Hard Rain: A Novel
Apr 2023 · Annie McIntyre Mysteries Book 2 · Minotaur Books
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From the Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author of Pay Dirt Road comes Hard Rain, Samantha Jayne Allen's mesmerizing next novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town dealing with disaster.
In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others.
Six months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as an apprentice P.I. when she's handed her first solo case: uncover the identity of the man who rescued Bethany before he was swept downriver.
When Annie's search turns up a different victim—shot dead, not drowned—Annie questions if the hero they seek is actually a killer.
Flexing her new skills while relying on the wisdom of her eccentric, ex-cop grandfather, the case leads Annie into a web of drug dealers, preachers, and wayward drifters trying to make sense of life after a disaster. Annie's own convictions are put to the ultimate test as long-held secrets, corruption, and violence are exposed like the ruin that lies beneath receding waters.
In shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others.
Six months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as an apprentice P.I. when she's handed her first solo case: uncover the identity of the man who rescued Bethany before he was swept downriver.
When Annie's search turns up a different victim—shot dead, not drowned—Annie questions if the hero they seek is actually a killer.
Flexing her new skills while relying on the wisdom of her eccentric, ex-cop grandfather, the case leads Annie into a web of drug dealers, preachers, and wayward drifters trying to make sense of life after a disaster. Annie's own convictions are put to the ultimate test as long-held secrets, corruption, and violence are exposed like the ruin that lies beneath receding waters.
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Paula Pugh
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19 April 2023
A severe rain, a swollen river, a woman’s rescue, and two deaths are a huge mystery for young private investigator Annie. In the search for the man who rescued her friend, Bethany, Annie uncovers more than she bargained for. Moving from one strange clue to another, the story is thrilling and well developed. There are great characters filling the pages. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Carolyn Valdez
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21 April 2023
This is the second book in the series that I have read. As with the first one, it was very enjoyable. I enjoyed the characters interactions, enjoyed the mystery and suspense, and I can’t wait to read more about Annie, her grandfather Leroy, Mary Pat, and the rest of the gang. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.
About the author
SAMANTHA JAYNE ALLEN has an MFA in fiction from Texas State University. Her writing has been published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, The Common, and Electric Literature. Raised in small towns in Texas and California, she now lives with her husband and daughter in Atlanta. Hard Rain is her second novel.
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