When we last left Kate Weller in Charleston, her boyfriend Eric's car had just exploded, and she was forced to explain how she knew it was going to happen and was able to spare his life. Now Kate is on her way to Pensacola with her friend Beth to see her brother in Santa Rosa prison in Milton. She hasn't seen Liam in sixteen years. But she knows that the person who has been following her, making strange phone calls and who now has blown up Eric's car is somehow connected to Liam and the reason he is in prison. Kate was only ten when Liam supposedly robbed an armored truck with a gang and was left to take the rap by himself. He pled guilty to the charges and went to prison without a chance of parole for twenty-five years.

While in Pensacola, Kate's employer, Nate Price of Price Investigations, calls with a case that she can work while trying to make sense of what is going on with her brother. Very wealthy Agnes Westin is found dead on her sailing yacht, and her daughter doesn't trust the police to find the murderer. Lainey Westin enlists Price Investigations to assist in the case. Kate jumps at the chance to get her trip and time here funded by a client while looking into her own personal problems with her brother. Can she find Agnes's murderer and the real ring- leader of the gang and heist Liam was involved in?

SWEET TASTE OF REVENGE is the second book in Mary Ellis's Kate Weller Series. Ms. Ellis does a great job of weaving the back story of book one into this book, so the reader is not at a loss. It makes a good stand-alone cozy mystery read. The storyline moves at a very fast pace, taking many twists and turns to a surprising conclusion. Kate is a very strong-willed, tenacious heroin with many equally strong supporting characters. She is determined to find Mrs. Westin's killer, but even more determined to unravel the real truth behind her brother going to prison for a crime she believes he did not commit. SWEET TASTE OF REVENGE is a quick read that will bring a few chuckles along the way. Don't miss it!

Book Summary

Private investigator Kate Weller must confront her troubled past and clear her brother’s name in the second gripping Marked for Retribution mystery.

When a wealthy socialite is found dead on her luxury yacht, her daughter Lainey hires Kate Weller to investigate. Agnes Westin created plenty of enemies during her climb to the top of society, many with a taste for revenge – but did any of them feel strongly enough to kill her?

But Kate has another reason altogether for returning to Pensacola, Florida, the only town she has ever called home. Her brother Liam has spent the past sixteen years in jail for his part in a robbery homicide – and unless Kate uncovers the truth of what really happened that day, she will never be safe. Now someone wants to make sure her repressed memories stay buried. Can Kate clear her brother’s name before the real killer silences them both forever?

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