The Golden Merra
Witches of the Water, Book #1
By Kevin Moore
Author’s Website: http://kevinmooreauthor.blogspot.com/
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
I obtained a copy of The Golden Merra from the author, Kevin Moore, a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review – thank you by the way.
Synopsis provided by author on Goodreads:
It’s the summer of 1928. Booze smuggler and pilot Wil Driscoll has reluctantly accepted an invitation from an old foe to attend a dog racing event in New Orleans. He’s on the lam from his boss after losing his cargo in a plane crash and desperately needs to strike it big. Wil soon discovers that the hotel hosting the race lay in shambles and he has to share a room with Albert Crow, an eccentric but ambitious treasure hunter who hopes the weekend’s race will finance his long sought-after expedition to Mexico. When the pair meets an old flame of Wil’s and has a run-in with New Orleans’ notorious Black Hand gang, the event they hoped would be their ticket to riches quickly becomes much more than a day at the races.
Review:
The story is presented as a reading from a radio show from the 1920`s. An announcer essentially says, sit back and listen to the 1st installment of the story of Wil Driscoll. I found this an effective way of putting this reader back to that era. I was able to visualize listening to a radio from that era
I was pleasantly surprised in that I found the novella had just enough depth to get me interested and did not leave many loose ends when it was over. The pace was good and I felt I had had a satisfying read when it was over, and that is NOT a feeling I get often from novella`s.
If there was anything predictable about the story it was the `dame` in the story….old flame who in essence turns out to be with the bad guys. I was a bit disappointed with that predicable twist.
But overall, this was an enjoyable, quick read with good entertainment value.
