Two dead husbands. Accident, suicide or murder?Life in beautiful Santa Barbara County will never be the same for two grieving widows. One is serving a lengthy sentence for the bizarre tractor death of her much older, land-rich husband. The other is convinced her husband’s death was no suicide.During Madeline’s four-month convalescence, Steven Ridley—her jailbird ex—manages to get parole on the … get parole on the pretext of retraining inmates for their reentry into society. He has the audacity to enlist Mike’s help to find out if inmate Lindsay Bartholomew had been set up to take the fall for her husband’s death.
Santa Barbara D.A. Conrad Adams makes a personal appeal to MDPI on behalf of Natalie Sheckle, hoping Madeline and Mike can prove whether her husband took his own life, or if someone stitched him up for his own murder.
Never ones to shy away from longshots or lost causes, the duo dives into both cases. But now they must figure out what secrets these two men took to their graves.
The Trouble with Paradise is the fourth book in the Madeline Dawkins Series
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I always struggle when I get the the review part of reading A Madeline Dawkins Mystery. Not for lack of good things to be said, rather I often feel like I fail to fully express how wonderful these novels are. The Trouble With Paradise, book number four of the series, is no exception to the rule. Cynthia Hamilton really has a knack for writing engaging mysteries with plenty of plot twists to keep the reader on their toes. I adore how I never find myself bored with the novel, or frankly never seem to figure things out quite like I expect them to. I love that I get to the end and always have a wonderful surprise as far as the finale of the cases goes.
In The Trouble With Paradise finds our favorite sassy and headstrong PI, Madeline working together again with Mike to try and solve the deaths of two different men. Both are husbands and leave family and friends behind that question the reasoning behind their deaths. Of course nothing is quite as it seems from the outside looking in and new things are discovered every step of the way. I was once again reading well past that ‘just a few chapters before bed’ limit, and well into the night so I could find out what was going to be the climax. It of course did not disappoint. Now the real struggle begins while I wait for the next Cynthia Hamilton book to be released!
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton
5-Stars
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton was an amazing read. I absolutely love this series. And the writing style of the author. I was easily drawn into the storyline from the beginning and could not put it down. There was excellent character development for all main and supporting characters. I also enjoyed the main plot and climax of the story. This series in all is a wonderful series and I do not recommend this book be read as a standalone. I highly recommend it!
Hamilton is at it again. Bringing adventure and mystery and a little bit more romance to Madeline and Mike. Their latest adventure includes some dead husbands and confused widows. Even Madeline isn’t free from the danger her ex-husband brings but with Mike’s help and the help of her staff at MDPI nothing is going to get in Maddie’s way of solving these mysteries!
I am really enjoying the adventures that Hamilton is able to put Mike and Madeline through. Just enough danger to worry, just enough mystery to wonder, just enough love to keep us hoping. Hamilton’s writing style hasn’t changed from Book 1. She is definitely on a roll with this series. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.
5 Star
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton is a wonderfully written Book that will grab your attention from the beginning and doesn’t let up until the last page. I’ve truly enjoyed this series and I highly recommend reading it if you haven’t already. In this book we find Mike and Madeline back at it with two cases with two different women. They have to find out if one took their own life and the other one if they was set up for there husband’s death. Can they find the secrets these two men were had? Find out what happens next in this must read book. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.
The Trouble with Paradise (Madeline Dawkins #4) by Cynthia Hamilton is another great mystery in this series. I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and this book is no different. Cynthia’s writing always engages the reader and takes them on a journey with wonderful and lovable characters. I love suspense and trying to work out where the story is going and as always there are some twists that surprise you.
I adore both Madeline and Mike and how connected they are and how they will do anything for each other. But I love they way the think and solve their mysteries. In this book they are helping two women who have been accused of murder. Will they be able to solve the cases before time runs out.
I highly recommend this book and this series .
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton was a hooking addicting read that had me flipping the pages.
In this fourth book we are given a new mystery, new twist, turns, and thrilling details. I was impressed with this latest book, it topped the last book, and I’m glad I stuck with this series. I loved the double murder mystery, the new and old characters, the way the story flowed, builded, and just fully engulfed you. Our MC, for me, was much more put together in this book. I did have some misgivings about her in the last book, but this one, she was everything I wanted and more. Overall this book, this series is worth the read. It’s full of hidden mysteries, new and old, and I love how it all ties back to that first book, making it realistic and fully engaging.
So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that you need this book in your life.
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
The Trouble with Paradise (Madeline Dawkins #4)
By Cynthia Hamilton
4 stars
The Trouble with Paradise was another very enjoyable read in the Madeline Dawkins series! I absolutely love Madeline and Mike – they are such an awesome team and I love reading about them and trying to solve they mysteries right alongside them. The cases that they are involved in investigating always throw up some great twists and turns – I enjoy guessing what’s going to happen and I think the author does an amazing job of keeping the suspense and mystery running through the whole story. There were also some interesting secondary characters introduced into the story too. The two cases in this story were really interesting and I enjoyed reading about how Madeline and Mike unravelled just what happened.
I do really enjoy Ms Hamilton’s writing, I am always engaged in her stories straight away and my level of interest doesn’t falter over the story. I highly recommend this book and this series – they really are excellent reads!
The Trouble with Paradise by Cynthia Hamilton is a novel in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery. This is a brilliant series that is fast paced and gripping.
It was great to be able to get back into the same characters again. It felt like you were just picking up where you left off, it was that easy to slip back into the series. Again I was left trying to figure out what was going on and who was involved. It really was a guessing game and it was intriguing right to the end.
This has been such a strong series so far and it is one I can definitely recommend.
Another Madeline Dawkins mystery – another five star adventure. Hamilton continues to weave a captivating tale that just entrances me from beginning to end. I love her level of detail and her ability to keep the reader guessing. Madeline continues to be a main character that just resonates loudly with me. I simply loved this installment. This book and series are most definitely a must read.
The Trouble with Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4)
By: Cynthia Hamilton
5 out of 5 stars
The story The Trouble with Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton is the next amazing book in a series that I have loved reading since the first story. The book pulls you in from the very beginning and I didn’t want to put it down until I had finished the last page. It has mystery and danger. I loved reading about the characters of Madeline and Mike. They are an awesome PI team who work well together and are the best of friends. They find themselves investigating two different deaths of two different husbands. Once they start discoveries are soon made. Are the two cases not all that they seem to be? Read this book to find out. The story had me turning pages wondering what was going to happen next. I felt like I was right there with Mike and Madeline. The other characters that you are introduced to are interesting and I found myself wondering about what some of their motives really were as the story progressed. I felt like I was trying to put together a puzzle with the clues that are given. This is an author who has created a series that is wonderful to read with unforgettable characters. I highly recommend this book and series.
This is my favorite in this series yet. One of the things I enjoy most about this author is her ability to pull me into her story from the beginning and keep me engaged until the end. In this story, Madeline and Mike are back at it with two cases with two different women. They have to figure out if one was set up for her husband’s death and the other if he took his own life. Will they find the secrets these two men had? Page turning suspense and mystery. I highly recommend this book.
Cynthia Hamilton has done it again with The Trouble in Paradise. The Madeline Dawkins mystery series is one of the best series of novel that I have read and can’t wait to read the next. Madeline doesn’t disappoint in this fourth novel and keeps doing what she loves to do. As a private investigator and as an event planner she tackles anything that is thrown her way and solves it or plans it. Step into the world of mystery and intrigue with this novel and with the entire series. Can be read as a standalone but recommend that you start at the begining with book 1 as it gives you Madeline’s entire background.
The Trouble With Paradise (A Madeline Dawkins Mystery Book 4) by Cynthia Hamilton was a great read. Two murder mysteries that provided a lot of insight into the characters. I loved Madeline’s perspective, she painted a very vivid thought process and was definitely great to see come back into the workforce after what she endured. I am a huge fan of true crime and this checked every box. I did not want to put it down.
The Trouble With Paradise by Cynthia Hamilton was another great read in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery series! I’ve enjoyed reading this series, and this latest installment wasn’t a disappointment. The characters continued being amazing, the plot and storyline was incredible, while being super thrilling as well. This series just keeps getting better, the further you read. I highly recommend not just this book, but the series as well, and I can’t wait to read more in the future!
The Trouble With Paradise By Cynthia Hamilton is the fourth book in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery series. This book, just as its predecessors can be read as a stand alone, however I absolutely recommend reading them all in order! I have loved this series from book one, and this addition certainly did not disappoint! Cynthia has yet again written another masterpiece that kept me on the edge of my seat with each page! I absolutely loved this book and wholeheartedly recommend it!
The Trouble with Paradise is the 4th book in the Madeline Dawkins Mystery series and in my opinion, as someone who has read all of these books, they keep getting better and better. Madeline is a great character who, despite all the challenges thrown at her, never stops until the mystery is solved and the relationship between her and her partner Mike, grows in each book and I am looking forward to seeing how that goes. In this book Madeline and Mike are faced with the investigations into two cases, one of a widow trying to prove she didn’t kill her husband and the other of a widow trying to find the truth in her husbands death while also trying to deal with the reappearance of Madeline’s despicable ex. As with all of the Madeline Dawkins books the author keeps you guessing right until the end. I would highly recommend this book, and the whole series to those who love a good mystery and cannot wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
The Trouble With Paradise is book 4 in the Madeline Dawkins series. This series is a favourite of mine, and I would recommend staring at book one if you haven’t already. Knowing the back-stories and the characters makes this book even more enjoyable.
Book 4 sees Madeline and her partner Mike investigating new mysteries, and dredging up the past in more ways than one. Both cases involve murdered husbands and their widows. As the duo dig to find out the truth they unearth some truths and surprises that help them make sense of things.
I’ve been a fan of this series since book one. I love the character development, seeing Madeline change and grow to become an even stronger person, ready to help people despite her own misfortunes. I also enjoy watching the relationship between Madeline and Mike develop as the series goes on. This is a series that always leaves you wanting more, I can’t wait for the next instalment!
The Trouble With Paradise (The Madeline Dawkins Series Book 4)
Cynthia Hamilton
4 out of 5 stars
It’s hard to believe this is the fourth book in the Madeline Dawkins series, in many cases I would have lost interest in a series before now!
The Trouble With Paradise is my favorite Madeline Dawkins book so far. There are a lot of moving parts that kept me interested from start to finish. I have mentioned it in the past but I still really enjoy watching the progression of Madeline. I find her character to be realistic and the kind you can’t help but root for, she feels like a friend of your own.
I look forward to what is to come next for the series.
****4 stars****
The Trouble with Paradise (Madeline Dawkins #4) by Cynthia Hamilton
This is book #4 in the Madeline Dawkins series, but the first I’ve read by this author. I’m sure if I had read the other books in the series, I would’ve enjoyed seeing how everything tied together through the series, but it was still an enjoyable story without doing so. It is a nice suspenseful mystery with crime and action to keep you reading. The cases in this story were interesting and kept me guessing too, like the crime/mystery tv shows I enjoy. Madeline and Mike were likable characters and the story flowed well. Overall, I’d recommend this book and reading the entire series.
The Trouble With Paradise
The Madeline Dawkins Series
Book 4
By Cynthia Hamilton
This book is a full length crime novel. So much so it is a must read.
Madeline Dawkins is at it again. With her partner Mike Delaney working on a new set of crimes. One woman is in prison, was she wrongly accused? Maybe! Another is convinced her husband did not kill himself, is she right? Oh why not bring in Madeline s ex? He wants help for a friend.
So much work to be done! Is Madeline and Mike ready for this set of unsolved crimes?
Cynthia Hamilton has written several crime thrillers. This series alone will keep you reading and wanting so much more. I love the characters she has chosen. They make their crimes questionable. Madeline in herself has grown with her cases. She seems more together with even more confidence, which makes for a great detective heroine. I am looking forward to the next book by Cynthia Hamilton!