A review by tessa_talks_books
Home at Night by Paula Munier

4.25

One-word review: Devious

Emojis: 🏡☠️🫣

Rating: 𝟰.𝟮𝟱  🌟s

My thoughts:

The Mercy Carr mystery series by Paula Munier has a new fan in me! I loved the first book I read in the series (but not the first of the series) - Home at Night. It has a little bit of haunted house creepy, which is perfect for this time of year, a compelling personal story, and a bunch of interconnected mysteries to solve. Plus, there are many literary references - I think I'm in book love!

Mercy Carr lives in her hometown (after a stint with the military) with her new husband, two dogs, a cat, a teen mother, and the teen's adorable daughter. It's a houseful of wonderful characters who I just loved reading about. Mercy holds a lot of scars, but she's on track to fulfilling all her dreams, even ones she didn't realize she had.

When Mercy and Troy decide to buy the local haunted house, which has recently come on the market, they immediately find a dead body in a locked room of the house, and that's just the beginning of the body count and a complex trail to solve all of the mysteries before Mercy becomes a victim. What is it about the house that is leading to murder, and why? I loved the investigation's windy path, with many twists and turns and shocking revelations. It's fast-paced with loads of suspense and even some thriller moments.

I can't wait to read more books in this series!