Cirak’s Daughter by Charlotte MacLeod

Synopsis

Nineteen year old Jenny Cirak has moved into her DAd’s house under an assumed name. However, she didn’t really know her Dad, which is one of the reasons she has moved to Meldrum, Rhode Island to figure out her Dad. Why did he leave her everything ? Why is he dead?

Unfortunately one person does not want her to know the answers to these questions.

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I do like Charlotte MacLeod as an author. I had thought it would be a little better, but I can’t say it was bad. I think you should read it an decide for yourself.

I started reading this book but did not finish it. I did not realize it was part of a series when I requested it, so it was hard to follow. Sorry for not finishing it.

Genre: Mystery
POVs: Singular, 3rd person

A nineteen year-old girl leaves the care of her aunt and uncle in order to find out more about her deceased father's double life in a small town.

Issues?
There were about a dozen characters (and their background information) thrust forward within the first few pages and it set the tone for a good mystery, but the protagonist was difficult to relate to and the story quickly fizzled out. After Jenny allowed a complete stranger (Harriet Compton) to move in with her, my interest in this book sort of declined. From Jenny's ridiculous palm-reading act to Harriet's confession that should've been mind-blowing but was met with a tame reaction from Jenny, this book was primarily dull. I continued reading on because I genuinely wanted to know what happened to Jason Cirak, and just like the rest of the book, that revelation was pretty flat as well.