Book Details:
Print Length: 300 pages
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: May 2, 2017
Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
ASIN: B01KGZVP0M
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QKmJ4M
About the Book:
In the quaint town of Blue Lake, Indiana, Lena London is settling into her dream job, but someone is making her life a nightmare…
Things are beginning to go right for Lena. She’s got a new job assisting suspense novelist and friend, Camilla Graham. She lives rent-free in Camilla’s beautiful, Gothic house. She even has a handsome new boyfriend, Sam West.
After being under attack by the media and his neighbors, Sam has recently been cleared of suspicion for murder. Journalists and townsfolk alike are remorseful, and one blogger would even like to apologize to him in person. But when she’s found dead behind Sam’s house, Lena must dodge paparazzi as she unravels the many mysteries that threaten to darken the skies of her little town and her newfound love with Sam.
Death in Dark Blue is book 2 in Julia Buckley’s A Writer’s Apprentice Mystery series. Picking up where book 1 ended, Lena and Sam are still trying to find the whereabouts of his missing ex-wife Victoria. He was cleared of her murder, with the help of Lena. There are some out there who still don’t think Sam’s innocent but one blogger in particular feels awful for condemning him. Set to apologize to Sam, everyone is shocked when her body is discovered near Sam’s house. Lena knows Sam wasn’t involved and works to figure out who took the poor girl’s life.
I enjoy cozy mysteries that have more than one mystery. This one has two; the continuation of Sam’s missing ex-wife and the death of the blogger. Separate, yet smoothly written, both mysteries co-exist without overshadowing each other or falling flat.
The setting is interesting and there is continued, wonderful character development. I befriended the characters and felt like I was in the story with them. I was excited for the addition of Belinda, a research librarian. She was such an asset to Lena. There were twists and turns that keep me on the edge of my seat. The author did a fantastic job with book 2 in the series.
My review copy came from my public library’s interlibrary loan program.
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