I am an avid reader, so when I come upon a book that is very
unique from what I have read before I get very excited. Annabel
Lee by Mike Nappa is the first of a new series entitled Coffey and Hill and wow. I went into this book just having read the
back cover blurb, which doesn’t really give us too much of what the story is
about. It turned out to be a
suspenseful and at times a little bit creepy read, revealing the plot just
little bits at a time. We are treated to
three points of views: Annabel Lee a very smart almost 12 year old girl who has
lived a rather unusual life with an unusual uncle, The Mute (a sniper and war
veteran), and Trudy Coffey a private investigator, who for this case at least,
must work together with her ex-husband Samuel Hill to solve. All of the characters are unique and I
enjoyed getting each of their viewpoints.
Now the relationship between ex-husband and wife team, Trudy
and Samuel, was equally wonderful and painful to watch. Mr. Nappa gives us their backstory in the
pages of his book, and I must say it was sad and heartbreaking for the romantic
in me. However, I have hope for these
two who obviously still love each other and work together with ease, giving
readers great enjoyment with their back and forth banter. With Poe references, really sophisticated villains,
spies, and the search for “secret treasure” this book was hard to put
down. I suspect the next one in the
series Raven will be just as
intriguing after the little excerpt we were treated to at the end. I can hardly wait to find out about the Raven
and watch Trudy and Samuel’s relationship grow.
My thanks to Revell Publishing for providing me with a copy for an
honest review the opinions as always are my own.
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