A review by dontmissythesereads
Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings

4.5

Book #16 read in 2024

The second in this series has Violet infiltrating the suspicious Children of Aed group when she realized Sephora's friend Margaret is a member. At first, all she wants to do is talk to Margaret, but soon a member of the group is murdered and Margaret is the prime suspect. Of course, Violet can't let that stand, so she investigates while undercover.

I'm drawn to books that involve cults or brainwashing and I suspected this group was just that. Violet was the most suspicious undercover agent of all time. She didn't do a great job of hiding her movements. I did enjoy the case. I loved learning even a little more about Bunty and her background. I also like the slow development of Violet and Eli's relationship. I'm excited to see where this series goes!

Thank you to St. Martin's Minotaur and Netgalley for the complimentary ebook.