A car crash and a pink shoebox change Logan’s life forever. Then, her best friend is accused of murder.In the first novel of Davisson’s thrilling, best-selling series, Logan loses her husband, her illusions, the company they built together, her music, and now, probably her job. But when a young glassblower is brutally killed at the local arts festival and her good friend, Thomas Delgado, a Native … at the local arts festival and her good friend, Thomas Delgado, a Native American artist, is accused of the crime, Logan drops everything and comes to his defense.
It doesn’t help that Thomas is refusing to defend himself. As Logan struggles to maintain her still tenuous hold on her new life, she delves into the dangerous world of glassblowing in order to clear her friend’s name.
The deeper Logan digs, the more secrets she unearths, and the more unhinged the real killer becomes. Logan must find the truth before they kill again.
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Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series)
By Valerie Davisson
5 out of 5 stars
I loved reading the book Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series) by Valerie Davisson. It is a story that pulled me in from the very beginning and didn’t let me go until the final page. It is a story of suspense, mystery, and murder. I loved the character of Logan. The author does an amazing job of developing her character and I felt like she would be someone I would want as a friend. Logan is determined to help her good friend Thomas when he is accused of murder. Logan knows that she must find the murderer to clear his name. The book is written in such a way that I felt like I was right there with Logan as she investigates. The story also does have a bit of romance and in parts had my emotions going up and down. I found myself turning pages wanting to know what was going to happen next. Don’t miss out on a book that will hook you in and won’t let you go. I highly recommend reading it.
Logan’s Attempt at A New Life Maybe Be Shattered … Just Like Her Old One Was
Shattered is not only the title of the book, but also a good description of Logan McKenna’s life at the start of it. Her husband has died in a car crash and she gave up the business they had built from the ground up. So, she’s starting a new life as a substitute teacher and working over the summer with an old friend, Thomas, at his and his wife’s booth at an arts festival. Unfortunately, it looks like this new chapter could end in pieces as well. She’s accused of cheating on the job and Thomas is arrested for murder. So, Logan largely ignores her personal problem to help the friend she’s sure isn’t a killer.
Overall, the book has the feel of a cozy mystery with no sex and no profanity (unless I just missed it). There is violence in the murder scene, but it’s not graphic. And the story has a sweetness that’s typical of the genre. Logan is always running into old friends and making new ones, all of whom have time for her; no one slammed the door in her face when she started asking about the murder. Though apparently old enough to have a grown daughter, there is a youth and vibrancy to Logan. That characteristic is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in her romantic interest in a neighbor, with her concerns seeming more typical of a teenager than an adult. Basically, Shattered is not a violent mystery investigated by a hardboiled detective, but the woman next door, trying to build a new life and save a friend. And Logan’s definitely an amateur at the later, frequently admitting to herself she doesn’t know what she’s doing but muddling along until the murderer is revealed.
The detail given in some areas of the story seemed excessive, as they did little to move the plot forward. For example, “Lisa completely shredded the tissue, balled it up and placed it in the ashtray on the coffee table. Thomas still smoked.” In the midst of this emotional scene, do we need to know Thomas is a smoker? Would it make any difference if the ashtray was there for visitors? This is a first of a series, so some additional background is necessary, but things like descriptions of every meal Logan ate felt unnecessary. The larger distraction for me, however, was the author’s use of flashbacks and flashforwards. They were introduced at odd times; we got the thumbnail of the victim’s life, for example, after she’s dead. And some of the shifts in timeframe crossed chapters without warning. That confused me more than once.
Overall, Shattered is a solid start to a series and a good introduction to a female amateur sleuth worth following.
Shattered
By
Valerie Davisson
This is a really great mystery book, the characters and the story line are fresh and different than your average mystery. The main character Logan is a strong woman who is recovering her life with a good attitude. I really enjoyed this first book and I am looking forward to the next one. Author Valerie Davisson has done a nice job with the details on the glassblowing details, and all the characters.
Shattered by Valerie Davisson is the first book in this series and brings us into the world of Logan pretty quick. This book is a thriller and book took me a while to get into through all the backwards and forwards in timelines and people but overall was a good read and a well developed story.
The character of Logan did grate on me somewhat and at times I was a little lost as too her true purpose in her sleuthing but the overall who done it was good. The story had its twists and turns with the red herrings dotted throughout the plot and I did kinda have an idea of the murder by midway through the book but reading the way the author unraveled the story was brilliant.
I would recommend this book, it’s a page turner and does make you think. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
Shattered : A Logan McKenna Mystery Book by Valerie Davisson
Five Stars
Shattered: A Logan McKenna Mystery Book is the first in the Logan McKenna series by Valerie Davisson. This is the first book I have read by Ms. Davisson, but definitely won’t be the last. I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series. I love a good mystery that keeps you guessing until the end. I love even more a strong female character that can hold her own. This book really fits these issues. Logan is a strong character and very relatable. As she digs in to finding a murderer and keeping her friend out of jail, she finds herself delving into the world of glass working. If you like a good mystery with a fast pace, this is the story for you. Can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in this series.
Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series) by Valerie Davisson
4 of 5 Stars
This is the first book in Valerie Davisson’s new, ‘The Logan McKenna Series’, and features recently widowed Logan McKenna. Following her husbands death, the loss of their company, and with her grown up daughter living away Logan is feeling as though her life is falling apart. Making a dramatic decision, Logan decides to moves away, ready to start life again. Logan joins friends Thomas and Lisa and helps them out on their booth at an arts festival, where she enjoys looking round all the arts and craft booths. Then one of the young glass blowers is murdered and her best friend Thomas is accused of the crime. Thomas Delgado, a Native American artist, is accused of the brutal murder and so Logan readily comes to his defence, but unhelpfully Thomas is refusing to defend himself. Logan decides to dig deeper in the hope of clearing her friends name but she soon discovers that the world of glassblowing is dangerous. Whilst still reeling with the loss and major changes in her own life, Logan discovers more and more secrets in her quest to clear Thomas name, meanwhile the real killer is still out there.
This was a page turner of a novel, a real crime, thriller, murder mystery, which had me hooked from the start. The storyline moves along at a good pace and keeps you guessing. I found the main character, Logan McKenna a very likeable and relatable, independent women who held the storyline together well. I look forward to further novels in this series.
Valerie Davisson did an amazing job with this thriller. Her plot line kept me on edge of my seat. There a couple times that I was caught off guard because I did not see it coming. The characters were complex and active throughout the book. I personally kept turning the pages faster and faster because I could not wait to see what was coming next. The one thing I really liked about this story is the main character, Logan is a woman. I enjoyed the story more because Logan was the one to try to solve this murder. Will she be successful? You will have to read the story to find out. I am ready for book 2.
Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series) by Valerie Davisson. I loved this book because its my favorite genre but also because the book was just really good. Its the story of Logan McKenna who is trying to get her feet back under her after her husband has passed away and her daughter has gone off on an adventure. She has bought a new house and things seem to be getting back to a new normal until one of her good friends is accused of murder. She had offered to help her friend Thomas Delgado at their Glass Blowing booth at a festival. Things are going great until a body turns up dead and Thomas is accused of murder. Logan makes it her mission to prove that Thomas is not guilty but when Thomas doesn’t want to help himself it makes it hard. Logan digs into the case and finds out all kinds of dirt and may end up getting herself killed before its all over with. This book will grab you by the seat and you won’t want to put it down until you finish. Loved it!
Shattered is the first book in the Logan McKenna series. Logan is trying to clear her best friend, Thomas of a murder he has been accused of. I did enjoy how it felt like you were right with her while she investigates and learning all of the Native American info in the story.
I had some difficulty connecting with the characters in the beginning and it was confusing with all of the present and past tense switch ups. Otherwise, it was a very gripping story that I would recommend.
Shattered is the first novel in the Logan McKenna series by Valerie Davisson. This my first novel by this author.
From the first few sentences, I was hooked by this novel. I learned not to read this at night for I get scared easily and the tone of the novel left me with vivid images of the events taking place. This has thriller and mystery vibes to it.
I couldn’t put the book down cause I wanted to know what was going to happen and who the killer was.
It has been some time since I read a good mystery and it had elements that I enjoyed. The killer was not easy to figure out and the main character was likable.
I hope to read more of this series.
Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series)
Written by Valerie Davisson
4 out of 5 stars
Shattered is the first book I’ve read by Valerie Davisson as well as the first ib the Logan McKenna mystery series. I love a good mystery and even more so when I can become hooked on a series, not worrying about what to read next.
Shattered was fast paced with characters I adapted to quickly. I love a storyline with strong female lead and Shattered really delivered. I look forward to reading more in the Logan McKenna series.
5/5 Stars
Shattered: A Logan McKenna Mystery #1 (The Logan McKenna Series) By Valerie Davisson
This is the first book I’ve read by Mrs. Davisson. She did a wonderful job putting the book together. The characters are so life-like. It was like a movie playing in my mind.
Logan McKenna is a wonderful character and I’m glad I got to meet her. Her husband passed away, her daughter is off on an adventure, and she just bought a home. Things are looking up until one bad day.
Logan finds that someone has died and she takes it into her own hands to clear a friend’s name. Things don’t make sense and it confuses her to no end. What happens when the person who killed Elizabeth comes to Logan’s? The quote I choose for Logan is: “So, why did Thomas give Elizabeth $ 8,000? Had she found out about all this somehow?”
I highly recommend this book. It’s got mystery and a splash of romance. Valerie has done one fantastic job. I can’t wait for the next book.
I really enjoyed this crime thriller. It is the first book in the Logan Mckenna series. The story takes a bit of time to get into with all the different characters and how the plot jumps from one place and time to another but it is definately worth sticking with it as the story is a real gripping tale.
Logan has lost everything, since her husband death she moves and closes down their business. She is helping out her friends Thomas and Lisa on their booth at a festival when she notices the glassblowers. The festival runs smoothly until a dead body turns up and the question is who has done it.
When her friend Thomas is suspected she has to work hard to find out who the killer is and if they are planning to strike again.
Its full of twists and turns that keep you guessing right to the end.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and while this had some things I didn’t care for, in looking forward to the rest of the series.
Im a details person, I like to know a bit about where aa character is in a book but I felt, personally, there was a bit too much detail in this book. And I’m not a huge fan of back and forth in time, but again personal preference.
Otherwise I enjoyed this story, and it does pick up after a bit. I will say the details I enjoyed was we knew our characters, and pretty well too. Logan felt like a real, normal person and I love that when I can feel that with a character.
So in all, a good book, with a mystery woven into it.
Shattered is the first book in Valerie Davisson’s Logan McKenna series that introduces us to … well… Logan McKenna who has to rebuild her life after a tragedy that threw everything she knew about herself and her life up in the air. I think at times she feels like there is nothing there for her to fall back onto, she has to not only get a new place to live but also a new career. It was my first read by the writer and as I like a good thriller like most of us and I have been curious about Native Americans and their art then I decided to pick up a copy. The writer’s style as such was very reader friendly and it was surprising that the story didn’t pull me in as I would have expected. At times I did struggle with what time we were in and whether it was a flashback or present or … also I found it challenging to connect with Logan and the other characters. I also felt at times that the story slowed down too much and then got a jump on and rushed.
This IS the first book of the series and I am open to give it another try and go and read the second book as I liked that Logan was different from other ‘investigators’ I have met. She is not young or naïve, she has learnt from the challenges the life has thrown at her and she has had to step outside of her sheltered past.
I also wonder whether it was my expectations that got the best of me and I should have simply breathed in and the breathed out and gone with the flow …
This one is a struggle for me. The story has too much filler and background information. Which made it seem slow. I kept waiting and waiting for something to happen and it didn’t until about half way through the story. Logan seems like a good character but she doesn’t seem like a person who would try to solve this murder. It was interesting learning about the glassblowing and knife making.
This has some Flashbacks which I am not a fan of. Too much back and forth causes the reader(me) to become displaced and can lose interest. Sadly this story just didn’t work for me.
This page turner had me riveted from the outset. I was fascinated by the setting and the details we had on each character. I was immediately invested in the story and was kept guessing as to how everything would resolve. If you like a good suspense, you must pick this up immediately!
Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 by Valerie Davisson is by far one of the best mystery novels I have read. This novel is filled with suspense as Logan tries to help her best friend that’s charged with murder. The story and plot are something that you will not see happening until, wham, it hits you that someone is being framed. Valerie Davisson is a spectacular author and storyteller. It is almost like watching the novel unfold on tv the way she describes everything. Are you ready for a mystery?
This story follows Logan and her friend, Thomas. Logan has lost everything and now stands to lose her friend too. Unless she helps find who really committed the murder at the fairgrounds. The more Logan investigates, the more the killer straggles. Logan develops a relationship with her neighbor, Ben, and I rather enjoyed reading about them as it is not your usual “romance cliché”. The characters and the story were well written, easy to follow, and an all-around great page turner.
Shattered: a Logan McKenna Mystery Book 1 (The Logan McKenna Series) by Valerie Davisson. This story jumps from being slow and the pace picking up which made it hard to keep my mind from wandering. The plot is intriguing, but the mystery was a little lacking. The story also bounces back and forth between times and I found it a little disconcerting until I worked out the authors writing rhythm. I also found it hard to like the characters. I am sure many will love it, but it just did not grab me.