J.J. Graves has seen a lot of dead bodies in her line of work...
She's not only in the mortuary business, but she's also the coroner for King George County, Virginia. When a grisly murder is discovered in the small town of Bloody Mary, it's up to J.J. and her best friend, Detective Jack Lawson, to bring the victim justice.
The murders are piling up...
The residents of Blood Mary are dropping like flies, and when a popular mystery writer shows up on J.J.'s doorstep with plans of writing his new book about the Bloody Mary Serial Killer, J.J. has to decide if he might be going above and beyond the call of duty to create the spine tinglers he's so well known for. It only clouds the issue and puts her reputation on the line when the attraction between them spirals out of control.
And passions are rising...
J.J and Jack are in a race against time. They discover each victim had a shocking secret, and the very foundation of J.J.'s life is in danger of crumbling when it turns out she’s harboring secrets of her own—secrets that make her the perfect victim in a deadly game
My Thoughts :
I had already listened to Liliana Hart's Addison Holmes Mysteries and picked this first in the series book up sometime while it was on sale at Audible. After it taking up space for quite some time I finally got around to listening to it and found myself getting hooked pretty quickly. Which was good because the audio version was quite short compared to the usual length of books I listen to.
This wasn't very cozy, there was some romance but this was mostly mystery. The plot was interesting and compelling and I liked the characters too. There is obviously still a lot to learn about them, the town and everything else but this start was good enough to keep me intrigued and putting the second installment on my wishlist.
However I do think this one had a couple of minor flaws. One thing was the self-confessed nearly a virgin again J.J jumping into bed with a guy so easily and falling so hard for him. Also her wild exploits, while thankfully not shared in any length, sounded a little too over the top for someone so unexperienced as she kept saying she was. Also what bugged me was her casual mention of vital evidence whenever needed. Seeing as the story was being told by her I would have thought she would have mentioned some of the findings much sooner.
Anyway, despite those little weak areas I really liked this debut in the series and will definitely be checking out the second installment. Maybe not for everyone due to the violence mentioned but definitely a great mystery with a good plot.
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