Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay: a novel  (Clay Edison book 3) by Jonathon and Jesse Kellerman. New York, Ballantine Books, 2020. 368 pages. ****

Deputy Coroner Clay Edison has a new baby, is working the night shift, just trying to survive and to get some sleep. What he doesn't want is the discovery of a decades-old skeleton of a child while workers are excavating a local park. Members of the community don't want the park replaced by a college building and this find fuels their protests. When a local businessman calls to suggest the identity of the skeleton could be that of his missing or dead sister, Clay is drawn into a mystery that may be best left buried. What other secrets are buried with the skeleton and will Clay be able to protect his family from the violence and threats?

I received an ecopy for a review.

This is the 3rd book in the series, however, it can be read as a stand-alone. I have not read the first 2 and enjoyed the story. (I will probably go back and read the others and future books). I am a Jonathon Kellerman fan especially his Alex Delaware series and have read a few novels by his wife, Faye Kellerman. What a talented family! An entertaining mystery with a few unexpected twists and turns, total escapism. Any parent can identify with the sheer exhaustion of Clay and his wife and sympathize with the mother of the dead infant. There are many parallels in this page-turning plot which tie the mystery together.

From Amazon...

" Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than three dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, True Detectives, and The Murderer’s Daughter. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored The Golem of Hollywood and The Golem of Paris. He is also the author of two children’s books and numerous nonfiction works, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children and With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York."

For more information on Jonathon Kellerman, http://www.jonathankellerman.com

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