A Death in the Dark review

This is the second book in the Novel Detectives Mysteries, a fun spin-off from the Secret Bookcase Mysteries by well-known cozy mystery author, Ellie Alexander. I also love her Bakeshop Mysteries and the redone Pacific Northwest Mysteries she previously wrote as Kate Dyer-Seeley. Those are now known as Meg Reed Investigates, and who could forget the Sloane Krause Mysteries? 

While it’s not that necessary to’ve read the Secret Bookcase series before the Novel Detectives, I highly recommend it to get to know all the awesome characters in Redwood Grove. 

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A Death in the Dark by Ellie Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fletcher always makes me smile with his sometimes over-the-top antics either regarding Sherlock or fun spy gadgets. When a head track coach asked him and Annie to take on his case, they had to determine again if their client was actually giving them the whole story or what—most clients didn’t come to them in the shape this guy was in. Meanwhile, there was more to the high school booster club than just bake sales and car wash fundraisers and possibly something hinky going on with academics.

At one point, I thought it was (or was hoping it was) getting clearer as to which suspect killed the assistant track coach. I loved how Annie went about gathering her info, but the showdown was a bit tense until reinforcements arrived. There was a lot more going on at that school than met the eye but at the end, the parties did the right thing about it. And sweet Hal eventually got the tea party he’d always dreamed of since he’d bought the bookshop so long ago. I can’t wait for the next book, just the title seems awesome. There’s a preview at the end of this book I still need to read too…or maybe I’ll make myself wait until I can read the entire book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book provided by Storm Publishing via NetGalley, and my opinions are my own.


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