Shark's Instinct (Shark Santoyo Crime Series Book 1) by Bethany Maines

Title: Shark's Instinct

Author: Bethany Maines

Published: Sept. 27, 2017

Publisher: Blue Zephyr Press

Pages: 170

Genre: Crime

Review: ebook provided by ebook discovery

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Fresh out of prison and fresh out of luck, twenty-six-year-old Shark wants back into The Organization. But when Geier, the mob boss with a cruel sense of humor, sends Shark to the suburbs to find out who’s been skimming his take, Shark realizes he’s going to need more than his gun and an attitude to succeed. With the clock ticking, Shark accepts the help of the mysterious teenage fixer, Peregrine Hays, and embarks on a scheme that could line his pockets, land him the girl and cement his reputation with the gang—if he makes it out alive.

I received this book via ebook discovery to give an honest review.

The blurb is what got me to thinking this would be a good book. A young man named Shark who is involved with the mob sounds like it would be right up my alley. Throw in someone who is really smart at fixing problems then you have a good book or at least you hope to. 

We are introduced to Shark who is fresh out of prison and is taking over for someone who has been indisposed when a teenager named Peregrine comes to him to see if he can help her with a problem he doesn't want to, yet he is interested in who she is. When both of them put their heads together they end up helping each other out. Now I thought the working relationship between the two was pretty good. They worked together as a team and helped each other out, the only thing that bothered me was the scene towards the end when it looked like things would be going in a way that should not be going if you catch my drift. I am glad the author stopped that before letting it go any further because I think that would have been creepy. I noticed there is a book two in the series and I may just look into it as I love to read about the mob and their activities. 

Bethany Maines, a native of Tacoma WA, is the author of the Carrie Mae Mystery series (from Simon & Schuster), and Tales From the City of Destiny. When she’s not traveling to exotic lands, or kicking some serious butt with her fourth degree black belt in karate, she can be found chasing after her daughter, or glued to the computer working on her next novel.