This book had three Katerina Carter fraud investigation stories.
Katerina Carter (“Kat”) is a forensic fraud investigator that has left her firm to start her own forensic investigation business.
As an accountant myself, i found these stories completely intriguing. I absolutely loved how the so called “boring” profession has been developed into an exciting and heroic one! If you are not an accountant, do not worry! Everything is cleverly explained throughout the story so you you will not feel lost.
Story 1 – Exit strategy
Kat is broke and when she is hired to find a missing CFO and a significant amount of embezzled money, she accepts the case even though she has bad feelings about the situation. During her investigation people are murdered and she uncovers diamond laundering, false identities, and criminal mafia bosses putting her in grave danger.
Kat has multiple almost deaths on the story, and there are a number of twists and turns making you go on so called “wild goose chases” in your mind as to who the guilty party(ies) are. You will not find a quiet moment with this one! Its full of thrilling moments throughout!
Absolutely love it!! This book should be made into a movie its so good!!
Story 2 – Game Theory
A billionaire hires Kat to investigate his hedge fund embezzlement. She uncovers a secret company trying to control the world financial markets, a company that will stop at nothing to keep its secrets. During this investigation, Kat also tries to uncover who has stolen her uncle’s money, while he is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
Very fiesty story with additional emotional elements to keep the base story going. Very cleverly written and super enjoyable!!
Story 3 – Blowout
While cruising on a luxury yacht, Kat suspects the owner of dodgy dealings. When arriving at the island destination following the cruise, Kat and her friends learn of rumours of a cult cheating people out of their money. No-one believes Kat about her concerns so she must uncover the truth before those closest to her get hurt.
Very interesting story with fascinating facts revealed throughout. The story unravelled just at the right pace to keep me interested throughout.
Overall
The stories are action packed and exciting. There is also comedy interwoven throughout to add a bit of variety to the seriousness, as well as family drama varying the fast pace of the stories. The various aspects in Kat’s personal and professional life are masterfully interwoven and very cleverly thought out.
Petrea narrated all the books very well, and it was great to have continuity for the first three in the series. She varied the character voices very well.
Overall, the books are very enjoyable, suspenseful and riveting, each a masterful multidimensional puzzle uncovered perfectly through the story. They can all be read as stand-alone stories but I would absolutely recommend them all!
Note: This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this objective review voluntarily.