Author: CeeCee James
Genre: Mystery
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9798623464859
Independently Published
230 Pages
$12.99; $2.99 Amazon
March 10, 2020
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Mayhem follows Chelsea Lawson like baby ducks chase their mama.
Chelsea's thrilled when her best friend, Tilly, returns home from overseas. The joy's short-lived, though, because before she's even settled back in, the police show up, and they're full of questions. Turns out Tilly's ex has turned up dead, and she's the last one to see him alive.
Now, it's up to Chelsea to find the real killer and clear her friend's name. But that's not the only mystery on her plate. Chelsea's digging into her own past, and the more she learns about it, the less sure she is of the future.
Has everything in her life been a lie?
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Chelsea Lawson moved back home to take care of her friend Tilly's daughter and home while Tilly was on a work assignment. But the day Tilly arrives back, she needs to go see her ex-boyfriend about another photography job. When she calls Chelsea to pick her up, she seems angry. And when the police show up at Tilly's farm, they have her as a suspect in the man's death, since she was the last one to see him alive. Now Chelsea's made a promise to find out the truth, and she intends to do so.
But Chelsea's also wondering about a strange man who showed up at her place of work. And wonders what her mother has been keeping from her. With two mysteries she needs to solve, she doesn't know which one is more important...
This is the second in a three-part series, and while I hate the fact that the author leaves us with another cliffhanger, I was going to read the book anyway, so there it is. What I hate is the fact that Chelsea would rather avoid people than confront them when they treat her badly; and also am still wondering why she can't cook when she's almost thirty. Sorry, but that's just lazy. Even the busiest person should be able to cook eggs.
We also get some answers, but there are more questions. I also thought the ending was done more as an afterthought, since there weren't any clues to the murderer throughout the book, just as the point toward the end where Chelsea was figuring it out -- and the police already had. So the mystery itself seemed more of a subplot and the main plot was about Chelsea figuring out her past. Other than that, it was an enjoyable read that can be read in an afternoon.
More on CeeCee James's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/ceecee-james/
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