Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from Just Read Tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.



Rating: 3/5



Publication Date: July 17, 2018



Genre: Mystery/Thriller



Recommended Age: 16+ (alcohol use and abuse, rape trigger warning, vigilante justice, violence, romance)



Pages: 272



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Synopsis: The Darkwater Inn stands tall and proud in the French Quarter, the hub of New Orleans. Bourbon Street is bustling, and general manager Adelaide Fountaine has her hands full with a hotel at capacity. But she is shocked when a body is found: a hotel guest stabbed with a kitchen knife.

Detective Beau Savoie, Adelaide's childhood friend, is on the case. As Beau digs into the victim's past, he unearths a shocking connection between Adelaide and the murdered guest. Beau is hurt that his friend--the woman he's quietly loved for years--kept the truth from him. To make matters worse, the stress of the investigation has sent Adelaide right into the comforting arms of her coworker Dimitri. But Beau can't press Adelaide too hard . . . because he's keeping secrets of his own.

Can Adelaide and Beau afford to hide from the truth with a killer on the loose?



I felt that for the most part this was a pretty good mystery book. It could even be considered a cozy mystery novel. The character development was well done and the writing was really good. The world building is also amazing and the faith element is not overwhelming.



However, I feel that the mystery was too easy to figure out and I got it almost immediately. The mystery and book also wrapped up early in the book, which left the last halfish of the book to be slow and tedious. The book is also from three different POVs and I feel that there is some discombobulation between the pacing and the voice of the three. It just feels like something is off when it shifts between them.



Verdict: A cozy mystery with some serious themes.