Lake Effect by K.C. Gillis

Release: May 26th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Chesterfield Press
Source: Zooloos Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon UK, Amazon US , Audible

Mysterious marina accidents. Destroyed evidence. Can a tenacious reporter decipher the twisted clues at a small-town lake?

Jordan Reed is burned out from all the attention on her previous high-profile story. But when a new lead lands in her lap, she reluctantly postpones her vacation to investigate a classic New England marina. With hundreds of dead fish washing up on Copper Lake’s otherwise pristine shores, Jordan suspects a sinister cover-up.

But by the time she arrives on the scene, she’s surprised to discover the police chief eliminated every last carcass and seems hellbent on blocking her inquiries. And her search for the culprit takes a perilous turn when gambling kingpins descend on the city and a string of unexplained calamities plague the docks.

Can Jordan expose the corruption, or will she be the next to go belly-up?

Lake Effect is the second book in the fast-paced Jordan Reed mystery series. If you like steely female sleuths, gripping action, and clever twists that’ll keep you guessing, then you’ll love K.C. Gillis’s page-turning mystery.

About the Author:

K.C. (Kevin) Gillis is the author of the Jordan Reed mystery series. Despite being a lifelong lover of stories and books, writing took a distant back seat as his professional career travelled through the Canadian Air Force, a decade as a chemist, followed by a long and continuing run in corporate America. With writing no longer in the back seat (but not quite yet in the front seat), Kevin now has the Jordan Reed series well underway. His personal interests focus on endurance and water sports. Having grown up in the Canadian Maritimes, he now lives in the US northeast.

Kevin can be found online at www.kcgillis.com. You can connect with Kevin on Twitter at @kcgilliswriter, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kcgilliswriter, and you can email him directly at kevin@kcgillis.com..

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Lake Effect Review:

“Lake Effect” is an action-packed crime fiction mystery that turned out to be very entertaining.

I loved reading “Toxic Deception” and was excited to read the second book in the series. This one was very engaging as well. The story takes off when Jordan enters Copper Lake to find herself wrapped in a mystery. With numerous dead fish, mystery boats with missing letters, and strange accidents taking place one after the other, Jordan soon finds that there is a bigger picture of all this.

I liked Jordan in the lead and the way she handled the situation.
Moreover, I enjoyed her working camaraderie with Derek. Derek also added nicely to the plot with his investigations. Similarly, even Rachel and Kasey were charming as they help Jordan with the analysis. As the author introduces us to new characters like Robbie, Alice, Nicky, and Malone, we see how intricate the story is with various subplots. I enjoyed the large cast of characters and wondered how it all fit together.

Some scenes that stood out for me were when Brian follows Jordan, Jordan sees someone monitoring her at the bar, and when she sees the dead deer. I also admired how tech-savvy the author made the story, like using the drone as part of the investigation. Moreover, the subplot between Alice and Chris was intriguing, and I wondered what was happening there.

Moreover, this is also the first mystery I read with the backdrop of the marina, lakes, and boats, and it gave the story a nice touch. Adding a casino family to the mix made it that much more gripping to read. The author paces the story nicely that leads to a thrilling climax.

Overall, “Lake Effect” was a fun book, and I hope the author continues to write more.