With Trouble in Queenstown, Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful mystery that blends grief, class, race, and family with thrilling results. Evander “Vandy” Myrick became a cop to fulfill her father’s expectations. After her world cratered, she became a private eye to satisfy her own. Now she’s back in Queenstown, New Jersey, her childhood home, in search of solace and recovery. It’s a small community of nine thousand souls crammed into twelve square miles, fenced by cornfields, warehouses, pharma labs, and tract housing. As a Black woman, privacy is hard to come by in “Q-Town,” and worth guarding.

Dru’s Short Musing:
One murder leads to another in this complex tale of lies and deceit.

Delia Pitts has weaved an intriguing and complex tale with private investigator Vandy who is hired for a job that appeared to be easy peasy. When the client becomes embroiled in a murder, it is Vandy who sees something is amiss and finds herself with yet another client and another one looking for the same thing…who killed Ivy and Hector.

The author did a great job with this well-written and evenly paced drama that I could not put down until all was said and done. The writing was crisp, making it easier to follow along with what the author intended. The mystery was well-defined and the more the story progressed, the more we learned about who was doing what to whom. And the big reveal … I did not see that one coming. This is an excellent read and I hope this is a series because I want to know more about Vandy and her friends.

Genre: Private Investigator Mystery
Release: July 16, 2024
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.