Official Review: Bad Karma by Debi Chestnut

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Bad Karma" by Debi Chestnut.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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When Zoey Callaway’s uncle dies unexpectedly under suspicious circumstances, Zoey’s inner detective instincts kick in. The police are treating his death as an accident, but Zoey is not convinced. Her uncle liked to work on cold cases. Zoey suspects that he may have been close to cracking a case that he was working on and that he was killed as a result. She feels that she owes it to her uncle to find out the truth and will use her skills as an Information Professional to piece together what happened.

Zoey inherits her uncle’s house and as she looks around the house she starts finding clues concerning her uncle’s last case. Can Zoey prove that her uncle’s death was in fact murder and find the person who did it before she gets killed? This is the story of Bad Karma as written by Debi Chestnut.

The book is written in simple English in the first person from Zoey’s perspective. The first person narrative allows the reader to be privy to Zoey’s thoughts and feelings. There are 24 short chapters and an epilogue.

I enjoyed reading this book. There was never a moment of boredom. The pace was steady throughout. The story was skillfully delivered and not made unnecessarily long. I liked that Zoey was strong and courageous, although sometimes she appeared to make reckless decisions. It was understandable though, that being a single person and under threat from an unknown person meant that she could not trust anyone other than herself. Although strong, she was also vulnerable. I also liked that the language was clean and there were no erotic scenes. The descriptions of murder were not graphic. As can be expected with any crime thriller, there’s a degree of violence.

I mostly enjoyed this book. I was disappointed only by the number of errors. There was a portion where the day started as a Saturday and then became a Sunday and judging from the progression, the day had been supposed to be a Sunday from the start. There was also inconsistency in spelling a character’s name; Lacey also spelt Lacy at times. Most of the errors were missing quotation marks. These did not detract my reading, but they exceeded 10.

That said, I enjoyed reading Bad Karma by Debi Chestnut. I will gladly pick another book by this author. I encourage her to get this book professionally proofread. I would have loved to rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, but I now rate it 3 out of 4 stars because of the number of errors. Anyone who enjoys reading crime thrillers will enjoy this book.

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[NetMassimo]

This seems an engaging crime thriller with an interesting protagonist. With another round of proofreading it could be excellent. Thank you for your great review!

[Jyothi prakash]

I like crime cases or crime story. They have a lot suspicious thing in a story which we may not think. Any crime story can be interesting and fun.

Thanks to have my review

[Elvis Best]

I do enjoy reading crime thrillers. Thanks for this insightful review. Good job!

[Pluma]

This sounds like a book I would enjoy; I always like a good fast-paced mystery, and this one seems like it’s very nicely done. It’s a pity about the errors, though. Thanks for the great review!

[Valkyrie9]

This sounds like a gripping and entertaining read, with a well developed story and characters! A pity about the poor proofreading though - with another round of editing this book will be excellent. Thanks for the review.

[LiLj]

That’s too bad, this book sounds like a really engaging mystery novel, but the number of errors is a downer. Thank you for the great review.

[Tablito]

Zoey must be horrified since she doesn't know who is responsible for her uncle's death and therefore the only person she trusts is herself.

[LuciusM]

Your review is detailed. Keep up.

[Pearl Akpan]

I’m a big fan of crime thrillers so thanks for a well written review.

[Menace Crypto]

The book's cover is so captivating. After reading your review, I'm more compelled to read the book. Though I think the author should do another round of editing.

[Maddie Atkinson]

This seems like a really well paced book with a lot of twists and turns, it seems like a great read!!!

[Lorraine De Vos]

Thank you for sharing your review with us. The plot sounds interesting. It’s a pity that there are so many errors. I will still be adding this book to my reading list, as it seems like you did enjoy it regardless.

[Fasmin]

I love this story. I hope the author gets this proofread though.

[Vivian Jabeya]

Good review! I love reading mystery novels like this one. The book sounds interesting.