Jamie Quinn, the family attorney that always runs into mysteries, is no longer going to be practicing law. She has landed her dream job at an art foundation, but this dream job will require up to six months of learning and a new wardrobe of evening gowns. But her new art career is in danger of being over just as it begins when she is arrested for stealing valuable artwork that she didn’t take. Little does she know that the stolen artwork will have her involved with the FBI, the Russians, and art thieves. Jamie just can’t stay out of trouble.
And her law career doesn’t want to let go of her. People keep begging for her help, and with her soft heart, Jamie Quinn ends up taking on just one more case. Only one problem: she must figure out how to serve a warrant to a deadbeat dad who just happens to be wealthy. The warrant being successfully served puts her friendship with Grace on the line.
Thanks to her boyfriend Kip, Jamie becomes a python-hunting swamp beast! Pythons have invaded the Everglades, and they need to go. Jamie and a team of men are hunting them down to help rid Florida of them.
I learned something about pythons: their meat is full of mercury, so it’s not a good idea to eat them. While out in the Everglades, Kip accidentally stumbles upon a site where toxic chemicals are being dumped.
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What about Duke? After he brings Jamie and Grace a lot of unwanted public attention, he goes AWOL. What is going on with him?
I was sent a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. If you would like your own copy of the audiobook or the Kindle version of the book, I’ve provided Amazon links for you below.
Amazon Link: Malice in Miami (audiobook)
Malice in Miami (Kindle)
If you happen to be a homeschooler, Jamie talks about a couple of websites that could help with learning about art. When I homeschooled my children, the following sites would have been a tremendous help.
Google Arts and Culture – https://artsandculture.google.com/
Collection of free online courses and MOOCs offered by The Museum of Modern Art – https://coursesity.com/university/moma
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Favorite Sentences:
Seven people had been killed by their pet pythons, constricted to death or as Shakespeare would have said, hoisted with their own petards.
Regret and fear were fighting a cage match in the pit of my stomach, threatening to take me down for the count.
How could people miscommunicate so often when there have never been more ways to communicate?
Scoff if you will, but punctuation matters.
My life was like a game of hopscotch from the ridiculous to the sublime.
New Words Learned:
atrozine – harmful chemical, causes birth defects
détente – the easing of hostility or strained relations
About the Author:
Award-winning author Barbara Venkataraman is an attorney and mediator specializing in family law. Her Jamie Quinn cozy mystery series includes Death by Didgeridoo, The Case of the Killer Divorce, Peril in the Park, Engaged in Danger, and Jeopardy in July.
