I Think I Was Murdered by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker Review

 

I Think I Was Murdered by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker was quite the intriguing romantic suspense/mystery. I really enjoyed these authors first book together, What We Hide, and was greatly anticipating this book. I've been a fan of Colleen Coble for a few years; however, I have yet to read any of Rick Acker's books. But reading these two books written by both of them together has really made me want to try some of his. They've done a wonderful job so far. 

I was quite intrigued with the premise of this book way back when I first heard about it. Katrina's husband died in what was believed by everyone to be a car accident. However, the reader knows better because the prologue begins with her husband, Jason, being pursued for a possession he has discovered. A very rare and valuable possession. The reader KNOWS how he died, though we do not know who the culprit is that caused his death. 

When the first chapter starts it is a year later and Katrina is having a really bad time both in her professional life and personal life. The CEO of the company where she works as legal counsel has been indicted and the FBI is questioning her. Her grandmother is near death and she is dealing with the chaos at work. This all just adds more on to her grief she has been dealing with for the past year.

She's been clinging on to the memories of her husband through an AI Chatbot that she had access to because of her job. This Chatbot is just like chatting with her husband. Then one day, she asks a question that has her husband/the Chatbot answering that he thinks he was murdered. 

Due to different circumstances Katrina ends up back in her home town. She reconnects with a friend from the past, and they, along with her friend from work, end up working together to solve the mystery of her husband's now-suspicious death along with the missing valuable object. 

There is danger from unknown individuals which adds to the suspense. Though the suspense wasn't all that intense most of the time, there were instances of peril and tension. As they follow clues to find the needed information related to the object that got Jason killed, it feels a bit like a high stakes treasure hunt. There are twists, though I did sort of start to suspect the identity of the one culprit. 

I enjoyed the second chance romance, a relationship that has a chance to develop while Katrina and Seb work together. Though I wasn't a huge fan of the sudden love triangle that developed between Katrina's friend and two other characters. Lots of secrets being withheld. 

There was a LOT going on in this story, some of which did get a tad confusing at times. Especially trying to keep some of the side characters names and relationships to the main characters straight. 

I did enjoy the parts about the two different restaurants, and getting to learn about different Norwegian dishes. 

All in all, it was an enjoyable story and I felt that everything was tied up nicely at the end, even with everything going on. 

I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley and was not required to write a favorable review. These are my own honest thoughts.