They all come together to form an ensemble cast that plays perfectly off one another. Creating moments of laughter and danger, friendship and hostility, love and loathing. It all comes together in a fast-paced, enjoyable and thrilling story that will make you gasp and smile in equal measure.
Kudos to Montana Kane for crafting this irreverent, spirited and dark story. It’s amusing, engaging and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Hopefully, this is the start of a series so we can get more Brandy Martini and the other crazy coots of Boomville, Colorado. And if it is, I recommend getting onboard early to fully enjoy the ride.
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