Gretchen Archer
By: Double Knot (A Davis Way Crime Caper) (Volume 5)
Rating: 5 of 5
I have read and enjoyed every book in this series by Gretchen Archer. This latest entry, “Double Knot” picks up the action with hilarious adventures and misadventures of Davis Way Cole, security specialist and sleuth extraordinaire.
Davis is about six months along in her pregnancy (with twins) when she is called upon by her boss (Bianca Casimiro Sanders) to impersonate her on a cruise. Davis looks just like her boss – even down to the size of their pregnancy bumps. While Davis has a few months to go before the blessed event, Bianca is due any day and doesn’t want to put a toe let alone her entire body on a boat.
Davis is joined on this cruise by her mother, her co-worker, Fantasy, and her intrepid cat, Anderson Cooper. Her mom is recovering from breast cancer and is in denial that it ever happened. Fantasy is in the middle of a messy divorce and is busy blaming herself (rightly for the break-up of her marriage.)
Almost immediately, these three, along with their narcoleptic guide and their less than friendly staff, are locked into their cruise ship (not boat!) stateroom with no way out. This is what happens when everything is run by computer and the computer fails… or is sabotaged.
Murders, mayhem, and hi-jinks abound. As usual, I laughed my way through this book and was left waiting for the next book in the series. Ms. Archer has a real knack for taking totally outrageous scenarios and turning them into fun and just about believable stories. I usually figure out the whodunnit around the same time as Davis and am happy to see that clues were left that I could have picked up on. This is a book and a series that is great for anyone who enjoys comedic actions sleuths.
I was provided a temporary digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher, Henery Press, via Netgalley.
I have read and enjoyed every book in this series by Gretchen Archer. This latest entry, “Double Knot” picks up the action with hilarious adventures and misadventures of Davis Way Cole, security specialist and sleuth extraordinaire.