I totally just realized that there are a lot of "C" names in this book! Random!


Completely irrelevant observations aside, Cedardale Court is definitely on the fringes of my typical genres, but I am really glad that I had the opportunity to read this. It's a murder mystery that just keeps escalating into a tangled mess, and it was virtually impossible to predict what would happen next. There's blackmail, infidelity, and crazy long term secrets that are just dumbfounding, and the author keeps them all straight and ties them together nicely. With a plot like this, it would be really easy to leave loose ends or drop the ball on something, and I was delighted to find that that didn't happen at all.


Cedardale Court is a random cul de sac street, which is really close to home for me since I live on a cul de sac. There's the typical drama and whatnot associated with a small town feeling and a group of people in close proximity to each other, and when Canner and Chloe move in they have no idea what they're getting into. Chloe is a dream character - witty, sarcastic, funny... I adored her. And the hugely mixed bag that makes up the rest of the cast of characters are all unique, well developed, and interesting.


I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially as I got further into it and had more "you've got to be kidding me" moments. Seriously, you've got to check it out, even if mysteries typically aren't your thing, this is worth reading.