The Tower of Songs is book 3 in author Casey Barrett’s Duck Darley series but this thrilling book reads fine as a stand alone.
As the story starts off we witness billionaire Danny Soto being abducted. Fast forward to his teenage daughter Layla and her mom hiring private detective Duck Darley to find her missing father. They have video of Danny Soto being abducted from their penthouse in Manhattan. Layla tells Duck she suspects her grandmother Nai Nai is involved. Nai Nai is the mysterious matriarch of the family and she is well connected.
Private eye Duck Darley is a force to be reckoned with honestly. I enjoyed following alongside him as he tried to find Soto while battling his own demons since he is a recovering addict.
He mentions his former partner and close friend Cassandra Kimball and I was hoping she’d make an appearance in this book, which she does when she helps Duck on the case.
I really enjoyed the writing throughout and the NYC setting. The book takes us from NYC Manhattan to Long Beach Island and the author’s descriptive writing easily transported me to these settings.
I also enjoyed the fast pace of the story as it twisted and turned. I didn’t know if Nai Nai was involved in her son’s disappearance or if it was the wife Nicole or who else was behind it. The ending wraps up nicely but also leaves it wide open for the next installment and there was a surprise at the end that I did not see coming. Although this installment reads well as a stand alone I think reading the first book would be helpful in getting a more in depth knowledge of Duck’s background story.
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