Suddenly becoming a hero sure is handy when you’re about to lose your job… disgust of the widely-disliked incumbent, Dirk Fulton. When he threatens to sue, Greer wonders if her new job is worth the lawsuit that will come with it.
Then Dirk turns up dead. And guess who becomes the prime suspect?
Unless the real murderer is discovered, Greer can forget about keeping her newly-won office—and perhaps her freedom.
A Devilish Election is the second book in the Devil Springs Mysteries Series.
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A Devilish Election by Jennifer Bramseth
Devil Springs Cozy Mysteries #2
Looking for a cozy mystery that challenges with more than one murder and suspects that are plausible but with a kicker ending? If so, this is definitely a book I recommend…especially if you like a bit of legalese within your murder mystery and prefer non-fluff but a bit more depth to this genre’s usual offerings.
This is a new series by an author I admire and have followed from her first presentation of fictional characters wanting their stories to be heard. Bramseth has taken her knowledge of the law and of the state she lives in to carefully plot and then create books that are different and delightful. You might need to wait to hear about how things will work out in the end but there are no cliffhangers…just a lingering desire to find out “what happens next?”
Okay…enough said…
This book picks up on what is happening in Devil Springs…a new locale for a series that I believe will provide great fodder for readers wanting more from a cozy mystery…or perhaps those who want something different from what has come before. This series takes place in a beautiful locale with people mentioned that I want to know more about. There is overlap with previous books by this author but mentions are just a hint without taking away from the story being told. A person mentioned, if you have read previous books, is a bit like saying, “Hello” then “Goodbye” while thinking…wonder what s/he has been up to.
So, an election… Greer Galloway is a lawyer working in her home town. She was employed to do most of the work and spends hours focused on what she believes needs to be done. Burned out in a different type of practice of law she is finding her past infringing on her present as she wrangles with job security and what to do next.
There is so much to this story that I can’t share more. It is a book I highly recommend and do hope you will pick up. I sit on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what will happen next in this corner of a fictitious world created and populated by a lawyer with vision and creativity and hope that she will keep writing for years to come.
Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars
Greer has not had an easy year. She wins the write in campaign for clerk but then even more strange events happen in Bain County which causes the election board to hold off on certifying the election. She has to deal with being a suspect in a murder, a lawsuit being filed against her and a car that just keeps giving her grief. There is an amazing cast of characters that lends a great depth to the stories in Devil Springs. I loved all the layers and intricacies. I truly didn’t know who did it until the exciting reveal which shocked me. It was also wonderful to see Greer embrace Brock’s pursuit so that after all the chaos, she may even get love too. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.