The apple didn't fall far from the tree in the Kellerman household. It can certainly be no surprise that father and son write a great story filled with memorable characters who keep you from being able to guess what the outcome will be. Add to that a unique setting in California and you have a book that practically anyone would enjoy.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. I greatly look forward to the next in the series.

Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman are really good together. Clay edison is a good character. I kept thinking that Lost Coast sounded like a Fla. mess

Thanks to Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for the ARC! This was a fun one. I'm a sucker for a good California mystery, and this one payed off. Also, I have kids the same age as Clay does in the books, and had to show my wife multiple conversations he has with his kids, because we have the exact same ones. Haven't ever solved any crimes in Humboldt though, so the similarities only go so far.

I haven't read the previous Clay Edison books, but had no trouble understanding what was going on in this one. Will definitely go back and check out the others!

The Kellerman family certainly are gifted story tellers. This story made me think of all the people that buy vacation property sight unseen. I happened to be one of them. I was lucky to have a mountain time share and 120 acres in the Colorado mountains. I was lucky to deal with honest people. So many get scammed. Clay Edison, a PI, is looking into a missing person that disappeared near a community that is questionable. The village makes you feel slimy. At every turn there are questionable people. Clay takes a hike with one of the main people in the area. I expected something bad to happen. Made my heart pound. This was a good thriller. I admit I stayed up way to late reading.

I enjoyed this mystery with private investigator Clay. Not a big surprise but I enjoyed the storyline. There are good characters with interesting dialogue. A fun read.

The Lost Coast by Jonathan Kellerman: Jesse Kellerman It has been quite a while since I read a Kellerman novel and his writing is still fine. I enjoyed the dialogue especially between the characters. It was entertaining, realistic and amusing. I can almost picture the location but think the descriptions could have been better. I admit to being totally lost though with the real estate scheme. Thank you Net Galley for the opportunity to read this book,

Clay Edison has a new gig ~he’s not with the Sheriff Coroner Bureau anymore. Another change is he and Amy
have another child, a little girl, and much more at stake when he gets himself involved in a wild case in a rural
part of California most Californian's will never see, visit or explore.A missing persons case is one of the types of
cases that pay the bills for most PI’s ~universally known as ‘bread and butter,’ evenwhen you cannot locate the
person,. Being paid by the hour is just how it goes..
When you’ve made the transition from Cop to PI, which isn’t that unusual, you have to hang on to your friends… Clay still has
good friends, a fairly supportive wife, so he takes a missing persons case that will lead him and a colleague into mountains
of California ~ miles from civilization, and he finds trouble before he even gets started on his task. And his task changes …
The first thing to note is that this missing person is actually at the nexus of an incredible land & parcel fraud scheme.
So, the Census Designated Place called Swann’s flat is fictional, and rests in the real place known to locals as “the lost coast.”
It seems to be pretty far north, near Ferndale, Ca. It’s a place where some folks thought they could sell vacation lots that
would make them rich. Their life wasn’t easy and only a few people (the folks invested in the fraud) were wealthy…
Clay and his partner wiggle themselves into the people and locales and the story is fascinating as they begin to unravel
what’ has been going on. Fortunately for everyone involved, they come out alive !
My thanks to Random House Publishing Group / Ballantine Books for the download copy of this book for review purposes.

Absolutely loved!!!! The latest Clay Edison book does not disappoint, and I was hooked upon reading the first chapter and found I could not put my kindle down! I love Clay as a private investigator and teaming him up with Regina was brilliant as their personalities complimented each other! The father/son writing duo has another great plot and I highly recommend—5 stars! Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. Publication Date: August 6, 2024

I was initially a little disappointed when the focus shifted from the land fraud scheme in Swann's Flat to a possible missing person's investigation. However, that was definitely a good choice by the authors. The powerbrokers in Swann's Flat will go to great lengths to protect what they had created. The story has lots of twists and turns and will leave the reader guessing. Clay and Regina make an unlikely team of private investigators, but when circumstances brought them together, they worked well together. Regina was an interesting and amusing character; I would not mind seeing a book that focused on her. The story has plenty of colorful characters, with interesting connections between some of them.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

Weirdly, I could distinguish between Jesse Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman's voices. It was not so much symbiotic, but disconcerting. That being said, the story was spot on.
Clay Edison, formerly of the Alameda County sheriff's office, is now a private eye. He looks into a number of suspicious payments made by a woman of limited means. It appears she owns other property, but she is only one of many, many "investors who have been hoodwinked into investing in a real estate scheme for a parcel of land on California's Lost Coast. During the course of investigation, Clay comes to know about a missing young man. It is hard to know how this boy came to be entangled with the residents of the Lost Coast but,fans of Clay Edison know, he wont stop digging until he finds the answers.

Clay Edison is working on his own now as a private investigator in The Lost Coast, fifth in the series by the talented team of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman. A wealthy client of Clay’s asks him to help a young friend, Chris Villarreal. He’s the executor of his grandmother’s estate and has discovered that she wrote checks to a mysterious firm for years. It’s not the five figure total Chris is worried about. He just wants to know what his grandmother was buying. The answer is nothing. It doesn’t take Clay long to figure out. However, the real problems are with who, where what and when. The answer to those is trouble.

The real star of The Lost Coast is the land itself, a part of Northern California I never knew existed. The quirky characters who have moved there, especially Leonie, Beau, DJ and Bock, have all been affected by this wild remote area. The plot is complicated and Clay is his usual droll self. The Kellermans never disappoint. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman for this ARC.

This is the fifth book that Clay is the lead in, he investigates a money grabbing scheme that then morphs into a missing person. It is very interesting where this is set in Northern California on a desolate coastline. The characters we meet are very much dictated by where they live. A really interesting book and I highly recommend!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a somewhat typical PI adventure. Clay Edison has a strong sense of self and what he deems to be right and wrong, yet he sees shades of grey. His change in profession isn't, at least for him, a big departure for how he operated as part of the MEs office. His familial relationships have suffered due to some of his behaviors, but are being worked through. I liked his working relationship with Regina and wouldn't mind seeing them pair up on occasion moving forward. There are the usual twists and turns but a satisfying end for all. I look forward to the next installment.

The father/son writing teams has another hit on their hands as they’ve created another entertaining story. They’ve created a protagonist that the reader cares about and provided a tale that keeps moving with enough twists and turns to maintain interest.

The Kellerman duo never disappoints. Intriguing plot, great characters. I found myself wondering what I would do in that situation. Thanks for a great read.

The Clay Edison series by the Kellerman father / son team never disappoints. I wish more duo authors could write so seamlessly. In this installment Clay is on the trail of a land scheme that turns into a missing person case. The novel does not disappoint.

I love the Clay Edison series. This time he’s a PI who is investigating a fraud case that leads him to a missing person case. Good characters, fun dialogue and an interesting plot!

I received an early copy through Netgalley, but all opinions are my own.

I wish we could give half stars with our reviews because this is one where I wavered on what to give.

I am a fan of this series which started off as a fraud scheme when Clay’s client’s grandmother died still paying a monthly fee for property she never had. Along the way the story segued into a missing person case and possible ties to a nefarious town inhabited by unscrupulous people. Clay discovers more than he bargained for as he digs deeper pulling the two cases into a startling revelation.

The ending makes up for any confusion, but you should read it to find out.

The Lost Coast by Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman is the latest in the Clay Edison series. This father and son writing duo have written another fabulous novel together, and I am here for it!

In this latest book, Clay Edison finds himself immersed in his new role as a private investigator, as it’s been nearly a year since he left his job with the coroner’s office. He takes on a client with every intention of investigating it quickly and being done to move onto other clients, but something is just bothering him. Clay wants to make sure that all avenues are researched and put to bed with the estate of his client’s grandmother. It is this attention to detail that leads him down a dangerous rabbit hole and down a rutted and literally dangerous path.

Can Clay tie up all of these loose ends without more scars and close calls that his past is filled with?

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books for this outstanding ARC!!

This book was another enjoyable read from the authors. A good mystery filled with enough twists and turns to keep the reader interested and turning pages. This is a book which I would recommend to any reader who likes a good mystery.