Author: Eva Gates
Genre: Mystery
Hardcover; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9781639102723
Crooked Lane Books
272 Pages
$13.99; $26.99 Amazon
June 6, 2023
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Before Lucy can look forward to the rest of her life in Nags head and the work she does at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, she gets a phone call from her boss, Bertie James. Eddie, Bertie's friend, never made it back home after the reception. Initially, Lucy doesn't think anything of it -- sometimes wedding guests simply have a little too much fun. But this quickly turns to something darker when she discovers the body of a wedding guest strangled in a locked closet, and the police immediately start asking questions about Eddie. Lucy must figure out if the two are connected before it's too late -- both for Bertie's friend and the rest of her wedding guests.
With the Classic Novel Reading Club reading the Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe -- Lucy wonders if the master of the macabre can assist her investigation or if the hunt for the killer's identity will remain as nothing more than an unsolved mystery.
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Lucy and Connor have finally gotten married, and they couldn't be happier. The wedding came off beautifully, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Everyone, it seems, except a small few who probably shouldn't have attended anyway. But before Lucy can enjoy married life, she receives a call from her boss Bertie James -- and Bertie is worried about her friend Eddie, who never returned from the wedding after telling her he needed to find his tie.
This wouldn't be a big thing except another one of the wedding guests has been found murdered by Lucy and Connor, and even though this shouldn't affect them at all, Lucy can't help but wonder who killed the man. Was it Eddie? Or another disgruntled guest? It's obvious that either another guest or staff at the wedding did the deed, but with so many people, it's going to take a lot of questioning by Detective Sam Watson and the new detective in town, Kyle North.
Lucy doesn't like Kyle or his way of asking questions, and tries to stay out of his line of fire. He's got his sights on a certain person, and she's sure he's wrong. Now Lucy might be in the fight of her life, finding the truth, and protecting those she cares for...
This is the tenth book in the series and I have read them all. I love this one the best. It has plenty of action, and we get to meet more of Lucy's family, albeit some more than others. Gloria, Lucy's Aunt Ellen's mother-in-law, is back once again, and making everyone crazy around her. I don't know why, but I find her hilarious (sorry, Ellen). There are also a couple of minor subplots that are interesting, and I don't want to say any more so as not to spoil the book for others (you must read this one!)
But finding the killer this time out isn't going to be as easy as before. Lucy has to use all her powers of observation and asking the right questions to put things together. I did know who the murderer was before her (but then again, as I've stated before, I read a lot of mysteries, so there's that). I still enjoyed Lucy sifting through clues, and watching her do so was the best part of the book. I also loved that Connor tried to protect her as well, which sat right with me.
When the ending comes, the climax is almost pulsating, and definitely worth waiting for. Lucy pulls all her wits about her, knowing that she needs to if the truth were to come out. As I stated above, this, I think, is the best book in the series so far, but it can be read as a stand-alone. Highly recommended.
I was given an advance copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley but this in no way influenced my review.
More on Eva Gates's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/eva-gates/
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