Guess what, for once I’m finishing a series in a timely manner. Who would have thought this can happen? Not me 🙂 Join me for the review of the final book in the series and maybe I got someone of you interested in giving it a try yourself.
#1 – Deceptive Cadence
#2 – The Secret Chord
#3 – Synopsis:
As part-time operatives, Conor McBride and Kate Chatham are trained for unexpected developments, but their current troubles have nothing to do with undercover work. Overwhelmed by meddling relatives, an engagement party they didn’t want, and their own short tempers, they’d welcome any stress-relieving antidote. They just didn’t expect it to appear in the form of stolen treasure, buried in a bloody mound of snow on a deserted back road.
Their startling discovery quickly turns to unstoppable escapade, and unlike others Conor barely lived through, it feels like a Sherlock Holmes caper more than any MI6 enterprise. In pursuit of an unknown thief, the mystery sends him north to the border, teamed with a deceptively folksy police chief, and a sergeant from the Royal Canadian “Mounties” who’s keen for the adventure.
The game is afoot and every bit the distraction they wished for, but as Conor chases their elusive thief up the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the teeth of a blizzard, the odds of missing his own engagement party grow with every mile.
Even more troubling, the whispered warnings of his sixth sense are proving once again prophetic. Their escapade is turning deadly, looking more like an MI6 mission, after all. Now, he and Kate will need all their operational skills to finish what they started, and to make it home alive.
Review:
I’m sad for the series to end and glad I got the chance to read all of them relatively close to each other, so the characters remained relatively fresh in my mind.
Compared to the other three in the series, this one kind of feels familiar, but slows a bit down on the prior international spy storyline. We meet the couple after a date, which does not end in typical fashion. That is only the start to a wild ride of meeting new characters, running into bad guys and trying to solve a messy situation while showing up for their engagement party.
What I always enjoyed about the series is consistency. The complexity of the story is unfolding slowly in a way that makes sense. There is no whole in the story and each puzzle piece fits together well. We have smart people looking for a solution to a complex problem. On top of that we have people that are good at their job and can recognize this in each other.
I’ll miss Conor & Kate and thanks for keeping me entertained.
🌙 Recension: Star of the East (The Conor McBride Series #4) by Kathryn Guare
📚 Genre: Thriller & Crime
📅 Release Date: September 4, 2025
📖 Publisher: dp Verlag
📗 Kindle (included in Kindle Unlimited)
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 The book was provided to me by the Publisher and I’m leaving this review voluntarily.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 261
⭐️ 4/5
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