by Lynda
Orca’s Intrigue By Laura Gayle
Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Orcas-Intrigue-Book-Chameleon-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B01LW9ULTN
I was given this book as a thank-you gift. It’s definitely not a genre I read often but the cover blurb intrigued me. Yes, that is a play on words. Remember that play on words because others are used for this book. What genre is this I don’t read often? Cozy mystery. That being said, this wasn’t quite the run of the mill cozy mystery as there’s a splash of the supernatural tossed into this mix.
The friend who gave me this book lives on the chain of islands where this book is set and she assured me that the descriptions of the town and the islands is extremely accurate. Okay, great. Chalk one up for realism. The realism of the depiction of the small town and the islands is a character all to itself in this book, which is never a bad thing.
There was intrigue, suspense, the requisite hot law enforcement official. As with most cozies, there’s no real sexual tension (that’s not the point of a cozy mystery) but—and this is the only spoiler I’ll give for this book—there is no resolution at the end, either. As to the dash of the supernatural, the clues are right there in the book blurb and in the series name. Cam has a rather interesting and novel approach to conflict.
Overall, I’d give this book 3.5 stars. Will I get the rest of the series? Probably not. I’m not big on continuing a conflict or mystery out over multiple books before resolution (says the rabid Harry Potter fan). However, for an easy, enjoyable read, Orcas Intrigue fit the bill.