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Mystery at the Masquerade by Josh Lanyon
5.0

Netgalley is a good way to discover authors and since I started reading Josh Lanyon’s book he became one of my favorite authors.
This cozy series is amongst my favorite and it’s also one of my favorite cozy mystery series.
There’s plenty of humor, well written and likable characters and solid mysteries. It’s a perfect cozy mystery written tongue in cheek and the stories always keep me hooked till the last page.
This story is no exception and I read it in one setting. I was happy to catch up with the quirky characters and appreciated the evolution in Ellery, less clumsy than before, and his slow burning romance with Jack.
Watson is one of the loveliest dog in the cozy mystery universe and he always makes me wish I had a dog like him.
The mystery is full of red herring, twists and turns. It kept me guessing and the solution came as a surprise.
This novel can be read as a stand-alone but it’s better to read the entire series as there is some backstory.
I can’t wait for the next two installment that I already preordered.
A highly entertaining and gripping story that I strongly recommend.
Many thanks to JustJoshin Publishing, Inc. and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine