Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht and she’s not afraid to use it. A globe-trotting engineer with adventure in her soul, Hetta is determined to solidify her relationship with her long-distance boyfriend, Jenks Jenkins. What better place for a romantic interlude than aboard a yacht in Mexico’s hauntingly beautiful and solitary Sea of Cortez?
But where Hetta goes, trouble follows, and chaos is sure to ensue. After a run-in with a couple of sea serpents that threaten to rock the boat, she nevertheless decides to take on a project in the port city of Guaymas. After all, Jenks is headed back to Kuwait, so why not cash in on the best of both worlds by making some dough while living aboard her boat in Mexico?
Once again Hetta’s indomitable spirit, stubborn independence and penchant for deceit will keep the reader in stitches as she launches herself and her best friend, Jan, into a sea of trouble. A pesky parrot, a drunken aunt and a shadowy figure who is handsome in a “criminal sort of way” lead to murder, mayhem, kidnapping, and run-ins with several federal agencies on both sides of the border.
A laugh a minute! These books are the perfect beach read – just don’t plan to get in the water! The Hetta Coffey mysteries just keep getting better. I’m hooked. Now Hetta’s in Mexico, it’s Christmas time, and she’s in a heap of trouble. Man trouble, and so much more. As the owner of a West Highland Terrier, I was thrilled to see one featured in the book. As an animal lover, I agonized over the fate of the Westie and all the other animals. It was a relief to know they fared better than most of the human…
I can’t finish it At 15 percent on my Kindle, I thought, “Nothing’s happened yet, and this is boring.” As another reviewer said, it’s a whole lot of descriptions of Sea of Cortez ports and boat actions/functions. Then she added in a bunch of engineering stuff about a possible port. Yawn! Now I’ve reached 40 percent, and there’s no mystery at all. Nada. Nothing. I have a pet peeve, and it’s women characters who continue to take stupid risks and do stupid things. That’s Hetta. I also don’t understand why…
An Adventure you’ll never forget with Trouble, Hetta & Jan If you haven’t read any of the Hetta Coffey series, you’re in for a treat. Each one could stand alone, but to get the full Hetta fix, start with the first one, Just Add Water. I don’t know what a ‘good beach read’ means, I see that phrase a lot in reviews. Just the sound of it, gives the feeling that the book has little substance, or not well written. So I have to tell you that Jinx Schwartz is not writing beach reads, this series has lots of plot,well developed characters, and humor enough to…