Clause & Effect
Nestled in the picturesque Catskills, the village of Lenape Hollow prepares to celebrate the 225th anniversary of its founding. Freelance book editor Mikki Lincoln has been drafted to update and correct the script, leftover from the town’s bicentennial, which is housed at the historical society.
The building is being renovated for the first time since that last celebration. But when construction reveals a shocking discovery—human remains walled up in a fireplace—Mikki shifts focus from cold-reading to solving a cold case.
Just as her investigation seems to have hit a brick wall, a new murder rattles the townspeople. Clearly, someone is hiding a few skeletons in the closet. Now Mikki will need to go off-script to make a connection between the bicentennial bones and the current homicide. But if this book editor isn’t careful, she may be the next one sentenced to death.
Series: Deadly Edits – Book #2
Author: Kaitlyn Dunnett
Genre: Cozy Mystery/Literary
Publisher: Kensington Books
Page Count: 288
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Clause & Effect by Kaitlyn Dunnett is the second book in the cozy book series “Deadly Edits”, published by Kensington Books https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/. This is fast becoming a favorite series. Only two books into this cozy book series and fans are already making it a must-read. This book is articulate, edited well and plot-driven with great characters and beautiful settings.
Mikki is what women of a certain age aspire to become. She is independent, hardworking, and enjoys spending time with her friends. She gets involved with community situations that aren’t always to her plan, but she does them never-the-less and does them better than anyone else could. She is smart, funny, and energetic. Other characters in this cozy book series are equal to Mikki is strength and determination, even when they don’t like what is going on, they give it their all. They are loving, and supportive of each other, while still retaining some of their high school rivalries and grudges. All in all they are wonderfully exciting and fun.
Finding a body is not Mikki’s idea of fun, but she seems to attract them out of the woodwork, literally. A body that has been walled up for twenty-five years isn’t a pretty sight. It doesn’t take Mikki long to find out who the victim was but figuring out who the killer is tests her investigative abilities. When she finally figures it out, she almost becomes the next victim and has to play keep away with the killer. Thankfully, Mikki wins the game, banged up and bruised but intact.
I genuinely love this cozy book series and Mikki. In Clause & Effect, just like in the last book keeps you guessing, has lots of action, and ends up making the reader happy with the outcome. Questions are posed, and answered, victims are abundant, and the killer comes off as a nice person, but in the end, is ruthless and single-minded. I am thrilled to have read this book and look forward to the next. A cozy book series that will entertain and make readers smile is always welcome on my bookshelves.
Other cozy book series readers may enjoy include Barbara Ross’ https://www.facebook.com/barbaraannross/ “Jane Darrowfield Mysteries” https://www.thecozyreview.com/jane-darrowfield-professional-busybody/or Sally Goldenbaum’s http://www.sallygoldenbaum.com/ “Queen Bees Quilt Shop” series https://www.thecozyreview.com/a-patchwork-of-clues/.
About the Author:
Kaitlyn Dunnett writes the Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American Heritage Mystery Series published by Kensington Books. She also writes under the names Kathy Lynn Emerson and Kate Emerson. She is also the author of the Agatha-award-winning nonfiction book, How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries: The Art and Adventure of Sleuthing Through the Past and maintains A Who’s Who of Tudor Women, an online collection of mini-biographies of over 2000 sixteenth-century women.
Kathy and her husband live in Maine with assorted cats.
Contact Kaitlyn: KaitlynDunnett@gmail.com
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