{"id":4655,"date":"2014-04-01T21:02:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T01:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2014-03-31T22:08:26","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T02:08:26","slug":"lowcountry-bribe-by-c-hope-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amberstults.com\/?p=4655","title":{"rendered":"Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title: <\/strong>Lowcountry Bribe<\/em>
\nAuthor: <\/strong>C.\u00c2\u00a0Hope Clark<\/a>
\nPublisher: <\/strong>Bell Bridge Books<\/a>
\nSource: <\/strong>Personal Library<\/p>\n

\"Book<\/a><\/p>\n

A killer wants to make certain she buys the farm.<\/p>\n

Threats, a missing boss, a very dead co-worker, a high-level investigation and a sinister hog farmer: Lowcountry Ag Department manager Carolina Slade is a bean-counting civil servant in hot water.<\/p>\n

Carolina Slade is a by-the-book county manager for the Department of Agriculture\u00e2\u20ac\u201da civil servant who coordinates federal loans for farmers in the coastal Lowcountry of South Carolina. When one of her clients, a hog farmer named Jessie Rawlings, offers her a bribe, Slade reports Jessie to her superiors. The next thing she knows, she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s besieged by Resident Agent-In-Charge, now a Contract Investigator, Wayne Largo from the Feds\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 IG Office in Atlanta. He and his partner have come to investigate Slade\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s accusations, and if possible catch Jessie in the act of handing over money.<\/p>\n

However, the IG isn’t telling Slade everything. The agents are also investigating the disappearance of Slade’s boss the year before in connection to possible land fraud. And when the sting on Jessie goes bad, the case is put on hold and Wayne is called back to Atlanta, leaving Slade to fear not only for her life and job, but for her children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s safety.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ve received Hope Clark’s email newsletters over the years which have provided progress updates on\u00c2\u00a0her debut novel\u00c2\u00a0so I was eager to read Lowcountry Bribe<\/em> when it became available. Clark knows Slade intimately.\u00c2\u00a0Clark worked in the US Department of Agriculture and is married to a former federal officer. They met during a bribery investigation. Sound familiar? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Everything Bell Bridge Books has published, that I’ve read, I’ve enjoyed. Lowcountry Bribe<\/em> is no exception. The opening scene reels the reader in. The book is\u00c2\u00a0well-paced and Slade is relatable. Slade is put into some dangerous situations and it’s only the first novel! This is a good novel to read while cozying up to the fireplace or sitting on the porch with a cold lemonade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Title: Lowcountry Bribe Author: C.\u00c2\u00a0Hope Clark Publisher: Bell Bridge Books Source: Personal Library A killer wants to make certain she buys the farm. Threats, a missing boss, a very dead co-worker, a high-level investigation and a sinister hog farmer: Lowcountry Ag Department manager Carolina Slade is a bean-counting civil servant in hot water. Carolina Slade… Continue reading Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[615,731],"class_list":["post-4655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","tag-c-hope-clark","tag-lowcountry-bribe","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t