Monday, December 10, 2018

Review: Out of Hot Water by Jane Lindskold

Out of Hot Water by Jane Lindskold
My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Jeannette, a CPA on an all-expenses-paid holiday from her company for her performance during tax time, is feeling disappointed with her life and with her holiday.  While getting a massage, she engages in a conversation with the masseuse who she thinks is a elderly woman from the local Tewa tribe.  Though warned that the hot springs the resort is located on are sacred, Jeannette wishes for excitement.  It turns out the old woman is the spirit of the hot springs and grants Jeannette's wish by enlisting her help to stop thieves from stealing from the ruins of the Tewa's ancient settlement.  Using her common sense, Jeannette disables the thieves' car and gets to the local police to report the crime including a lead for one of the thieves.  Months later, after being the star witness at the trial and using her accounting skills Jeannette has shut down several stolen antiquities rings.  The old woman then shows up with her grandson, the Tewa tribe's legendary hero to end the story.

Frankly the ending--the arrival of the grandson--was unnecessary to this very good story and made me downgrade it by half a star.

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