Juliet,
manager of a popular coffee house in Nashville, has another adventure
in this third novel of the Java Jive series. Juliet finds the body of
a young woman who lives in her apartment complex. That murder might
be connected to a young women who had gone missing days before. And
then one of the young women working at Java Jive goes missing. Even
though the police tell Juliet to stay out of the investigation, she
is soon on the trail of the murderer.
I
like this series. Juliet reminds me of Stephanie Plum. Juliet's not
quite as funny but her character makes for lots of action and
suspense. Juliet gets into all kinds of odd situations trying to
identify the culprit. Her sidekick is Pete, long time friend and
owner of the coffee house she manages. There is a little spark of
romance between these two in this novel. I have to admit, I like Pete
better than Ryder, the man Juliet had been seeing. Ryder is a
detective whose wife had been murdered years before. He's been
promoted to detective and is investigating this case. He and Juliet
do not see eye to eye with respect to her involvement in pursuing the
killer.
Juliet
is a fun character. She is a true sleuth, going to almost any length
(like interviewing for an escort service) to find the killer. She
gets into some pretty crazy situations. Snappy dialog, humor, and good suspense make for an entertaining novel. There are some
surprises near the end of the novel too.
There
is some foul language and casual sex in this novel. Other than that,
a good mystery that is fun to read.
My
rating: 4/5 stars.
Caroline
Fardig is the USA Today bestselling author of the Java Jive Mysteries
series and the Lizzie Hart Mysteries. Her Bad Medicine was
named one of the best books of 2015 by Suspense Magazine. She
worked as a school teacher, church organist, insurance agent, funeral
parlor associate, and stay-at-home mom before she realized that she
wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Born and raised in a small
town in Indiana, Fardig still lives in the same town with an
understanding husband and two sweet kids. You can find out more at www.carolinefardig.com.
Alibi,
Penguin Random House, 345 pages.
I
received a complimentary digital copy of this book from the
publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.
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