Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Skydive
    Unavailable
    Skydive
    Unavailable
    Skydive
    Ebook308 pages3 hours

    Skydive

    By Susan O'Brien

    3.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Life is finally settling down for private investigator Nicki Valentine, her kids, and her boyfriend Dean. But when a jailed mom seeks help for her endangered biological daughter, who just "aged out" of foster care, Nicki can't say no.

    With Dean by her side and her free-wheeling BFF eager to investigate too, Nicki braves back alleys, drug dens, and the strip-club scene, all while wondering if any risk is too great when it comes to finding a teen in trouble.

    As if navigating the mean streets of King County, Virginia, isn't enough, Nicki also faces the realities of dating as a single mom, including "sleepover" requests she never anticipated. Ultimately—in both relationships and work—Nicki must decide, “How much am I willing to risk for love?”

    - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    SKYDIVE by Susan O’Brien - A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHenery Press
    Release dateNov 29, 2016
    ISBN9781635111187
    Unavailable
    Skydive
    Author

    Susan O'Brien

    Susan O’Brien is the Agatha Award-nominated author of the Nicki Valentine mystery series (Finding Sky, Sky High, and Skydive). Her work has been praised by Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Mystery Scene Magazine, and Suspense Magazine. When she isn’t typing away, Susan loves cooking (while blasting old school R&B or playing podcasts), photographing nature, volunteering with hospice patients, and studying spirituality. She lives with her family, including her beloved rescue dog, in Northern Virginia, where she is writing her next memoir. She loves to keep up with readers at authorsusanobrien.com.

    Related to Skydive

    Related ebooks

    Mystery For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Humanity of Being Freakish: The Millions Interviews Kevin Wilson

      Nov 15, 2019

      The goal is that my sons, Griff and Patch, eventually don’t need me anymore. But I can’t reconcile that yet. So, again, I write about that anxiety. The post The Humanity of Being Freakish: The Millions Interviews Kevin Wilson appeared first on The Mi

      7 min read

    • Article

      Ashleigh Bryant Phillips

      Jun 10, 2020

      Ashleigh Bryant Phillips
      6 min read

    • Article

      It’s Kind of a Funny Story: A Conversation With Susan Jane Gilman

      Feb 3, 2020

      This past fall I was once again in Cincinnati’s Mercantile Library to hear an author speak about her new book. I went in with no real expectations—I hadn’t read any of Susan Jane Gilman’s books yet; I just take any opportunity to hear writers talk ab

      5 min read

    • Article

      Will You Be my Friend?

      Aug 17, 2022

      Will You Be my Friend?
      7 min read

    • Article

      Lindsay Hunter Is Redrawing the Boundaries of Crime Fiction

      Jan 18, 2024

      "I believe in breaks, in fallow periods, in getting one’s bearings. But reading is my constant. I feel bereft in those brief moments between books." The post Lindsay Hunter Is Redrawing the Boundaries of Crime Fiction appeared first on The Millions.

      7 min read

    • Article

      Bearing Witness

      May 30, 2021

      Lauren Hough is unicorn-level rare: someone who strode on to Twitter cracking witty and street-wise, a sharp-tongued yet strikingly kind presence. She wrote a cracking essay that went, well, pandemic-level viral, was snapped up for a book deal, and h

      4 min read

    • Article

      Em Strang: ‘Right Now We’re Living Through A Time Of Incredible Misogyny’

      Feb 18, 2023

      At 52, award-winning Scottish poet Em Strang is publishing her debut novel. Quinn is narrated by a convicted murderer who gets a shot at redemption when the mother of his victim makes a gesture of what appears to be radical forgiveness. Visceral, inc

      4 min read

    • Article

      Kitty Wilson

      Feb 6, 2020

      Kitty Wilson
      4 min read

    • Article

      How Deep This Grief

      Aug 16, 2017

      IAN STANSEL is the author of the novel The Last Cowboys of San Geronimo (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017) and the short story collection Everybody’s Irish (FiveChapters, 2013), a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. He teac

      9 min read

    • Article

      Book Extract

      Jan 20, 2020

      My year off was also interesting, in that I didn’t feel any less loved, or cherished, or wanted. Why? Because my life is already rich with soulmates, and I got the chance to behold that. You don’t have to shag someone for them to be a soulmate. We do

      7 min read

    • Article

      The Psychic Detective

      Nov 26, 2020

      Ruthy Baker, 57, from Colchester, Essex I groaned as I read the text from my friend Lynn. ‘Fancy coming to see a meidum tonight?’ ‘What a load of codswallop,’ I muttered. Lynn was into all that spiritual stuff, but I was a complete sceptic, thought

      4 min read

    • Article

      A Temporary Arrangement

      Oct 2, 2023

      A Temporary Arrangement
      19 min read

    • Article

      How Deep This Grief

      Aug 16, 2017

      How Deep This Grief
      9 min read

    • Article

      A real PAGE TURNER

      Mar 15, 2020

      Welcome to the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly book club. Each month I’m choosing a new novel to get us reading, thinking and talking. I hope you all enjoy the book club choice and share your opinions. When you join, you’ll receive a regular e-newsletter

      2 min read

    • Article

      Dear Frankie

      Dec 5, 2021

      Dear Frankie
      4 min read

    • Article

      This Is Not a Defense of the Power of Art

      Jan 25, 2018

      If you’ve never cried while reading a book or watching a movie, this essay isn’t for you. There are only three times I remember out and out weeping in response to either: As a child on the roof of my mother’s house, in my wife’s and my first apartmen

      8 min read

    • Article

      Liane Moriarty

      Nov 26, 2018

      The best-selling author of Big Little Lies on her new book, sibling rivalry and unhealthy obsession along the path to wellness

      2 min read

    Reviews for Skydive

    3.5/5

    5 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      Even though this is only the third book in the series it feels like we've come a long way from the first book that I had loved so much. This installment just fell flat for me. Maybe that is because I was so frustrated with Nicki and how she insisted on putting herself and her best friend Kenna in danger (Kenna was a willing participant in the investigation). Towards the end of the book Nicki and Kenna were in way over their heads and instead of letting someone more experienced or able to help take care of things Nicki insisted on putting herself in danger. Nicki just irked me throughout the book. I am happy at what happened between her and Dean at the end but cannot honestly see myself continuing on with this series.Thanks to Netgalley and Henery Press for the galley.
    • 4/5
      This review is based on an eARC I received from NetGalley. It is an honest and voluntary review and the advanced receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.Entertaining, witty and an easy read! This is the third book in the Nicki Valentine Mystery series and I had no issues picking up the history of the series. It could be read as a stand-alone but where would the fun be in that? Nicki is a fabulous character and I love that although she is a confident woman she is not written as perfection. Life as a private investigator is not always simple and she struggles with the impact that her career choice has and could have on her role as a mother. I really appreciated that this dilemma was a part of the story but not an aspect that the main character lamented on throughout.I loved the character of Kenna, Nicki’s best friend and neighbor! Nicki and Kenna together just crack me up! They get themselves into some crazy and dangerous situations. There are also no lengths to which Kenna will not go to in order to save her friend. I adore stories that has a true friendship element and this story fits the bill to perfection.I thought that the author took difficult social issues (aging out of foster care, human trafficking, prostitution) and was able to weave them into a light and easy read without making light of the issues. A really nice way to bring awareness to the subjects.I enjoyed that the mom aspect was truly a part of the plot. Nicki had to think about situations like being home for the bus, arranging childcare, talking to the kids after Nicki’s love interest, Dean, had watched them for a long period of time just to make sure that he was on the up and up and didn’t try any funny business. Those are very realistic scenarios and I am glad that they were not glossed over. I mean the main character was supposed to be a single mother so she would have her kid’s welfare come before her PI business.Was there anything that disappointed me? There was really no mystery. Basically it was a story about finding a missing person and the storyline was more or less outlined in the beginning and the rest was picking up the explanatory pieces to bring it all together. There were a few blushes of suspense but no red herrings, no moments where it looked like they ran out of possibilities. Everything just fell into place. Do not get me wrong it was engaging but I like a mystery to have an actual mystery.This is an amusing story that has well developed characters, it is insightful, has great pacing and a very satisfying ending. There is action, danger, love and friendship woven throughout this entire book and it is lively from start to finish. I would highly recommend this book to fans of cozy mysteries aka “cozies” or anyone looking for an entertaining read.*Thank you to NetGalley & Henery Press for this eARC of Skydive*