Behind the Walls by Elaine Orr (Review)

"When you said you'd gotten a skunk for your cat I thought you were kidding."

Jolie fixes up and moves into her new house. Scoobie helps her check the walls feom possible mold growth after Hurricane Sandy. They find a bag of jewels in the wall. Two people die and some people target Jolie for what she may know or possess. George and Jolie work through their isses and become comfortable again being just friends. We get the idea that maybe there will be more to Jolie's relationship with Scoobie in coming books.

This is the sixth book in the Jolie Gentil series. The pacing and speed were moderate and kept you guessing what was going to happen next. Elaine Orr writes a good book with a surprise ending. This book is written in the first person point of view from Jolie's perspective. It was nice to see many of the same characters from the last book and their consistent personality traits.

Can't wait to see what Jolie will be up to next. Would recommend this book. Christian approved. My suggestion would be to read these books in order. You can read them as standalone novels but you get a more thorough picture of the characters when you read them all in order. 4 out of 5 stars.

From the back of the book:

There’s something hidden behind the walls of the hurricane damaged house Jolie bought in her New Jersey beach town. Something someone seems willing to kill for. After Jolie and Scoobie find a small sack of jewelry as they do a mold attack on her bungalow, Jolie is pursued by a purse thief and a burglar. But the guy she’s most worried about is the one who left an elderly auctioneer dead on her porch swing. In between appraising houses and planning a fundraiser for the food pantry (can you say liquid string contest?), Jolie tries to figure out if there is more stolen bounty around town. Is the feared killer the same person who burned some vacant houses, or the as-yet unmasked Peeping Tom? And are they willing to kill again to get to the hidden riches? 
Her friends and local police warn her to butt out, but that’s just encouragement for a woman who likes to get to the bottom of things. Jolie wrestles with fear as she tries to get her cat, Jazz, to feel at home in the new house. Maybe an unexpected visitor can be a substitute for Aunt Madge’s golden retrievers. 
And then there’s her love life. Jolie also needs to decide if she really wants to get back with her former boyfriend, Ocean Alley Press reporter George Winters. Or are feelings for someone else trying to get her attention?