{"id":25058,"date":"2020-01-06T08:27:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=25058"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:58:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:58:38","slug":"review-come-homicide-or-high-water-by-denise-swanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/06\/review-come-homicide-or-high-water-by-denise-swanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Come Homicide or High Water by Denise Swanson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-25058\" data-postid=\"25058\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-25058 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/come-homicide-or-high-water-denise-swanson.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Come Homicide or High Water by Denise Swanson\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Come Homicide or High Water by Denise Swanson\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>There&#8217;s something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a school psychologist. But when an elderly woman disappears on her first day back and a disgruntled parent threatens to sue the school, Skye realizes that her return will be anything but quiet.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the parent suing Skye&#8217;s school is found dead and with the missing woman&#8217;s case is still unsolved, Skye suspects the crimes are somehow linked. With her chief of police husband, Wally, at her side, Skye dives into the investigations. But as tensions rise and Skye and Wally&#8217;s suspect list lengthens, they start to wonder whether a member of their own tight-knit community could be behind it all&#8230;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16468 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg?resize=170%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 31, 2019<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Welcome Back to Scumble River<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Poisoned Pen Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Skye Denison-Boyd<\/strong> is on maternity leave from her positions as a school psychologist and as a consultant with the Scumble River, Illinois Police Department. Her husband Wally is the chief of police and is as happy as ever with Skye and their three-month-old twins CJ and Eva. Things are already hectic for Skye and Wally with the babies living in a small RV while their new house is being built. In the middle of all the chaos, two new cases land on their door. There is a missing woman who may have met with foul play as well as a murdered woman with a surprising tie to Skye and Wally &#8211; she is the wife of their slow-moving general contractor! The couple work together to find solutions to these cases before anyone else gets hurt!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the third book in the <em>Welcome Back to Scumble River<\/em> series, which is really a continuation of the original<em> Scumble River<\/em> series that has several books. I have followed these characters through both series, but think new readers will also enjoy the book. In addition to the mystery aspect of the book, I love seeing Skye\u2019s work at school. I\u2019m glad the author still includes these interesting details in the books because they help make this series unique. I also appreciate that Skye and Wally are dealing with the common issues of juggling work and family, although Skye and Wally\u2019s newly acquired wealth make that a little easier for them. It\u2019s also nice to see a couple working together to solve cases, interviewing witnesses together, and comparing notes at the end of the day. The two make a great team on the job and taking care of their newborn twins. Their love for each other is evident and the way they express their admiration isn\u2019t my any means graphic, but is a little more suggestive than in the typical cozy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I enjoyed this book, but there are some downsides. I don\u2019t find the ever-present Doozier family to be that entertaining, but am happy their antics are a little less over-the-top in this installment. However, they still play too large of a role in the story for me. Another negative to this book and the series as a whole is the character of Skye\u2019s mother. It\u2019s hard to see a positive aspect of May. I assume she loves her family, but has a strange way of showing it. She is meddling and overbearing and says very unkind things to Skye that are often unbearable to read. I hope that either Skye finds a way to manage her mother or that May plays a smaller role in future books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The details of Skye\u2019s work at the Scumble River schools and the fact that she and Wally are such a happy couple who are able to balance work and family outweigh the negative of the book. 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But when an elderly woman disappears on her first day back and a disgruntled parent threatens to sue the school, Skye realizes that her return will be anything but quiet.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the parent suing Skye's school is found dead and with the missing woman's case is still unsolved, Skye suspects the crimes are somehow linked. With her chief of police husband, Wally, at her side, Skye dives into the investigations. But as tensions rise and Skye and Wally's suspect list lengthens, they start to wonder whether a member of their own tight-knit community could be behind it all...<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 31, 2019<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Welcome Back to Scumble River<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Poisoned Pen Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Skye Denison-Boyd<\/strong> is on maternity leave from her positions as a school psychologist and as a consultant with the Scumble River, Illinois Police Department. Her husband Wally is the chief of police and is as happy as ever with Skye and their three-month-old twins CJ and Eva. Things are already hectic for Skye and Wally with the babies living in a small RV while their new house is being built. In the middle of all the chaos, two new cases land on their door. There is a missing woman who may have met with foul play as well as a murdered woman with a surprising tie to Skye and Wally - she is the wife of their slow-moving general contractor! The couple work together to find solutions to these cases before anyone else gets hurt!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the third book in the <em>Welcome Back to Scumble River<\/em> series, which is really a continuation of the original<em> Scumble River<\/em> series that has several books. I have followed these characters through both series, but think new readers will also enjoy the book. In addition to the mystery aspect of the book, I love seeing Skye\u2019s work at school. I\u2019m glad the author still includes these interesting details in the books because they help make this series unique. I also appreciate that Skye and Wally are dealing with the common issues of juggling work and family, although Skye and Wally\u2019s newly acquired wealth make that a little easier for them. It\u2019s also nice to see a couple working together to solve cases, interviewing witnesses together, and comparing notes at the end of the day. The two make a great team on the job and taking care of their newborn twins. Their love for each other is evident and the way they express their admiration isn\u2019t my any means graphic, but is a little more suggestive than in the typical cozy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I enjoyed this book, but there are some downsides. I don\u2019t find the ever-present Doozier family to be that entertaining, but am happy their antics are a little less over-the-top in this installment. However, they still play too large of a role in the story for me. Another negative to this book and the series as a whole is the character of Skye\u2019s mother. It\u2019s hard to see a positive aspect of May. I assume she loves her family, but has a strange way of showing it. She is meddling and overbearing and says very unkind things to Skye that are often unbearable to read. I hope that either Skye finds a way to manage her mother or that May plays a smaller role in future books.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The details of Skye\u2019s work at the Scumble River schools and the fact that she and Wally are such a happy couple who are able to balance work and family outweigh the negative of the book. Overall, this is an excellent mystery with interesting characters and cases that will keep you guessing until the very end.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Fn1UWr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/come-homicide-or-high-water-denise-swanson\/1130752356?ean=9781492685982#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/come-homicide-or-high-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Denise_Swanson_Come_Homicide_or_High_Water?id=P9awDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}