About the Book

Book: Capsized by Death
Author: Catherine Finger
Genre: Christian Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: December 2019

As Police Chief Jo Oliver prepares for her dream wedding in Maui, she and her team must keep a serial killer with ties to her past from derailing her plans for the future.

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My Thoughts:

This is my first read by this author, and the series. I was not at first aware that this was a fourth in the series. Relationships and characterizations are already established so I was kind of late to the wedding so to speak.

However, from the very first page the author brings us to a beautiful place, Hawaii, and within that beauty brings an eerie feeling to that paradise. Police chief Jo Oliver is getting married and she has arrived with her daughter and best friend to paradise. She is awaiting her groom, Nick, who is an agent and he is on an impromptu mission at this time. She is just hoping he will be able to make it to his own wedding. Jo is also a people watcher and is very observant, even of her surroundings. And she keeps getting some creepy vibes, especially since she has already had quite an adventurous begining on their first day there.

After a bit I really became invested in this story. When Nick comes to the island and they begin their journey into wedded bliss I was really hoping they could have that much needed honeymoon, but danger is lurking and Jo seems to be right in the middle of it. I did enjoy these characters, their spiritual journey and now I am curious how they got to be who they are.

I received a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Catherine Finger loves to dream, write, and tell stories. Retired from a wonderful career in public education, she celebrates the ability to choose how to spend her time in a new way during the second half of life. So far, she chooses to write books, ride horses, serve others, and generally find her way into and out of trouble both on the road and at home. She lives in the Midwest with a warm and wonderful combination of family and friends.

Capsized by Death, the fourth novel in her Jo Oliver Thriller series, will be released by Elk Lake Publishing in December, 2019. Anchored by Death, the third novel in her Jo Oliver Thriller series, received the Bronze Medal for the 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards, was a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Awards, and Her second Jo Oliver Thriller, Shattered by Death, was a finalist in the International Book Awards and the National Indie Excellence Awards. Catherine and her novels have been featured on radio stations, blogs, and in numerous articles—all posted at www.CatherineFinger.com.

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More from Catherine

In writing my Jo Oliver Thriller series, I find myself driven by passion. The genesis of the series—Cleansed By Death—was fueled by a passion to create a story about strong women embedded in a male-dominated profession, facing difficulties they could only solve through faith and community. I was vacuuming when I was hit by the idea of pitting two strong women against each other and seeing which one would win, the theme of book 2, Shattered by Death. Information gleaned during an FBI writers workshop on techniques for tracking criminals, superimposed over the mitten map of Wisconsin formed the bones for Anchored By Death, the third book in the series.

My latest novel, Capsized By Death, contains all of my favorite elements. The astute series reader will note that the foundation for the killer’s appearance in this book was introduced years ago in Cleansed By Death. But he first appeared to me during one of my many solo writing vacations on an island.

At the end of a fairytale day spent kayaking, snorkeling and listening to the sound of whales singing under water in Maui, the gorgeous male host of my day trip stood silhouetted in the setting sun. This man was beautiful in every way, and had the sort of personality that describes the essence of attractive—he pulled you into his beautiful ocean world. At that moment, I knew I had found my perfect killer for my next book! It became my goal to create a killer who was beautiful on the outside and evil on the inside. I used the New Testament book of Jude as my guide for the internal workings of my killer and thus the skeletal framework for Jude, my killer in Capsized By Death—book 4 of the Jo Oliver Thriller series—was born.