Jeff Sexton
Solid Mystery Deep In Series. While this is only book 3 in the series, as heavily as the first two are referenced it actually feels much deeper in. So up front, my recommendation is actually to go back to the beginning of this series and start there, if you haven't already. But once you get here... this is a solid mystery with a lot going on both within the mystery and town it is placed in - this band of FBI cops travels the country, and this particular mystery is set in Washington's San Juan Islands, familiar to many from Discovery Channel's long running Island Life show (which I watched - for months, over meals - on Discovery+, for those that may have missed it and want to get a feel for the real islands here). Both the islanders and the FBI team prove interesting characters, but the series depth really shows through in the interactions between the FBI team. The choice to almost go Disaster Movie-esque and show the victims of the murder first was actually quite bold and refreshing, and overall this book simply worked so much better than Brennan's previous effort I reviewed, The Sorority Murder - which worked well enough for what it was and had some unique things going for it, this was simply a better executed story here to my own mind. Overall a great story, and perfect for any fans of long running police procedurals. Very much recommended.
Solid Mystery Deep In Series. While this is only book 3 in the series, as heavily as the first two are referenced it actually feels much deeper in. So up front, my recommendation is actually to go back to the beginning of this series and start there, if you haven't already. But once you get here... this is a solid mystery with a lot going on both within the mystery and town it is placed in - this band of FBI cops travels the country, and this particular mystery is set in Washington's San Juan Islands, familiar to many from Discovery Channel's long running Island Life show (which I watched - for months, over meals - on Discovery+, for those that may have missed it and want to get a feel for the real islands here). Both the islanders and the FBI team prove interesting characters, but the series depth really shows through in the interactions between the FBI team. The choice to almost go Disaster Movie-esque and show the victims of the murder first was actually quite bold and refreshing, and overall this book simply worked so much better than Brennan's previous effort I reviewed, The Sorority Murder - which worked well enough for what it was and had some unique things going for it, this was simply a better executed story here to my own mind. Overall a great story, and perfect for any fans of long running police procedurals. Very much recommended.