Week 4 Review: An Unfinished Murder

From Goodreads:

Sara Medlar may be retired as a bestselling author, but her career as an amateur detective is facing one final mystery—and it’s a killer. Retired romance novelist Sara Medlar has been comfortably sharing her large home with her niece Kate and her "honorary grandson" Jack. It’s a convenient arrangement given the Medlar Three, as they've become known, are often working closely together to solve mysteries in their small town of Lachlan, Florida.

But when real estate agent Kate announces she's been given the listing for the town's storied Lachlan House, it sets off alarm bells for Sara and Jack. The infamous house has a dark history, one that's certain to haunt them all. With little memory of her childhood, Kate doesn’t understand what the fuss is about—until the trio visits the house and makes a grim discovery. 

Flooded by memories of the past, Kate realizes she spent time there as a child. But stumbling upon a skeleton dressed in a rotting tuxedo—a murder victim with connections to her father—causes Kate to wonder if the childhood she can't remember might be one she'd rather forget. As Sara, Kate and Jack delve deeper into the dead man's history, they learn he was last seen at a party held at Lachlan House in the late nineties—a swanky soiree attended by his many enemies. With more than one motive in play, every partygoer is a suspect, and Sara is determined to find the culprit, even if it means digging up past secrets she's worked hard to keep buried. 

My Review:
I absolutely loved reading this book! I've loved this series since the beginning, and this latest mystery, which delves back into Kate's past, at a house party that her father was helping out at, and that house is now up for sale-perfect for Kate to sell.

This is finally the book, where the simmering attraction between Kate and Jack finally comes to a head, and yeah, things move pretty quickly there, given how long it took to get to this point, also makes sense, and was so cute to read!

Oh man, this mystery, it was chock full of twists and turns and reveals. Because this guy was not well liked, and a lot of people had motive. When you add in all these layers of timelines, and the dreams, yeah, it got really complicated but I loved how it all resolved in all the different aspects! 

I kinda thought that the previous book was going to be the end of the series, but I almost think the same of this one, because where we left these characters was very different then when we started. But if it's a case of Jude Deveraux thinks of another plot and writes it, then I'll definitely read more! 

I loved reading this book, and if it's the end, then it was a great end to the series! 

Author: Jude Deveraux 
Series: Medlar Mystery #5
Read: January 20th, 2024
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: MIRA
Expected Publication: April 30th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars