Funny and Believable Mystery – seventh in series but easily read stand-alone
By: Annelise Ryan
Rating: 5 of 5
I had no idea that this book was the seventh in a series when I chose to read it. I often read books out of order in series to see if the book stands alone as a story. This one certainly does; however, I so enjoyed it, I feel like I must now go back and read the first six books to catch up on the characters and to provide myself hours of enjoyment as well.
The sleuth in the story is Mattie (Matterhorn) Winston. She is a former nurse who now works for the Medical Examiners office. How she went from treating living patients to dealing with the ME’s office is another story (and one that I will be reading soon enough.)
Mattie is a tall woman who is built on sturdy lines. She is also the new mother of Matthew. Matthew’s father is Detective Hurley and is an individual that Mattie works with quite often. He wants to get married and have a happy family but his newly discovered daughter, Emily, from another marriage is making life difficult for everyone involve.
There is a murder, of course, and both Mattie and Hurley are called upon to solve the crime. Hurley ends up leaving the trail and instead starts looking for his missing daughter – did she run away as she has been threatening or did something more sinister happen?
Along the way to solving the murder and the missing person mystery, Mattie shares details about her life as new mother that had me laughing. She also shares a lot about her experiences with Amazon as a shopping site that made me think we were kindred spirits.
I enjoyed reading the book and will certainly have fun with the last six as well which will explain. I hope, how a parent could name a poor defenseless baby girl Matterhorn. I will be looking for the next entry in the series as I want to know what is going to happen next with Mattie.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher, Kensington, via Netgalley. I also purchased a Kindle copy as well.
I had no idea that this book was the seventh in a series when I chose to read it. I often read books out of order in series to see if the book stands alone as a story. This one certainly does; however, I so enjoyed it, I feel like I must now go back and read the first six books to catch up on the characters and to provide myself hours of enjoyment as well.