Scene of the Climb
Kate Dyer-Seeley
Kensington, Jun 3 2014, $7.99
ISBN: 9780758295316
Unemployed reporter Meg Reed lives on the couch of her bestie
since second grade Jill Pettygrove in the upscale Pearl neighborhood of wet
Portland, Oregon. Desperate for a job,
she knows the Pulitzer Prize winning The O will not call in spite of or due to
her late beloved Pops Charlie having been a lead reporter but on unfriendly
terms with the editor-in-chief; especially at a time of layoffs. However, due to Pops’ lofty investigative
reputation and a pink umbrella, Meg meets Greg Dixon, Editor in Chief of
Northwest Extreme, who hires her after she exaggerates her accomplishments.
When the magazine’s top gun Mitch falls off Smith Rock, Greg
assigns Meg to cover his Race the States on a reality TV adventure show. Her climbing experience being nada, Meg
struggles to reach the summit of Angel's Rest when
competitor Lenny goes flying the other way just passed her ascent. With Pop’s gene pool encouraging her, Meg investigates
the apparent accident while an unknown adversary warns her to end her inquiry
or she dives next.
The first Pacific Northwest Mystery is a humorous
yet taut journalistic mystery held together by a spunky seemingly out of her
league heroine working the wonderfully described scenic Portland area. Not for the hard-boiled, the rookie reporter,
with her amusing self-deprecating chick lit asides, works her initial
investigation while she prays she contains her Pops’ Mojo.
Harriet Klausner
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