Book Review: A Luring Murder by Stacy Verdick Case

We reviewed A Grand Murder last year, and it was one of my favorite books of the year!

So I was thrilled to be asked to review the second book in the series!

Synopsis: St. Paul, Minnesota Homicide Detective Catherine O’Brien and her loving husband Gavin are vacationing on one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. When a local is murdered Catherine is tapped to help the small town Sheriff until the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension arrives to take over the investigation.

Catherine is surprised when her partner Louise and Diggs the forensic pathologist, whose crush on Louise is only dwarfed by his own genius, shows up to assist instead of the BCA.

Before long Catherine and Louise discover this sleepy little town has a dark side hidden beneath its placid lake charms. Somewhere in the tangle of cheating and deception is a motive for murder.


Review: When I reviewed the previous book in the series, I couldn't wait for the sequel, along with many other book reviewers, and I am so happy that Stacey contacted me to ask if I would review this follow up! The book picks up literally where the other one ended (how rare is that?)! Catherine is on leave, aka vacation, after the occurrences in the first book and is supposed to be relaxing, but murder finds her and ske can't keep out of it!

It was wonderful to have Louise and Diggs back in the story and rounding out the cast of very likeable characters! Course I did wonder how they all survived without being ate up by mosquitos- having lived in Minnesota, fishing and lake usually equalled being assaulted like a honey pot surrounded by angry bears! But hey, it's fiction, so I was cool with it! LOL I read the book in one sitting, as I couldn't wait to see how Stacy was going to end/solve the mystery! 

If you want an enjoyable read, with a strong female characters, pick this one up and make Spring seem just around the corner!



About the Author: 

Stacy Verdick Case was born in Willmar, Minnesota.  After a brief stint as a military brat, where she lived in Fort Sill Oklahoma and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, her family moved back to Minnesota. Stacy currently lives in a suburb of St. Paul with her husband and her daughter.  Her second Catherine O'Brien mystery Murder is a Family Affair, will be released shortly.  Stacy is hard at work on her third book in the series. Visit Stacy on her website, Twitter, and on her blog.  Also check out the book's Facebook page and on Goodreads!

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book for review purposes, free of charge, from the author! No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it.