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Best Mistake Ever by Christy McKellen

  This is a new to me author but I am delighted to feature on the celebrations for the latest novel by Christy McKellen , Best Mistake Ever . It was published by Boldwood on 16th January. Some mistakes are worth making Beatrice Donovan would do anything for her identical twin sister. Including stepping into her hotel management job temporarily and pretending to be her - she’s desperate. What could go wrong? A lot apparently! Because her sister Delilah has hugely understated her role – the hotel is at risk of closure and she’s promised she can turn it around. Now Bea has to find a way to fly under the radar, get the job done before anyone notices their switch up. Sounds easy, all Bea has to do is avoid her temporary new boss Jonah. However, that’s a lot harder than she thought. Not only does he have impossibly high standards, he’s also out of this world gorgeous, an ex-rockstar with a chip on his shoulder and he's watching her like a hawk! So Bea uses her charm to keep him fo...
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Nothing Stays Buried by P J Tracy ** Blog Tour Review**

I am delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of Nothing Stays Buried by P J Tracy. This is the 8th book in the Monkeewrench series but can be read as a standalone. 

 If you’re looking for nonstop action, this clever, electrifying read will have you on the edge of your seat.

There's a search for a missing girl, and another for a serial killer: death holds all the cards . . .

When Marla Gustafson vanishes on her way to her father's farm, her car left empty on the side of an isolated country road, even Grace MacBride and her eccentric team of analysts are stumped. Meanwhile in Minneapolis, homicide detectives Gino and Magozzi have a serial killer on their hands - two women murdered in cruelly similar fashion, with playing cards left on the bodies. But one card is an ace, the other is a four - it seems the killer is already two murders ahead. With both teams stumped, it slowly becomes clear the evidence is inexplicably entangled. And they have little time to unravel the threads: a twisted killer is intent on playing out the deck . . .

My Thoughts

I do enjoy a fast paced thriller and this book certainly delivers on that front.  Once I'd started reading, the pages kept turning as the plot evolved and the clues started piling up. Written with great confidence, you feel in safe hands and the pacing is spot on.

    I particularly enjoyed the shifts in perspective, especially the few times you were given an insight into the murderer's mind, unsettling as it was. Despite the mounting body count, there is no gratuitous violence and the emphasis is always on solving the mystery.  There several story lines which gradually come together and the setting of Minnesota is always present. As the plot lines intertwine, the pace quickens inexorably and even the weather plays a part as the book reaches its climax.

    I haven't read any of the previous books in the series but it didn't detract from the story for me. I'm sure that if you had, the main characters' backstories would be there in your mind as they are so well established. I found Walt, the father of the missing girl, to be very affecting.  Without sounding too mysterious, I loved the lion- you have to read the book to the end to get that reference, I'm afraid.  

In short: an exciting and involving thriller with an emotional heart. 

About the authors 

 P.J. Tracy was the pseudonym for the mother-and-daughter writing team of P.J. and Traci Lambrecht. Together PJ and Traci were authors of best-selling thrillers Want to Play? (Richard and Judy Book Club pick), Live Bait, Dead Run, Snow Blind, Play to Kill, Two Evils and Cold Kill. Tragically, co-author P.J passed away in December 2016. Traci will continue to write under the name in honour of her mother’s legacy.

Find out more here at PJTracy.com 


Thanks to Jenny Platt and Penguin Random House for a copy of the book and a place on the Blog Tour.

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