Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Reviewing: Murder Comes by Mail

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.



I received this book 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 positive review.  This is disclosed according to requirements from the FTC.

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