Man in the Water: A McKenzie Novel (Twin Cities P.I. Mac McKenzie Novels, 21)

When ex-police officer Rushmore McKenzie and his wife, Nina, take a trip to the marina one day, little do they know that they will be getting sucked into a possible murder/suicide case. Nina sees a man in the water, and she and McKenzie notify the authorities. The man, E.J. Woods is a local business owner who has a nefarious past. When Woods’ daughter, Nevaeh, asks McKenzie to look into her father’s mysterious death, McKenzie gets almost a little too excited.

This story was well planned out and had many suspicious characters, including Woods’ wife, Bizzy. McKenzie does a better job investigating the case than the local authorities do, and they end up asking him for help.

Overall, the characters, setting, and plot were all well-written. The only thing I had a difficult time with was the pacing. It was rather slow, with McKenzie talking to the same people again and again. As the book progressed, there was also repetitive mention of how beautiful some of the women were. This made the story a little uncomfortable, especially when McKenzie was flirting and bantering with the women. It seemed a bit over the top. Overall, this was a good read but I definitely skipped over a few of the boring parts not important to the main story.