I'm an author, but I'm also a reader. From time to time, I'll share my reviews of present and past reads. My available time to read is limited because I write, but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook at night for the last hour of my day.
Here are some of the books I've read recently. Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
A mysterious letter hidden in a valuable book leads a novice bookshop owner to uncover a decades-old disappearance in a quaint coastal town.
A former librarian turned bookshop owner uses her literary expertise and newfound amateur sleuthing skills to solve a decades-old missing person case in a small coastal town, uncovering long-held secrets and finding her place in a close-knit community.
When Olivia Paige inherits her
aunt's bookshop in charming Millbrook Cove, she expects a quiet life surrounded
by books. But a cryptic letter discovered in a rare edition of "The Hound
of the Baskervilles" plunges her into a 30-year-old cold case. As Olivia
investigates, she clashes with skeptical locals and forms unlikely alliances,
including a gruff fisherman with surprising literary knowledge. With her keen
analytical mind and vast knowledge of mystery novels, Olivia must piece
together clues from dusty records and town gossip to solve a long-buried
secret—and possibly put herself in the crosshairs of a killer who thought their
crime was long forgotten.
This is the PREQUEL to The Bookshop Detective series.
My Review
I haven’t read any of the other novels in this series. I was given this prequel free, and I’m glad I read it. I’m a fan of cozies, but I don’t like the cutesy kind which seem to be in abundance right now. I started two others and quit a chapter in. Ms. Fin has woven a twisty cozy with smart characters and just enough of the “cozy” feel to make it a good Cozy Mystery. I’ll be sure to check out the other books in this series.
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Stacks-Bookshop-Detective-ebook/dp/B0DJPR518R/
Cases don't get much colder than
that of Violet Sullivan, who disappeared from her rural California town in
1953, leaving behind an abusive husband and a seven-year-old named Daisy. But
PI Kinsey Millhone has promised the now adult Daisy she'll try her best to
locate Violet, dead or alive. All signs point to a runaway wife—the clothes
that disappeared; the secret stash of money Violet bragged about; the brazen
flirtations she indulged in with local men, including some married ones.
Kinsey tries to pick up a trail by speaking to those who remember Violet—and
perhaps were more involved in her life than they let on. But the trail could
lead her somewhere very dangerous. Because the case may have gone cold, but
some people's feelings about Violet Sullivan still run as hot as ever...
My Review
To date, I’ve enjoyed the PI Kinsey books, but this one wasn’t one of the best. It started off keeping me turning pages so I got deep enough into it, I had to follow it to the end. There is a lot of jumping around in past and present. I didn’t much care for some of the supporting characters that I thought I was supposed to like. Or maybe I wasn’t supposed to like any of them. Hard to tell. Where they find Violet was a stretch for me. That’s all I’ll say so I won’t spoil it. Eh, somewhat entertaining.
https://www.amazon.com/S-Silence-Kinsey-Millhone-Novel-ebook/dp/B000O76NCS/
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