Today I am discussing "A Whisker in the Dark" the second installment in the "The Oyster Cove Guesthouse Mystery Series" by Leighann Dobbs is quickly becoming one of my favourite series!
Print Length: 223 pages
Publisher: Bookouture (July 31 2019)
Discovering the 300-year-old skeleton of shipping tycoon Jedediah Biddeford in the ballroom wall is a big old hassle for Josie Waters, owner of the Oyster Cove Guesthouse. Especially when Biddeford’s descendants turn up, certain that a family legend about treasure buried nearby must be true.
Josie is too busy dreaming up the perfect cake for the Oyster Cove’s 250th anniversary celebration to worry about the Biddeford family – plus half the town – digging up her yard... until one of her guests is murdered in the guesthouse garden.
With worries that her guesthouse will get a reputation for being the kind of place you only leave in a body bag, Josie must put her detective skills to work to find the killer. Lucky for her, Nero and Marlowe and their gang of cat sleuths are also on the case.
From the old wharf, to the town common, to the guesthouse itself with its many nooks and crannies, the cats are sure to sniff out the killer… but can they help Josie stop the person behind the mysterious murder before they strike again?
The protagonist Josie is a likable, fun main character, with quirky supporting characters her mother Rose, her BFF Millie (prior owner of guesthouse) the cats Nero and Marlowe. I enjoyed this installment and was drawn in from the get go. I love cats and ones that help solve the murder and you know their conversations who wouldn’t love that.
The mystery was well written with plenty of twists and turns and had a steady pace. I didn’t figure out whodunit until it was revealed at the end. Also by the end you could sense a few of the characters have a crush on Josie...
I enjoyed this book and recommend to my friends and any fan of Leighann Dobbs.
I requested and received an advanced reader copy from Bookouture and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my OWN.
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