TITLE INFORMATION

Dirty Myrtle

Kennedy Weible

Apprentice House Press

9781627206822, 06-09-2026

Overall Rating = 4.17

Storyline & Concept = 4

Writing & Delivery = 4

Editorial = 4.5

In this engaging novel, Sailor Cassidy, part of a close-knit yet slightly dysfunctional family, takes it upon herself to help her sister with an amateur stakeout. At the same time, Officer Tusk Knight of the local police, vying for a promotion, takes on a secretive surveillance task for his boss. When the paths of these two characters intersect, things go spectacularly wrong.

This novel’s style was set from the first page. Although the stakes are high and the crimes are serious, the tone is witty and the incidents are often slapstick. I don’t say this in a derogatory sense. I love wit and banter and knew immediately I’d be entertained by this novel. And if entertainment was the author’s prime objective, it was achieved in a page-turning manner. However, set in a small town along the Carolina coast where the roots and history of the inhabitants run deep, I struggled to keep track of the long line-up of characters, their nicknames, and their ties to each other. That being said, this novel will appeal to anyone who enjoys a fast-paced, character-driven read laced with laugh-out-loud moments and a light, but entertaining plot.

Sublime Line: “A brisk-paced and humorous thriller that delivers, chaos, chemistry, and a cascade of bad decisions.”

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