The Entitled (a Nicole Graves Mystery book 5) by Nancy Boyarsky.

Nicole Graves is a Private Investigator living in Los Angeles. Although this is the fifth book in the series, The Entitled can be read as a stand-alone. This time Nicole has been given the task of escorting back from London, UK a 17 year old schoolgirl called Abigail Fletcher. Only Abigail has a reputation of being a handful and with her parents’ wealth, considers herself entitled. It appears to be a simple escort job, what could possibly go wrong?

I enjoyed reading The Entitled and loved how London was described from the point of view of Americans coming to Britain to work. I found the outlook of Nicole and Abigail refreshing to read. Yes, the plot could work anywhere in the world but it was a treat for it to be located around a city I am familiar with. It was nice how Nancy did not use the tired old tourist landmarks but explored further afield. I loved how Nancy fitted lots of detail into her scenes and was particularly impressed by the mention of the unusual floors and roof of Belgravia Police Station.

British readers will find it odd that a novel set in London is written in American English due to the spelling and the use of words that are commonly used in Los Angeles but not in the UK. But go along with this as this is an American view of London.

I liked the plot surrounding the problems that Abigail was going through, some chapters were from her point of view which added a lot to the overall story. The pace of this story was good with no dull bits to plough through. The Entitled covered a lot of ground giving the reader lots to consider. This was not a simple mystery but a very entertaining and refreshing read with numerous sub-plots to enjoy.

Character development was good and I liked how Nancy let the reader have their suspicions about each and every one of them. I liked Nancy’s writing style, it is clear and very easy to follow. This novel has a quality that I am unable to fault. The Entitled is a polished OUTSTANDING mystery that gets the top score of 5 stars from me.

Thanks to the author for sending an ARC of her novel on the understanding that I publish a review.

The Entitled was written in 2020 and is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.