3.5 out of 5 stars.

Weirdly, I could distinguish between Jesse Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman's voices. It was not so much symbiotic, but disconcerting. That being said, the story was spot on.
Clay Edison, formerly of the Alameda County sheriff's office, is now a private eye. He looks into a number of suspicious payments made by a woman of limited means. It appears she owns other property, but she is only one of many, many "investors who have been hoodwinked into investing in a real estate scheme for a parcel of land on California's Lost Coast. During the course of investigation, Clay comes to know about a missing young man. It is hard to know how this boy came to be entangled with the residents of the Lost Coast but,fans of Clay Edison know, he wont stop digging until he finds the answers.

Clay Edison is working on his own now as a private investigator in The Lost Coast, fifth in the series by the talented team of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. A wealthy client of Clay’s asks him to help a young friend, Chris Villarreal. He’s the executor of his grandmother’s estate and has discovered that she wrote checks to a mysterious firm for years. It’s not the five figure total Chris is worried about. He just wants to know what his grandmother was buying. The answer is nothing. It doesn’t take Clay long to figure out. However, the real problems are with who, where what and when. The answer to those is trouble.

The real star of The Lost Coast is the land itself, a part of Northern California I never knew existed. The quirky characters who have moved there, especially Leonie, Beau, DJ and Bock, have all been affected by this wild remote area. The plot is complicated and Clay is his usual droll self. The Kellermans never disappoint. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman for this ARC.

This is the fifth book that Clay is the lead in, he investigates a money grabbing scheme that then morphs into a missing person. It is very interesting where this is set in Northern California on a desolate coastline. The characters we meet are very much dictated by where they live. A really interesting book and I highly recommend!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a somewhat typical PI adventure. Clay Edison has a strong sense of self and what he deems to be right and wrong, yet he sees shades of grey. His change in profession isn't, at least for him, a big departure for how he operated as part of the MEs office. His familial relationships have suffered due to some of his behaviors, but are being worked through. I liked his working relationship with Regina and wouldn't mind seeing them pair up on occasion moving forward. There are the usual twists and turns but a satisfying end for all. I look forward to the next installment.

The father/son writing teams has another hit on their hands as they’ve created another entertaining story. They’ve created a protagonist that the reader cares about and provided a tale that keeps moving with enough twists and turns to maintain interest.

The Kellerman duo never disappoints. Intriguing plot, great characters. I found myself wondering what I would do in that situation. Thanks for a great read.

The Clay Edison series by the Kellerman father / son team never disappoints. I wish more duo authors could write so seamlessly. In this installment Clay is on the trail of a land scheme that turns into a missing person case. The novel does not disappoint.

I love the Clay Edison series. This time he’s a PI who is investigating a fraud case that leads him to a missing person case. Good characters, fun dialogue and an interesting plot!

I received an early copy through Netgalley, but all opinions are my own.

I wish we could give half stars with our reviews because this is one where I wavered on what to give.

I am a fan of this series which started off as a fraud scheme when Clay’s client’s grandmother died still paying a monthly fee for property she never had. Along the way the story segued into a missing person case and possible ties to a nefarious town inhabited by unscrupulous people. Clay discovers more than he bargained for as he digs deeper pulling the two cases into a startling revelation.

The ending makes up for any confusion, but you should read it to find out.

The Lost Coast by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman is the latest in the Clay Edison series. This father and son writing duo have written another fabulous novel together, and I am here for it!

In this latest book, Clay Edison finds himself immersed in his new role as a private investigator, as it’s been nearly a year since he left his job with the coroner’s office. He takes on a client with every intention of investigating it quickly and being done to move onto other clients, but something is just bothering him. Clay wants to make sure that all avenues are researched and put to bed with the estate of his client’s grandmother. It is this attention to detail that leads him down a dangerous rabbit hole and down a rutted and literally dangerous path.

Can Clay tie up all of these loose ends without more scars and close calls that his past is filled with?

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books for this outstanding ARC!!

This book was another enjoyable read from the authors. A good mystery filled with enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested and turning pages. This is a book which I would recommend to any reader who likes a good mystery.

I loved the setting and find the character of Clay engaging. It was overall a 3 star read . I feel sometimes he relies on a formula to write books and just changes settings so that after awhile it just gets monotonous to me

I love Clay Edison! Almost as much as Alex Delaware lol. Another great story by the Kellermans. As per usual, things are never what they seem but something is definitely going on in Humboldt county.

I’ll start by admitting that I’m a super Kellerman fan of Jonathan, Faye and Jesse. And they NEVER disappoint me. It’s been 3 years since the last Kellerman/Kellerman Clay Edison thriller, (this is #5, but it reads like a standalone). However, it’s only about a year in book time. Clay is no longer a deputy coroner for Alameda County in the Bay area, he’s now a private investigator who can travel further and has been taking couples therapy seriously (so he’s always trying to be in touch with his wife Amy).

In this case, he’s taken on a real estate investigation that puts him in fictional Swann’s Flat, a small peninsula town in the real Lost Coast area, a section of land between the tiny towns of Rockport and Ferndale in far north California. The builders of California’s Highway 1 nicknamed it when they determined it was impossible to build along the rugged bluffs and cliffs and had to veer inland away from the coast.

Clay is trying to find out who defrauded his client’s late grandmother and online searches have led to a dead end, so he goes to the physical location of her “resort lot.” The town is not very welcoming and the last larger town with cell service and paved roads has a gas station bulletin board with an unusually high number of non-local missing people. An encounter with a Swann’s Flat resident unexpectedly leads Clay towards one of the missing persons.

I love Kellerman books, even ones that dare to use “phylacteryishly” (?!) in a sentence, because they remind me of watching a favorite police procedural on TV, cuddled in a blanket on the couch, while binge-watching each season, and being fairly certain the writers won’t kill off the lead character. “The Lost Coast” was another fantastic installment in the Clay Edison series. 5 stars! Don’t make me wait so long for the next one!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): NO Bloodshot and teary but no green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO As in previous books, the elder Kellerman knows the fauna and flora of the area he writes about. In Northern California, he knows that the most common plant in the woods was creeping redwood sorrel.

Thank you to Random House/Ballantine and NetGalley for a free advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

A dynamic writing duo - Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman - create some great books! The Lost Coast was a quick, intense, intriguing mystery set in such a unique location. The initial challenge doesn’t seem like much when the story starts but it rapidly develops into heart-stopping moments and multiple surprises. A super read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballentine for the opportunity to read this ARC.

These talented authors have written a page turner. Imagine buying land to build a home…doesn’t exist to the extent that is buildable… The main character, a private investigator, looks into this and discovers all kinds of mysteries. His life is in danger…people shoot…kids are lost…all along the coast…spend an afternoon immersed in this story. Try to guess how it ends. Thanks Netgalley.