Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Murder Of The Philandering Father

Subtitle: (Wade Dalton & Sam Cates Short Stories #1)

Author: Jim Riley

Genre: Murder Mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56660542-murder-of-the-philandering-father

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Wade gets called in to help clear a young boy of the murder of the father of one of his classmates. What was the victim hiding? And who actually killed him?

What I liked about the book:

This is a quick read and highly enjoyable.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I liked the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

Things aren’t always as they seem.

My least favourite bits in the book:

There were none.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

This was the first book I’ve read by this author and I was keen to find out what happened in the next in the series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a great murder mystery.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book to the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Possibly

Adult Yes

If you like murder mystery, this book may be the book for you

Book Description by Author:

Most people only have a few folks that would prefer them dead. In Warner’s case, everyone he met felt that way.

When Mindy Thomas’s boyfriend is charged with murder, she turns to Wade for help. He soon learns that the victim was disliked by almost everyone he met. In debt and on the verge of divorce, his reputation was questionable to say the least.

Many people had a reason to hate Warner. But can Wade find out who pulled the trigger?.

About the Author:

J​​​​​​​​​​im Riley was born on the banks of the Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the heart of the southern cotton patch. Growing up in this rural setting developed the love and passion he has for the outdoors and for the wildlife he hunted.

After graduation from Louisiana State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Jim worked in the oilfield for more than twenty years. Now he is happy at home with his wife.