Secrets of the Galapagos

De: Sharon Marchisello

Narrado por: Ann Flandermeyer

Shattered by a broken engagement and a business venture derailed by Jerome Haddad, her unscrupulous partner, Giovanna Rogers goes on a luxury Galapagos cruise with her grandmother to decompress.

At least that's what her grandmother thinks. Giovanna is determined to make Jerome pay for what he's done, and she has a tip he's headed for the Galapagos.

While snorkeling in Gardner Bay off the coast of Española Island, Giovanna and another cruise passenger, tortoise researcher Laurel Pardo, both become separated from the group, and Laurel is left behind. No one on the ship will acknowledge Laurel is missing, and Giovanna suspects a cover-up.

When the police come on board to investigate a death, Giovanna is sure the victim is Laurel. She's anxious to give her testimony to the attractive local detective assigned to the case. Instead, she learns someone else is dead, and she's a person of interest.

Resolved to keep searching for Laurel and make sense of her disappearance, Giovanna finds that several people on board the cruise ship have reasons to want Laurel gone. One is a scam involving Tio Armando, the famous Galapagos giant tortoise and a major tourist attraction in the archipelago. And Jerome Haddad has a hand in it. Thinking she's the cat in this game, Giovanna gets too involved and becomes the mouse, putting her life in jeopardy. But if she doesn't stop him, Jerome will go on to ruin others.

©2019 Sharon Marchisello (P)2022 Sunbury Press, Inc

Fun read before a trip to Galapagos

I'm preparing for a trip to the Galapagos, so I chose this book to get in the zone. It's an entertaining story with some unexpected twists and turns. The characters were likable and it was a fast-paced tale with vivid detail of the islands and scientific info. The biggest hang up I had was the cartoonish villain. At first I thought this was a narrator issue, but I think the material probably just lent itself to this.

Would definitely recommend if you're planning a trip there and wanting a light read.

Just OK

A predictable love Story set in the Galapagos with predictable characters. I learned a little about the Galapagos but a pretty weak story.