In Austria to meet her great-grandfather and explore his castle estate filled with priceless art, August Myer arrives to find he�s died suspiciously. As one of the heirs, her life is in danger, turning this fairytale Alpine adventure into a nightmare of unexplained accidents, neo-Nazi threats, and murder.Inspector Tobias Wolf splits his time between his profession and fighting the spread of … neo-Nazism. But when the beautiful, intriguing American crosses his path during a murder investigation, ensuring her safety challenges his priorities�and his heart.When August learns the handsome inspector�s involvement with a major female Nazi is more than he�s admitted, and the death of her great-grandfather is somehow connected, she takes the investigation into her own hands. The outcome could be the death of both of them.
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Our heroine just inherited a castle, but the circumstances are questionable at best. Through in a sexy inspector and things are going to get tricky real quick.
This is book three in the series, but it works just fine as a standalone. I have not read any of the previous books in the series and had no problem keeping up.
This is a fun example of a romantic suspense story with an intriguing little mystery that isn’t really a mystery (the reader knows who the bad guy is early on). Regardless, the story is well written and easy to read with several well developed characters that breath life into the story. I particularly liked our heroine as she was feisty and fun, if perhaps a bit quick to jump (into the fray, to conclusions, etc). It was quite fun watching our characters work their way through the story to foil the bad guys. It made for a very entertaining read and I look forward to reading more by this author.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
4 Star review of A Legacy of Love & Murder (The Love & Murder series #3) by Brenda Whiteside
Audio Review:
This is probably my favourite book so far. This was a book filled with danger, secrets, lies and surprises. The intrigue and suspense, not to mention the potential danger lurking kept me on the edge of my seat as I listened to this story.
The writing was descriptive and I found myself swept away to Austria as August Myer goes to meet her great grandfather Lenhard Luschin accompanied by her mother Lacy.
When he dies suspiciously, they suddenly finds themselves thrust into the middle of danger and murder. Tobias Wolf is the police inspected tasked with investigating her grandfathers death.
Suspecting there is more to Tobias’s involvement than he let’s on, feisty August and Lacy decide to investigate. As August and Tobias strive to put the pieces of the puzzle together danger is just around the corner. Will Tobias be able to keep August safe or will both their lives and those around them be in jeopardy ?
Add in Nazi’s and artifacts and you get an intriguing cozy mystery.
The third book in The Love and Murder Series a well written story with a great storyline, this series just gets better with each book. This is American August Myer and Austrian Inspector Tobias Wolf’s story. There is suspense, drama, danger, villains, murder, attempted murder, and romance. I hope there is going to be more in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August Myer and her orphaned mother Lacy arrive in Austria to meet the grandfather Lacy recently discovered. When they arrive at the centuries-old castle where he lives to meet Herr Luschin, they discover he has just died and that his death was ruled a suicide. Claiming how much he was looking forward to meeting them, Lacy and August do not believe the old gentleman suddenly killed himself with an overdose of his medications on the day they were scheduled to arrive. Lacy is to inherit the castle and all the artwork in it. Eike, the much younger widow, and Herr Luschin’s s alcoholic nephew are having an affair. Within hours of their arrival at the castle, Lacy and August are the victims of several near-fatal “accidents” that get the attention of handsome Police Inspector Wolf who can’t keep his eyes off August. Young August is pushy, impulsive, and feisty. She gets herself into a lot of trouble and the hunky police inspector has to save her before the villains do her in.
The author has done a terrific job of weaving the threads of murder, romance, and intrigue in the form of Nazi history together into an engaging plot with a cast of characters that allows the reader to cheer for the heroes and hiss the villains. The dialog is snappy and the well-paced action keeps the reader turning the pages. This was a thoroughly enjoyable romp of a read and one I’d highly recommend to anyone who loves to hate the bad guys and root for the good guys.
I listened to the Audible version. This book seemed similar to the others in the series, but I still enjoyed it. I liked the story line around the murders. Characters from the first book play a significant part in this one also, but you don’t need to read the other books in the series to enjoy this one.
I like the voice of the narrator. Since I know many Austrian people the accent didn’t seem quite right, but it did help convey who was talking at any given time. There were a couple portions of the recording that sounded like background noise or where the voice was hollow.
Overall, I would recommend this book to people who enjoyed the first book (or two) in the Love and Murder series.
#AudiobookObsession
Audible.
I’ve already listened to and enjoyed the first two books in this series. I’ll admit I’m a fan of May/December trope, so I was looking forward to this one. August joins her mother, Lacey (from book 1, Art of Love & Murder) in Austria to meet her great-grandfather and learn more about their family’s history. They arrive to find that he’s been murdered and they’ve been thrust into the center of a mystery. Investigating the case is the older Tobias Wolf. While initially they clash, eventually Wolf & August work together to solve all of the strange occurrences at the castle.
At times, I found it difficult to connect with August. Partially, because her “backstory” was a little illogical ~ she’s only 23, yet has a college degree, owns a successful gallery, and just recently divorced. While I know this is possible, it’s seems like a lot of “life” for someone so young and the whole divorce thing could have been left out because it didn’t seem to serve any purpose. Additionally, her attitude/actions during the story are often immature. While I think the point may have been independent or strong it felt more belligerent and unreasonably hostile.
I did enjoy Wolf and eventually warmed to his blossoming relationship with August. Since we’re privy to the antagonists POVs, it’s not a “true” mystery ~ but there is a lot of action/suspense to be enjoyed. While there is romance, it doesn’t dominate the story. Listeners who don’t want explicit sex scenes will especially appreciate Whiteside’s approach.
Holly Holt’s narration was pleasant. The Austrian German felt a little off. While she did catch many of the superficial pronunciation differences, she was missing that “back of the throat” origin and hard endings for words. Listeners who haven’t spent time around native speakers might not notice and it wasn’t awful or cartoonish, so I was fine.
Overall, it was still an enjoyable experience and I’ll continue to listen to what Whiteside & Holt have to offer.
I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is the first I have read in this series and I am a new fan to this author. This is a well-written story of intrigue that captured me immediately and of course, I could not put it down. The story is fabulous and the characters are very relatable and easy to care about. I am watching for more from this author.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This fun, fast read straddles genres. It’s not quite a mystery, as it’s pretty clear from the start who the bad folks are, though their evil grows as the story progresses. The writing style reminds me of a cozy mystery. Perhaps I’ll call it a cozy thriller with a strong romance thread?
Set in Austria, the story brings August Myer and her trusting mom Lacy to Austria, where they’ve come to meet Lacy’s long-lost grandfather, lord of a grand old castle. Surprise! Grandfather’s just died, his death ruled a suicide. (Not a spoiler, as this happens quite early in the book.) August and Lacy find it hard to believe the sharp, vigorous old man, so looking forward to meeting his relatives, would overdose—accidentally or deliberately. No one who knew him well buys this theory, except for his widow and his weasely nephew.
Eike, the widow, alternates between cool disdain and melodramatic grief. Fabian, the wimpy, alcoholic nephew who thought he’d inherit the estate before Lacy’s appearance, seems overly attached to his young “aunt.” Tobias Wolf, the handsome, Porsche-driving Austrian police detective, has his doubts, even before August’s pokes her cute nose into his investigation.
But wait, there’s more! If you order now, you also get…Nazis! Eike turns out to be involved in a growing Neo-Nazi faction that Tobias has dedicated his life to fighting. And the cute young blond Polizist who’s always hanging around Eike also appears involved.
Alas, August is the kind of heroine whose impulsivity and stubbornness get her into trouble again and again. Good thing that dashing detective is sweet on her.
If you like your baddies really bad and your heroines feisty, you’ll enjoy this suspenseful tale with a dash of Austrian Gemütlichkeit.
You don’t need a passport to leave the country. Brenda takes us to Austria for the third book in The Love and Murder series. Autumn travels with her mother and love blossoms among the troubles they encounter.