Book Review: Lust, Money & Murder 1-3 by Mike Wells

Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Lust, Money & Murder

Subtitle: #1-3 Omnibus

Author: Mike Wells

Genre: Mystery/Spy

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1-3

Best read after earlier books in series? No

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11394006-lust-money-murder

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

(Close to five out of five. Marked down for the rather slow start in grabbing my attention)

Short Summary of the book:

This book tells the story of Elaine Brogan, a young woman who suffers under the knowledge her father was sent to prison for passing counterfeit money. This influences her further life and she fights to right the wrongs done.

What I liked about the book:

I particularly liked the strong main character but hated how she was deceived and made to lose the love of her life.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I wasn’t impressed by the start of the book. The first chapter was rather slow starting and did not really grab my attention. Although I was initially tempted to put down the book as a lost cause, the pace soon picked up and it became difficult to put the book down (or to not buy the next books in the series. Still resisting but it is becoming more difficult every day).

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved where Elaine managed to prevail in her training and appears to be the winner in the end, but is she?

My least favourite bits in the book:

I didn’t like it when the book was finished. The story after book three is obviously not finished yet and I want to know what happens next.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand the author continues to write new books, possibly even more in this series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book reminded me slightly of the Spy series by Diane Henders in that both authors have a female spy as the main character. The books and style of writing are completely different, though.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children	No
Young Adult	Maybe
Adult	Yes

If you like spy novels, mystery and suspense, this book could be the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author. The only reason I have not yet bought the next ones in the series is a promise to myself to first finish the books I have waiting to be read already.

Book Description by Author:

Born in the worst suburb in Pittsburgh, Elaine Brogan is bright, beautiful and bold. When her father is falsely arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills, Elaine vows to become a Secret Service agent and track down the man responsible. After barely surviving the arduous Secret Service Training Academy in Laurel, Maryland, she is transferred to bleak and blustery Great Falls, Montana. But things do not go as planned, and Elaine soon finds herself betrayed and thrown into an adventure that takes her halfway around the world, from dark and mysterious Sofia, Bulgaria, to Moscow Russia, and finally, to Milan, Italy. In the end, will Elaine find the love and happiness she truly seeks…or will she turn to a life of obscene wealth, power and corruption? Born in the worst suburb in Pittsburgh, Elaine Brogan is bright, beautiful and bold. When her father is falsely arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills, Elaine vows to become a Secret Service agent and track down the man responsible. After barely surviving the arduous Secret Service Training Academy in Laurel, Maryland, she is transferred to bleak and blustery Great Falls, Montana. But things do not go as planned, and Elaine soon finds herself betrayed and thrown into an adventure that takes her halfway around the world, from dark and mysterious Sofia, Bulgaria, to Moscow Russia, and finally, to Milan, Italy. In the end, will Elaine find the love and happiness she truly seeks…or will she turn to a life of obscene wealth, power and corruption?

About the Author:

Email me at mike (at) mikewellsbooks.com or follow me on Twitter (@MikeWellsAuthor) and get a FREE copy of one of my bestselling books. I'm an American author best known for my Lust, Money & Murder series and and written more than 25 other thriller and suspense novels. I also have taught in the Creative Writing program at Oxford. I'm known for my super fast-paced, 'unputdownable' books.

Please visit my website/blog at:

http://www.mikewellsbooks.com/

And please join me on Twitter and Facebook:

http://twitter.com/mikewellsauthor

http://facebook.com/mikewellsauthorEmail me at mike (at) mikewellsbooks.com or follow me on Twitter (@MikeWellsAuthor) and get a FREE copy of one of my bestselling books. I'm an American author best known for my Lust, Money & Murder series and and written more than 25 other thriller and suspense novels. I also have taught in the Creative Writing program at Oxford. I'm known for my super fast-paced, 'unputdownable' books.

Please visit my website/blog at:

http://www.mikewellsbooks.com/

And please join me on Twitter and Facebook:

http://twitter.com/mikewellsauthor

http://facebook.com/mikewellsauthor