Love books that you can't put down and find yourself up in the middle of the night to try to finish. The story weaves in and out family drama, a ponzi scheme and questioning who the bad guys are while rooting for justice. This is a great read

Running on Empty by Karin Fitz Sanford is a cold case mystery set in the wine country of California. Sometime police officer and ex FBI agent Anne and her uncle Jack work together solving a murder from years ago while trying to find newly missing money from a Ponzi scheme. The characters aren't perfect which makes them more believable. Anne now works as an Estate auction facilitator, and it was fun to learn more about that job. This is the second in the series and I would definitely read more from the author.

Flawed characters are the best and there a number of them in Running on Empty. There is a cold case which brings in Anne McCormack, a woman who had worked for the FBI but now runs an estate-sales business, along with her uncle a retired policeman. The 2 of them sometimes help the police with cold cases. The dead woman's husband is now dead and there's a lot of questions.

There is a Ponzi scheme with a lot of local people out a lot of money. Family rivalries, and characters in all the age ranges. It's a very believable premise with lots of twists and turns along the way.

If you like a fast paced read with mysteries to solve, try it out! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Books by NetGalley authors are consistently well written and this is no exception. It is a complex, and carefully plotted story line with a sensible, rational protagonist, (which gets my approval). It reads easily and smoothly. Very enjoyable. I received this as an advance copy copy from the author via NetGalley and am leaving this review voluntarily.

An unsolved murder. A Ponzi scheme. And a heist that has ex-FBI agent Anne McCormack racing throughout the wine country! Good book! This book had the usual, it had good suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, a good who done it and a few twists and turns! The storyline was interesting! I definitely recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

This is a fun read in an interesting setting. It kept me guessing until the end! What I thought was a huge plus was
the realistic character development in regards to the various ages and stages of life of the characters-realistic and not superficial.