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A review by gingerellaj
A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty
4.0
I received this book as an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.
A Beautiful Corpse is the second in the Harper McClain series and having enjoyed the first (and Daugherty's first crime novel), The Echo Killing, when Harper Collins offered me the opportunity to read the next one, I immediately agreed. The story picks up several months on from where the last one ended, and reveals how Harper is dealing with the fall out of everything that happened. She's yet again faced with a murder mystery and the challenge of how far she will or should go to unearth the details, including putting herself in danger once more. Thinking about it like that, I wouldn't be surprised if I'd gotten annoyed or frustrated with Harper but Daugherty has effectively conveyed Harper's journalistic and moral drive for discovering the truth that you're simply rooting for her! The sweltering heat of Savannah continues to be a well-described backdrop for the events. The mystery of her mother's murder when she was just a child continues to rumble on, with an interesting development revealed towards the end. I'm simultaneously eager for Daugherty to put me out of my misery to learn what happened to Harper's mother but equally, I enjoy being propelled by the unknown. This series is a real page turner and Harper once more endears me to her. I would again be keen to read the next in the series.
A Beautiful Corpse is the second in the Harper McClain series and having enjoyed the first (and Daugherty's first crime novel), The Echo Killing, when Harper Collins offered me the opportunity to read the next one, I immediately agreed. The story picks up several months on from where the last one ended, and reveals how Harper is dealing with the fall out of everything that happened. She's yet again faced with a murder mystery and the challenge of how far she will or should go to unearth the details, including putting herself in danger once more. Thinking about it like that, I wouldn't be surprised if I'd gotten annoyed or frustrated with Harper but Daugherty has effectively conveyed Harper's journalistic and moral drive for discovering the truth that you're simply rooting for her! The sweltering heat of Savannah continues to be a well-described backdrop for the events. The mystery of her mother's murder when she was just a child continues to rumble on, with an interesting development revealed towards the end. I'm simultaneously eager for Daugherty to put me out of my misery to learn what happened to Harper's mother but equally, I enjoy being propelled by the unknown. This series is a real page turner and Harper once more endears me to her. I would again be keen to read the next in the series.