Murder on the Cliff by Jane A. AdamsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Just love this series--Rina Martin is a retired actress; a widow who has opened her home to fellow thespians--a motley crew for sure. There isn't much that escapes Rina's eyes and ears. A young policeman, Mac, has been assigned to her small seaside community. Single, new to the town and reeling from a botched kidnapping in his former assignment, he has become another of her lost souls, although he has not moved into her home. Still, the group has become somewhat like a family to him and he often has dinner there.
This book is a continuation of the first, so there are characters that carry over and the ramifications of the earlier story are still being felt. In this installment, rich families are victims of a kidnapper who demands large sums of money for the return of their children. The families do not report the events to the police and at times the same families are subjected to a second kidnapping. As the book opens, however, one of the kidnapped is shot in the head and dumped overboard into the sea. When the body washes up on shore and is identified this strange multiple kidnapping scenario is revealed. But how does the kidnapper keep the victims from the police and why are they willing to have their children taken multiple times with the resulting huge ransoms paid?
Quite an exciting story and ingenious scams continuing non-stop--that is, until one child is murdered and the police become involved. Fast paced and fascinating with colorful characters. Hope there are more tales involving Rina Martin and her cohorts!
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