Author: Holly Danvers
Published: July 13th 2021 by Crooked Lane Books
Format: Kindle, 336 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: A Lakeside Library Mystery #1
First Sentence: The road ahead spanned like an endless ribbon leading to nowhere.
From the Publisher: Rain Wilmot has just returned to her family’s waterfront log cabin in Lofty Pines, Wisconsin after the untimely death of her husband. The cabin is peaceful compared to Rain’s corporate job and comes with an informal library that Rain’s mother, Willow, used to run. But as Rain prepares for the re-opening of the library, all hopes for a peaceful life are shattered when she discovers the body of Thornton Hughes, a real estate buyer, on the premises.
The community of Lofty Pines starts pointing fingers at Willow, since she has been unusually absent from the library this summer. A fishy rumor surfaces when Rain learns that Willow had been spending a lot of time with Thornton. The town even thought they were having an affair.
While theories swirl about Thornton’s death, Rain takes it upon herself to solve the case to exonerate her mother. As more clues surface, Rain will have to piece together the mystery. But if she isn’t careful, she may be the next to end up dead in the water.... (Penquin Random House)
My Opinion: What began as an appealing introduction to a new series quickly fell apart with repeated usages of 'as if', unnecessarily over descriptive situations, and a plot that grew stagnant to the point I began to wonder if the author lost direction. Fortunately, by the end, everything was tied up and retold since I had resorted to skimming.
I hope the second book in the series, Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library (2022), will have a better flow and tighten up the sluggish parts since Murder at the Lakeside Library started with such great potential.
From the Publisher: Rain Wilmot has just returned to her family’s waterfront log cabin in Lofty Pines, Wisconsin after the untimely death of her husband. The cabin is peaceful compared to Rain’s corporate job and comes with an informal library that Rain’s mother, Willow, used to run. But as Rain prepares for the re-opening of the library, all hopes for a peaceful life are shattered when she discovers the body of Thornton Hughes, a real estate buyer, on the premises.
The community of Lofty Pines starts pointing fingers at Willow, since she has been unusually absent from the library this summer. A fishy rumor surfaces when Rain learns that Willow had been spending a lot of time with Thornton. The town even thought they were having an affair.
While theories swirl about Thornton’s death, Rain takes it upon herself to solve the case to exonerate her mother. As more clues surface, Rain will have to piece together the mystery. But if she isn’t careful, she may be the next to end up dead in the water.... (Penquin Random House)
My Opinion: What began as an appealing introduction to a new series quickly fell apart with repeated usages of 'as if', unnecessarily over descriptive situations, and a plot that grew stagnant to the point I began to wonder if the author lost direction. Fortunately, by the end, everything was tied up and retold since I had resorted to skimming.
I hope the second book in the series, Long Overdue at the Lakeside Library (2022), will have a better flow and tighten up the sluggish parts since Murder at the Lakeside Library started with such great potential.
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