Book Review: Murder for Lease by Jim Riley

 Book Review

 

Basic Details:

Book Title: Murder For Lease

Subtitle: (Wade Dalton & Sam Cates Short Stories #3)

Author: Jim Riley

Genre: Murder Mystery

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 3

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56662688-murder-for-lease

Overall score:

I scored this book 4/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

Wade is called in to help find the murderer of a farmer. When a second farmer dies, it’s up to him to find the link.

What I liked about the book:

This is a quick read and highly enjoyable.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I liked the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

Things aren’t always as they seem.

My least favourite bits in the book:

There were none.

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

This was the third book I’ve read by this author and I was keen to find out what happened in the next in the series.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This is a great murder mystery.

Recommendation:

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

 

Children	No
Young Adult	Possibly
Adult	Yes

 

If you like murder mystery, this book may be the book for you

Book Description by Author:

Leasing is a cheap way to get the use of land... Until the checks get too high. Then, murder becomes a negotiating tactic.

 

When farmers get murdered, Wade looks at the money trail. One is the lease of the hunting rights to the farms soon after the murders. When he digs further, he finds another kind of lease: oil rights.

 

There is a connection between the deaths and the families who hold rights to the land. But can Wade find it?

About the Author:

J​​​​​​​​​​im Riley was born on the banks of the Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the heart of the southern cotton patch. Growing up in this rural setting developed the love and passion he has for the outdoors and for the wildlife he hunted.

 

After graduation from Louisiana State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Jim worked in the oilfield for more than twenty years. Now he is happy at home with his wife.