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Plymouth Undercover

Plymouth Undercover

byPamela M. Kelley
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Thomas
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4.0 out of 5 starsA nice mystery.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2021
Emma McCarthy has returned to Plymouth, MA after Her father died and left his PI business to both her and her mother.
The agency consists of Emma, her mom, Cindy, and an older retired police detective who is nearing 80 years old, Mickey.
She was a semi-successful actress with some small parts and a few commercials under her belt.
But, at almost thirty years old, she knew she would probably never make a name for herself in Hollywood.
One of her first cases is from a mother of a young lawyer who disappeared and has not been heard from in several weeks.
Shortly after starting the case, the young women's body washes up on the shore.
The girl's mother wants them to continue with the case as the police aren't moving fast enough for her.

This was a fun story with defined characters, a little humor, and a few red herrings are thrown in also.
It is a slow paced story that kept my attention throughout.

To me its reads between a cozy and traditional mystery, with it leaning just a little closer to a traditional one.

One of the nicer things in the story is it doesn't follow the cut stamp of the main character falling for the police detective and him having to come and save the day at the end of the book.

This time it's her mother who is developing a relationship with the officer.
And while she still works for the agency, it's a nice change.
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Claudia Rake
3.0 out of 5 starsA good murder mystery!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2023
I enjoyed this mystery! It was well written, and moved quickly. The characters were well rounded and believeable. Fun read!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Eat through mystery
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 17, 2023
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I liked that Cindy was falling for the cop. I found the book a little dull. It was more a food book than a mystery.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Wanted to like this but …
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2021
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Sadly sloppy. The day of the murder switches from Wednesday to Thursday partway through so the detectives check some alibis for one day and some for another. Visits to restaurants seem to take precedence over plotting the mystery.
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gail
2.0 out of 5 stars Was Not my favorite
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 25, 2021
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Wasn't her typical story. I did not enjoy as much as her other books.
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Jolie Estes
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2021
Plymouth Undercover wanted to be a good story. Had a great plot, but just does not live up to its potential. The characters are pretty shallow and incredible. A wannabe actress chucks her “dream” to come back and take over running her father’s private investigation firm? She and her mother/partner immediately take on a missing persons cum murder case? No experience, no license – except for an 80-year-old employee (not partner, manager or owner of the company). It begs credulity.

Every step taken, sight seen, thought… thought is spelled out in full detail plus, with an over the top obsession with food. Details in a story help develop the characters or move the story forward, when there is a point to them. But when the “point” feels like the detail is merely to stretch the word count far enough to qualify as a novel rather than a short story, it is too much. That is the case here.

The main character makes no sense at all. She is more interested in menus and who is eating what or wearing which designer than in being a detective.

In all, it was not a pleasant story. Felt like something written by a young high school kid for a short story assignment that only garnered a C.
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cantthinkofacatchyname
2.0 out of 5 stars Well, I finished it.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2021
Bought this book because it looked like an interesting premise. Unfortunately it reads as if the author used a Google map of Plymouth MA and YELP restaurant reviews for most of her action. Some of her geography was wrong, she situated something at exit 5 when it is in actuality at exit 7. If you are going to write as if you know the area, get it right. ( By the way, the DOT has renumbered the exits) I wonder if all the restaurants she mentions paid her for the advertising. She missed Waterfront Grill, Tavern on the Wharf, Rye Tavern, Dillon's Local, KKaties Burger Bar and the 1620 Wine Bar among others. The murder mystery was interesting and the denouement was satisfying. I think I liked the mother's character the best. Basically a bit too saccharine a main character for my taste.
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janet
2.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2021
I liked the characters in this book but the story lacked substance. Too much time was spent on what they ate and drank. However, if you could turn it into a weekly tv show I would watch it. Picture this as a one hour tv episode: a mother daughter detective agency, 80 yr old detective (Morgan Freeman if he is available) hot cop as mom's love interest, daughter is a former actor . she could play various roles while solving crimes...Maybe Demi Moore and one of her daughters could star.
Thanks to Goodreads for the free e-book.
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MsRoxie
2.0 out of 5 stars Reads like a string of Yelp reviews for Plymouth restaurants
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2021
This is definitely a fast beach read, but it is far from a page turner. All the glowing reviews had me expecting an engaging mystery with a touch of local Plymouth scenery. Instead, it reads like a pre-teen mystery where the female detective travels around town following clues. There really isn’t much action, but any action that exists is slowed down by the amount of time spent describing the menus of Plymouth restaurants (could they be sponsors of the book?) or references to designer brands. It was nice to encounter a title about Plymouth that isn’t historical fiction, but I can only recommend this for filling a couple hours while you’re on a short flight.
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