A Penny for Your Thoughts

Title: A Penny For Your Thoughts

Series: The Million Dollar Mysteries

Author: Mindy Starns Clark

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Genre: Christian Fiction, Mystery

Source: Own

My Review:

As one who does not enjoy cozy mysteries, take my review of A Penny for Your Thoughts with a grain of salt. I keep trying cozy mysteries and hoping for a better result. I did finish this one, so there is that.

The beginning was slow and the story dragged. It could easily have been cut without messing with the integrity of the plot. I knew immediately who two of the bad guys were, which made it harder to appreciate the rest of the story. There was a twist at the end, but I also was not satisfied with the ending.

Overall, a decent story, but I don't know that I will read further in the series, even though I own all the books. Nothing is pulling me in that direction.

★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

From award-winning author Mindy Starns Clark comes the fast-paced and inspirational Million Dollar Mystery series.

Attorney Callie Webber investigates nonprofit organizations for the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation and awards the best of them grants up to a million dollars. In each book of the series, Callie comes across a mystery she must solve using her skills as a former private investigator. A young widow, Callie finds strength in her faith in God and joy in her relationship with her employer, Tom.

In book number one of The Million Dollar Mystery series, Callie’s assignment is to go to Philadelphia and present Wendell Smythe, an old family friend of her boss, Tom, with a check for $250,000. Mr. Smythe heads a relief organization and needs immediate funds. When Callie goes to his office, check in hand, she discovers him dead on the floor. At Tom’s request, Callie moves into Smythe’s home and begins a murder investigation.

But it’s a dangerous place to be, for the family has secrets they would rather not have uncovered. Callie’s only hope is that God will help her use her investigative skills to discover the murderer and escape the web of deceit that surrounds her.