Half Moon Bay by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman: Review

If you love a good crime murder mystery, chances are you have read a Kellerman book before. I was introduced to this father/son team two years ago with the 2nd in the series, A Measure of Darkness, which I really enjoyed.

Fast forward to today and I am sharing with you my review for the next installment of the Clay Edison lineup. A solid crime mystery with loads of twists.

Half Moon Bay by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman
Series: Clay Edison (Book 3)
Publisher: Ballantine Books (July 21, 2020)
ISBN-13: 978-0525620082

Synopsis:
Clay Edison has his hands full. He’s got a new baby who won’t sleep. He’s working the graveyard shift. And he’s trying, for once, to mind his own business. Then comes the first call. Workers demolishing a local park have made a haunting discovery: the decades-old skeleton of a child. But whose? And how did it get there?

No sooner has Clay begun to investigate than he receives a second call—this one from a local businessman, wondering if the body could belong to his sister. She went missing fifty years ago, the man says. Or at least I think she did. It’s a little complicated.

And things only get stranger from there. Clay’s relentless search for answers will unearth a history of violence and secrets, revolution and betrayal. Because in this town, the past isn’t dead. It’s very much alive. And it can be murderous.

Half Moon Bay by Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman Review

I remembered the last book I read by this team and so I was looking forward to reading this next book in the series with pleasure. Of note is that these books can certainly stand on their own. You do not really have to read them in order or to have read any of them previously.

I love that the authors chose to create a main character with a unique point of view as a coroner. The fact that he does some side work as a matter of intrigue makes him even more interesting and the stories more appealing.

Set in the Bay Area of California, this murder mystery takes wild twist with its setting in the infamous Peoples Park in Berkeley. The authors add so much detail and unique twists that it is almost like peeling an onion.

Layers upon layers of evidence must be opened and examined, leads traced, and tense situations defused. Clay’s calming presence does help but his persistence to follow every avenue is what finally gets the case solved.

With plenty of twists to this remarkable story you will find yourself wondering how it will all come together in the end. I did find myself lost in the family names a bit as Clay scrapes away at the evidence. But hang in there. The windup and the ending is so real, it could be right from the headlines today!

4 STARS!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.