Murder Comes by Mail
by A.H. Gabhart
The second installment of A Hidden Springs Mystery series is
much like the first. Gabhart excels at
character development, continuing to build on characters introduced in her
earlier book while drawing in the quirks of additional minor town members. She also raises a decent plot with
interesting crimes and murders and just enough action to raise the stakes. Where she falls short is in hiding clues and
creating mystery. Once again I knew the
murderer and the twists much earlier than I wanted to, Gabhart’s foreshadowing
seems forced, and her clues are laying right out in the open.
I am drawn to Gabhart’s small-town writing and character
development, but I don’t go to Hidden Springs for a mystery I can’t solve. Still, it’s a fun ride to take, and I
recommend reading the series if you like sleuthing along and gathering the
clues in a quick read. I will likely
check out the third book—in the hopes that I will be wrong and will find myself
surprised at the end—to see where the characters end up.
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from Revell through the Revell Reads Blog Tour Program in exchange for my honest review.
All thoughts shared are my own, and I was under no obligation to right a
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