Widow’s
Island Book 3
Montlake
Romance
October
22nd, 2019
ASIN#:
B07GB2BVQP
Contemporary, Novella, Crime, Mystery, Police
Procedural, Small Town Mystery
E-ARC via Netgalley
Obtained by Publisher via Netgalley
3 Hearts
Dark secrets abound as a body washes up on the
island’s state park beach and for Deputy Tessa Black, another murder has
occurred and it’s a race against the clock to find out what happened as well as
who the killer is…before they set their sights on Tessa.
I was mixed about starting the third book in
the Widow’s Island series after the meh I got reading books one and two. I gave
book three, WHISPER OF BONES, a chance and it was interesting if a tad
bit short. What hampers these stories is the length of it. The resolution seems
to pat with the page count, and I found it not as satisfying as I would have
liked after finishing this quick read. Melinda Leigh is an author I highly
enjoy, and she keeps the suspense up in her second Widow’s Island story (the
other books are written by author Kendra Drake) and I enjoyed Tessa Black
immensely. The story is enjoyable if a bit rushed. I found myself already
figuring out things by midway and was a tad disappointed that the author
couldn’t keep the suspense going longer but overall it is a good quick read if
you are looking for a thriller to pass a few hours away with. I enjoyed reading
more about the characters we met in books one and two (Close to the Bone and A
Bone to Pick). I am going to try to see where the authors go in these and hope
that they will eventually go longer in length to keep the suspense moving.
In WHISPER OF BONES, Tessa Black has
another murder on her hands-on Widow’s Island and the victim is one who had a
ton of enemies. The key is to see which enemy was the one who killed them. With
a killer determined not to be caught, arson and more, Tessa needs all her wits
to keep one step ahead of a killer and to bring justice to the victim. I really
enjoyed Tessa in this book. She was capable, strong and quite enjoyable. It
took a little bit to warm up to her and I enjoyed reading about her family and
love life to break apart the mystery a little.
The characters are enjoyable and intriguing if at times a little flat
just due to the novella length of the series. I look forward to seeing where
the author(s) go in this series now that the third book kept my attention
better than the first two.
This is an objective review and not an
endorsement
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