Another great book in this series though a tad more serious than previous ones

Watching the Detectives (The Country Club Murders Book 5)

By: Julie Mulhern

Rating: 5 of 5

I have read all of the books in The Country Club Murders series and have enjoyed each and every one. Julie Mulhern places her sleuth in humorous situations and has a knack for dialog which makes her characters come alive. In “Watching the Detectives”, the humor is still evident but a serious issue is addressed and it is done in a very serious way. To say more about the issue would be somewhat of a spoiler, so I won’t do so.

Ellison Randall seems to be a magnet for finding dead people. The entire town is beginning to talk about it. Really, she almost seems to trip over them. That the murders take on the aspect of a Clue game right in her own home is making her a bit leery of being at home with teenage daughter Grace.

Rivals for Ellison’s affections, Anarchy Jones and Hunter Taftt are back. Can they complete with the love of her live, Mr. Coffee? A new detective (who sounds and perhaps looks a tad like Columbo) has appeared. One can say he is less than charmed by Ellison. He actually has the nerve to think of her as a suspect.

This series is one of my favorite mystery series and I always look forward to a new book by Ms. Mulhern.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.