Something Fishy was an intriguing mystery that caught my attention and held it until the end.

The story is about a missing attorney and a wildlife magazine reporter who things his disappearance may be related to her latest story. Then a body is found in a nearby inlet. But if that isn't enough soon the aquarium is plagued with accident after accident.

The story is well executed, easy to follow, and offers a surprising ending.

Land developer on one side, the aquarium with expansion plans and a pottery artist as a neighbor who doesn't want either. A missing fiance followed by an unexplained murder and a very worried multimillion-dollar executrix who is also Kristy Farrell's daughter's closest friend. Katie Chandler was set to donate 6 million dollars to the aquarium where she trains seals, as her Grandmother's will had outlined. Following a gala event at Katie's ancestral home, Katie is found dead, murdered. Who is the guilty party and what are they guilty of? This mystery has investigative reporter Kristy busy tracking down leads while doing her best to help her husband's vet clinic, do her part to keep her local paper/employer from being downsized, all while looking into the strange lights that appear off the beach one night a week. There is a lot to keep up track of in this book, but the author does a very good job of keeping the story flowing and the characters are developed nicely. A good read that made me want to go to my local aquarium the next time I am in the area.

a good mystery that keeps you guessing about who dun it until the end. I liked the characters and setting a lot an can't wait to read more from this author.

This is the second instalment in the Kristy Farrell Mystery series. No need to read the first book to make sense of this story; everything that is important from the first mystery is mentioned in this book.

Kristy is working on several stories that involve the sea life aquarium of Clam Cove Long Island. One is the story where the aquarium wants to buy 20 acres of adjoining land to expand. For this the aquarium needs to raise 10 million dollars before next Summer. It stands to receive 6 million from the estate of Alicia Wilcox Chandler. That is until Katie the estate's executioner is found dead in a tank with sea snakes.

There are a lot of people that have an interest in the aquarium not being able to raise the 10 million. Could any of them have killed Katie? As Kristy investigates, more bad things happen to the aquarium and Kristy finds her suspects' list getting longer not shorter.

I enjoyed this mystery. Plenty of suspects with motive, means and opportunity. There's even a mystery to the side.

What I didn't care for was that evidence was hidden from me. Kristy would find a photo that she'd find interesting, but not tell what was in the picture. A necklace was found at a crime scene and not a description was given, but Kristy knew who the owner was. I want to know too so I can draw my own conclusions.

I rated it 3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 on NetGalley and Goodreads.

I don’t read many mysteries so I didn’t know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I read this short book in one sitting and I was glued to the pages, eager to find out what would happen next.

In terms of plot, it was a standard murder mystery, though it was interesting to see it from a journalist’s perspective. I figured out who the culprit was early on, but it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the story at all, I remained intrigued by the events and I was guessing and second-guessing every character right along Kristy.

Throughout this book, the strong animal and environment conservation subject is present in all the characters’ lives and it has a huge role in the story. Not only did it make it more enjoyable for me, but it was even somewhat informative and it sends a good message.

With that being said, I did have some issues with this book, hence the 3.5 rating.

I couldn’t relate to any of the characters and that made it hard for me to care about what happened to them. I felt a bit detached from them, even, due to the contrast in lifestyle. Kristy, the main character, is a fifty-year-old journalist working for an animal magazine and she always works hard to uncover the truth and do what’s right. I liked her, but again, I felt no real emotional attachment to her.

The writing was another aspect that wasn’t quite satisfactory. I found both the description and dialogue parts a bit lacking. The descriptions were too simple and short, and I had trouble picturing the places. The dialogue was a bit flat and plain for a mystery. I suppose I was just hoping for some more elaborate writing.

Overall, despite my issues with this book, I really did enjoy it. I was thoroughly intrigued the entire time and I think this is a short, cozy mystery great for fans of this genre.

This aquarium themed murder mystery thriller is definitely different. Cosy in a way only a US murder-mystery can be. The story is written very economically, without much frill but I felt this kept it moving along at a good pace. But despise its frivolity, at its heart it’s a proper whodunit with the net (pardon the pun) tightening around the suspicious character that we’ve all grown to love to hate. A very good read.

Something Fishy is a good mystery with some interesting characters and it is well written. I would read more by this author.

Great read! From the first sentence to the last this mystery has you hooked! The characters are well thought out and written, and come alive pulling you deeper into the story and keep you guessing and trying to help them solve the murders and other mysterious happenings. Couple this with the information provided about the fish and wildlife living in the aquarium you never come out from under the books spell. Masterfully written, a must read for the mystery/thriller enthusiast