I've read it to the finish. Which really says more about my grit and determination than about the quality of the book. I liked the first two chapters. I can recommend those. After that, not so much. It started with Quinn's dog that had to get out of the house in the midde of the night and takes her straight to the crime scene. I dislike stories with special sentient animals. Most animals are not capable of spotting crime in progress (there wouldn't be any crime if they were) so unless I'm reading a paranormal mystery, I prefer it if the main character does not own one.

Then the police come on to the scene. All of them seem to have failed their 'taking witness statements' and 'processing a crime scene' classes. You do not start off with accussing the person who found the body of being the murderer. Not until you have some solid evidence there actually was a murder. You can ask them questions, though, to determine if they met up with the victim before or after she died. Also, you do not touch the witness unless you are making an arrest.

Quinn, the amateur sleuth, who should be the star of this story, does a rather shoddy job of sleuthing. She jumps to stupid conclusions, never even considering an alternative explanation, particularly about Trina the victim's twin sister. I'm disappointed that Daria did not act as the voice of reasonable doubt. Another example, Quinn doesn't asks until page 207 the most important question: who was with Tricia the night she died? (And then it's her cousin who pops that question.)

In all, I don't think Quinn is the brighest bulb in the box. Despite everyone claiming she's the smart one and that she always researches things. She's supposed to have a university degree;I would think Quinn knows the difference between an average based on a large research sample and one person's anecdotal evidence. (The research Quinn is griping about probably also explain that, enjoyable habits are easier to learn, so take way less time.)

Other things I did not like in the story:
* Aside from the murder there is too much drama: a hostage situation, an emergency with the dog. Perhaps some should have been saved for the next book.
* An important inconsistency: Quinn took some tire track photo's in between giving her phone to the police and getting it back. Who's phone did she use?
* The last chapter read like an epilogue (never read an epilogue I liked) and had Aiden acting all bashful all of a sudden. (And that wasn't the only personality make over in the last chapter.)

So why the two star rating? Because it wasn't actually badly written. If the things mentioned above don't bother you, you'll probably find this story quite enjoyable.

I read an ARC through Netgalley.