Ghostwriter Anonymous (A Jake O’Hara Mystery) (Volume 1)
By: Noreen Wald
Rating: 5 of 5
This is the first book I have read by Noreen Wald and it is also the first book in her Jake O’Hara murder mystery series.
In the book, Jake O’Hara is a ghostwriter who is just finishing up her last gig. When she is invited to ghostwrite the next book by the renowned cozy murder mystery writer, she is shocked to find out the author has not written her own books while at the same time happy to be picking up such a lucrative deal.
In the midst of her happiness, disaster strikes when one of her fellow ghostwriters is found murdered. They were both part of a group that banded together as Ghostwriter Anonymous to learn how to deal with their anonymity.
She starts investigating the murder and the tale is off and running. There are murders and false trails a-plenty. I didn’t figure out the whodunnit until near the end though there were certainly clues left in place.
The story bogged down a bit in the middle as the cast of characters was quite large. As with all first in series, a lot of time is spent introducing the characters and giving them their backgrounds, so I expect a little bit of slowness as this proceeds. The story picks up again and moves forward rapidly to the conclusion.
I will definitely be looking forward to more in the series in the future.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
