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A review by moondance120
Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley
4.0
I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Berkley Publishing Group. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Graham House was a respite from the late-June heat, especially in the air-conditioned office of me collaborator and hero, Camilla Graham.
Lena London works with Camilla Graham in small town Blue Lake, Indiana. Camilla is the author of numerous suspense novels and Lena is her eager apprentice. A former classmate of Camilla's late husband, James, appears one day with threats to tarnish the Graham name. The woman is found dead soon after and James' friends join with Lena and Camilla to discover what happened.
I rarely start a series somewhere other than the beginning. However, I was able to get into the storyline and figure out who the characters were. The characters are well written and likeable. There is a bit of history between Lena and her boyfriend, Sam, that I will need to go back and read to fully understand. There is enough information given for me to understand how their relationship evolved.
One of my favorite things was the letters that James had written to Camilla while she was still in England after their engagement. There is just something so special about the written word. It was touching that she had kept all of his letters. This gave the book an almost Edwardian feel.
Lena and Sam seem to have a solid relationship. I love his tender side that had him stop to rescue a lost kitten. Gotta love a man that loves cats! Sam is someone that I want to delve into further which means I will be reading the previous books.
Camilla and Adam are quite a pair as well. I'm happy that her late husband's old friend is there for her with obvious adoration.
I always enjoy when an author incorporates animals into a storyline. The lovely names of Heathcliff and Rochester for Camilla's German Shepherds makes me smile.
The mystery is solid with a few twists and turns. You begin to suspect everyone of James' old friends. The letters paint a vivid picture of the group when they were in high school and later. It eventually leads to the killer.
There are crazy crashes, an artistic vandal and good friends to round out the book. This is a lovely book to read while sipping a cup of tea with a dozing cat or dog on your lap.
I look forward to reading the previous books and the next one in the series.
Graham House was a respite from the late-June heat, especially in the air-conditioned office of me collaborator and hero, Camilla Graham.
Lena London works with Camilla Graham in small town Blue Lake, Indiana. Camilla is the author of numerous suspense novels and Lena is her eager apprentice. A former classmate of Camilla's late husband, James, appears one day with threats to tarnish the Graham name. The woman is found dead soon after and James' friends join with Lena and Camilla to discover what happened.
I rarely start a series somewhere other than the beginning. However, I was able to get into the storyline and figure out who the characters were. The characters are well written and likeable. There is a bit of history between Lena and her boyfriend, Sam, that I will need to go back and read to fully understand. There is enough information given for me to understand how their relationship evolved.
One of my favorite things was the letters that James had written to Camilla while she was still in England after their engagement. There is just something so special about the written word. It was touching that she had kept all of his letters. This gave the book an almost Edwardian feel.
Lena and Sam seem to have a solid relationship. I love his tender side that had him stop to rescue a lost kitten. Gotta love a man that loves cats! Sam is someone that I want to delve into further which means I will be reading the previous books.
Camilla and Adam are quite a pair as well. I'm happy that her late husband's old friend is there for her with obvious adoration.
I always enjoy when an author incorporates animals into a storyline. The lovely names of Heathcliff and Rochester for Camilla's German Shepherds makes me smile.
The mystery is solid with a few twists and turns. You begin to suspect everyone of James' old friends. The letters paint a vivid picture of the group when they were in high school and later. It eventually leads to the killer.
There are crazy crashes, an artistic vandal and good friends to round out the book. This is a lovely book to read while sipping a cup of tea with a dozing cat or dog on your lap.
I look forward to reading the previous books and the next one in the series.