Week 33 Review: Murder at Haven's Rock

From Goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins.

Haven's Rock, Yukon. Population: 0

Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run. Haven's Rock isn't the first town of this kind, something detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, know first hand. They met in the original town of Rockton. But greed and deception led the couple to financing a new refuge for those in need. This time around, they get to decide which applicants are approved for residency.

There's only one rule in Haven's Rock: stay out of the forest. When two of the town's construction crew members break it and go missing, Casey and Eric are called in ahead of schedule to track them down. When a body is discovered, well hidden with evidence of foul play, Casey and Eric must find out what happened to the dead woman, and locate the still missing man. The woman stumbled upon something she wasn't supposed to see, and the longer Casey and Eric don't know what happened, the more danger everyone is in.

My Review:
Oh man, I loved this book! I love her writing so much, and I was so excited for this spin off, they're finally out from under the thumb of the council, they're building their own safe haven. Of course, things get messy with missing crew members, and finding a body! 

Between the fact that they're in a new location, and their new town isn't set up yet, let alone populated by their usuals, this is a new experience investigating. Things quickly become more and more complicated, dealing with the secrets people are carrying, and it was another intriguing mystery.

Between exploring their new town and dealing with the dead bodies, there's a lot going on. We learned some interesting things, that I'll be interested to see play out, for these characters who are sticking around. I'm just so glad that we got this spin off! 

That ending? That is totally setting up a possible threat, and it's definitely going to be something to watch out for in the future of this series! I can't wait to see what's going to happen there, because there's so much room for something to go wrong! 

I do have one question, and that's about Eric's brother, and Tyrone Cypher. Is their new location somewhere that they can get to? I mean, I know Tyrone managed to get to Hawaii and all, but that's wilderness to civilization, not wilderness to wilderness. 

This was another great read, and I can't wait to see where the series goes from here! 

Author: Kelley Armstrong 
Series: Haven's Rock #1
Read: August 16th, 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and the original series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book an a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Minotaur Books 

Expected Publication: February 21st 2023 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars