After ten months of marital bliss, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton are still discovering and adjusting to their life together. Settled in their new home, everything appears to be perfect … except in the middle of the night when, in the darkest shadows of her subconscious, a deep secret from Jessica’s past creeps to the surface to make her strike out at Murphy.When investigative journalist … journalist Dallas Walker tells the couple about her latest case, known as the Pine Bridge Massacre, they realize Jessica may have witnessed the murder of a family while visiting family at the winery near-by, and suppressed the memory.
Determined to uncover the truth and find justice for the murder victims, Jessica and Murphy return to the scene of the crime with Dallas Walker, a spunky bull-headed Texan. Can this family reunion bring closure for a community touched by tragedy or will this prickly get-together bring an end to the Thorny Rose couple?
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The second book in this exciting new series introduced me to several new characters from Lauren Carr’s limitless imagination. Even my spouse was chuckling over a smart house with attitude.
Ever since she gave her new husband a black eye, sleeping with Jessica Faraday Thornton has been an adventure for Murphy Thornton. While looking forward to a mini vacation, the newly wed couple find themselves drawn into a mystery with unexpected ties to Jessica’s past. Could this have marital benefits as well?
Combining family secrets, a ghost story and unexpected meetings, as well as trying to preserve national secret connections, life for these blended families will never be dull. Even being financially well off doesn’t guarantee a relaxing vacation. I don’t see the complications ending soon for this new series.
A Fine Year for Murder continues Lauren Carr’s Thorny Rose Mysteries. Readers are caught up with the married couple, Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton. All is great between the two, except at night when Jessica’s past haunts her and start lashing out. When she hears about the Pine Bridge Massacre from journalist Dallas Walker, she realizes that she may have witnessed it when it happened. She and Murphy team up with Dallas to start their own investigation to see if they are able to solve the crime. Will Jessica be able to help solve the mystery and get rid of her nightmares?
A Fine Year for Murder is a great entertainment from start to finish. I enjoy Miss Carr’s humor in her books. I love how she makes the pets as supporting characters. The antics of the dogs makes me laugh out loud every single time. I found the mystery and suspense great. I would have never predicted how it all ended. Murphy and Jessica make a perfect team. I found this to be a quick read that I had read in one day. It was hard for me to put down, so I continued to read it until I finished the whole book.
A Fine Year for Murder will be getting four and a half stars from me. I highly recommend the read for readers who enjoy an unpredictable and light mystery. I am ready to read the third book from the Thorny Rose Mysteries series, Murder by Perfection.
I received the book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I enjoyed the first book in this series and I’ve been following Lauren’s Mac Faraday series too. It’s fun to have the character’s cross back in forth in both of them.
This story focuses on Jessica Faraday and Murphy Thornton, recently married and getting used to life together.
Jessica is having a recurring nightmare, like a night terror, and they decide the only way to rid her of them is to revisit the scene from whence they come, a horrible crime from her youth. Several people were brutally murdered in Pine Bridge and she had spent the summer there at her relative’s inn.
Jessica and Murphy, along with their dog, Spencer/Candi, arrive at the inn and start to sniff out clues. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous it becomes as bullets fly from in and from all directions.
Boy, this is one tangled up bunch of shenanigans. There’s lots going on and plenty of suspects. I really didn’t know who was guilty of what until right near the end. That’s always a good thing for me.
And, as usual, Lauren drips beloved characters from past stories into this one, just like I’d hope. Bumping into them is always fun, as they stay in my mind from earlier adventures.
I also enjoy the non human characters, of which there are many. Lots of critters romp through all Lauren’s books. One in particular I was hoping to meet again. Monica. She made an appearance. Did she ever.
And I met a new character that quickly became another favorite. Nigel. He’s not a breathing entity. He’s Jessica’s and Murphy’s virtual butler, designed by her brother, Tristan. Nigel comes in very handy with his ability to go anywhere on the internet, plucking out info no one else can. Fun occurs when he starts to become a bit big for his britches.
Another fun, convoluted mystery from a talented author. I’ll always be waiting for the next one.
Lauren Carr has brought you another thriller of a story. A Fine Year for Murder is a dozy of a mystery and gut wrenching. No has any ideas that Jessica as seen a family be murdered. When Dallas Walker start talking about a case that see is investing the case called Pine Creek Massacre.
I loved the story and the way it was laid out. Jessica is dealing with nightmares, and things get more intense when something happens to young girls. What is triggering her nightmares? It a book you can not put down once you start to read it. All of Lauren Carr books are like that. She makes you want more and leaves to read her next book.