A review by peggyemi
Candy Slain Murder by Maddie Day

4.0

Candy Slain Murder is the 8th book in the Country Story Mystery series and after her visit to Santa Barbara in the last book, Robbie is back home in South Lick Indiana. This is a wonderful series and I always anticipate each new book. It has a great cast of diverse characters that are interesting and diverse. The setting, for me (as a Midwesterner), is charming. I also like how Ms. Day peppers some midwestern colloquialisms and speech patterns into the dialogue giving the stories an overall genuine feel. It's the start of the Christmas holiday season in South Lick when the discovery of a body in a cold case leads to a current day murder. This story has some nice surprises for various characters that will add to the overall festive feel of the book. The murder mysteries are well-plotted and the author provides plenty of suspects for her readers to mull over. Robbie once again finds herself trying to puzzle out the identity of the killer, only to find herself in the killer's crosshairs.

Fans of this series will not want to miss this latest installment. You won't be disappointed.

I voluntarily read a digital advanced reader copy which was provided to me by the publisher, Kensington, through Netgalley.