Chris Grabenstein - Whack a mole

Pros: Developing characters, fun setting
Cons: Plot is slow in the first half

This series is a contradiction in some ways. It's a thriller, yet it is set in a resort town, so it feels warm, inviting, and carefree. On one page, they might be talking about the sand castle contest taking place this week, and on the next, they're ...

Pros: Plot, series, ongoing storylines, writing style, etc...
Cons: with zero cons.

A consistent criticism by some of this mystery series is the fact that it is written in present tense. According to some of the writing experts on various lists I am on, as well as what is published in various writing magazines on the topic, supposedly ...