Hidden Currents by Christy Barritt

Hidden Currents
by Christy Barritt

ISBN-13: 978-0999834503
Kindle: 292 pages
Publisher: River Heights
Released: January 1, 2018

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
A notorious gang puts a bounty on Detective Cady Matthews’s head after she takes down their leader, leaving her no choice but to hide until she can testify at trial. But her temporary home across the country on a remote North Carolina island isn’t as peaceful as she initially thinks. Living under the new identity of Cassidy Livingston, she struggles to keep her investigative skills tucked away, especially after a body washes ashore. When local police bungle the murder investigation, she can’t resist stepping in. But Cassidy is supposed to be keeping a low profile. One wrong move could lead to both her discovery and her demise.


My Review:
Hidden Currents is a mystery. Undercover police detective Cady has to hide out in a little, island beach town until she can testify against some criminals who've put a bounty on her head. Trying to live as Cassidy, laid back ice cream truck driver, is harder than she expected (which, frankly, makes me question how she was able to convincingly infiltrate the gang, but, hey).

She's upset by how close she's come to dying (since the bad guys keep finding her) and worried about how long she'll potentially survive. She takes out all of her frustration on the hero, making some snap assumptions along the way. The hero could have explained the evidence against him (a borrowed truck with demeaning-to-women decals), but he preferred to be rude in return and then avoid his new neighbor, even though he's a Christian. Both regretted their words and slowly tried to along better.

I enjoyed the mystery and the other characters, her new friends. Cassidy tried to subtly ask questions, listen to gossip, and find evidence. Whodunit was guessable even though all of the evidence needed to narrow things down wasn't available until the big reveal. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this mystery.


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