***5 stars
JOURNALED TO DEATH: A Journaling Mystery by Heather Redmond
This review was first published in the February 15, 2020 issue of Booklist.
Mandy Meadows is a journaling vlogger who works with her teenage daughter when she’s not at her shift at the hospital coffee shop. She rents her basement to her cousin Ryan to help pay the bills that her ex-husband neglects. When Ryan is found dead, lying on a journal at the bottom of her stairs, his death is termed murder from a hammer blow to the back of his head.
Trying to clear herself, Mandy sets out to find her cousin’s killer and learns that Ryan dabbled in drugs and women. Suspects in Ryan’s murder include the negligent mother next door and Mandy’s friend who both slept with him; a competing blogger; two of Ryan’s strange new acquaintances who’d visited him last; a doctor who holds a grudge against Mandy for turning down a date with him; and even Mandy’s ex-husband. When Mandy gets too close to the truth, will the handsome detective on the case be able to save her in time?
This first in a series will keep cozy mystery fans guessing.
About the Author
This is the bio from Heather’s Amazon author page.
Heather Redmond is a long-time author under another name. First published in mystery, she took a long detour through romance before returning. Though her last known British ancestor departed London in the 1920s, she is a committed anglophile, Dickens devotee, and lover of all things nineteenth century.
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