Hey all! I see I started a post April 5th and then nothing. Well there was something. HVAC went out. In Texas. No can do. That whole week was getting someone in and yes getting a new unit. Research, estimates, workers in the house. All great now. Just in the nick of time.
Meanwhile I listened to:
Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong book #1 in the series.
This is a spin off of the Rockton series which has seven books in the series. I listened to two books in the Rockton series and then jumped to Haven's Rock. Why did I do that? I wanted to see if the Haven's Rock series is as good as the Rockton series and can you read Haven's Rock without reading all of the Rockton books.. If so, I want to recommend it for my Mystery Book Club. Unfortunately, our library system doesn't have enough of each book for everyone to get a copy about the same time. So my collaborator suggested we do a Kelley Armstrong month. My assessment? Yes and Yes!
About: "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 those still missing. The longer Casey and Eric don’t know what happened, the more danger everyone is in."
Casey and Eric have left Rockton to start their own town and run it more like they want. They have a construction crew building out the town in an isolated spot in the Yukon. They do have a "backer" or "sponsor" from Rockton. A few of the citizens from Rockton are on site and participating in the building of the town. Some are new and hired only for the construction phase. Casey and Eric come to the town for the first time after being called out to find the two missing workers. They also find disgruntled employees.
The book jumps right in to the action. I like how Casey and Eric plan and solve together. They also bring in Will to help. Is the dead woman their employee Penny? Whose mining camp did they stumble onto? Who is this strange women who has a wolf for a pet? Lots of suspects, lots of things happen out in this developing settlement/town out in the wilderness.
I did really like it and will recommend it. I am anxious to see how the new town turns out. I would say if you like Joe Pickett, these books have a similar atmosphere.
Have you checked out the new Hallmark Mystery channel? The have a new Hannah Swensen movie on this month.
One Bad Apple: "Hannah meets a new side of law & order as she investigates a murder and crosses paths with by-the-books prosecuting attorney Chad Norton. Meanwhile, Delores has a secret. Starring Alison Sweeney, Victor Webster and Barbara Niven.:
Hannah's love interest Mike has left town for the FBI. Hannah is teaching a baking class at the local college and one of the professors is found dead. Hannah gets involved of course. She has to work with a new DA on an old case and he doesn't want her getting her nose in these things anymore. Hannah's mother has a new career path. I found her part in this movie pretty funny.
Curious Caterer Mysteries are back, based on the books by Diane Mott Davidson.
Foiled Plans Premiere Date: Friday, April 26, 2024
"Goldy Berry's Medieval feast at Hyde Castle gets interrupted by a murder. She teams up with Detective Shultz to solve the mystery before the murderer strikes again. Starring Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker."
Family Practice Mysteries: Premiere Date: Friday, May 17, 2024
"A former Army surgeon moves back to her hometown and joins a practice of family doctors, but when she’s drawn into solving the mysterious death of a patient, her quiet life becomes upended. Starring Amanda Schull and Brendan Penny."
PBS: Guilt starts April 28th for it's third and last season. Bummer.
"Max and Jake find themselves back in Edinburgh where they soon face a familiar danger. Kenny tries to help a family member, while dramatic action plays out at a farm.
Now in its third and final season, the award-winning TV series Guilt is a darkly funny Scottish thriller. Mismatched brothers Max and Jake McCall are reunited, but enemies old and new cause them to seek ever more desperate solutions to their ongoing problems. Digging deep into their past, Max (Mark Bonnar, Napoleon, World on Fire) and Jake (Jamie Sives, Annika, Chernobyl) hope to finally find a future free of danger…and each other."
There you have it.
I read Where are the Children? and the new book Where are the Children Now? for our May Mystery Book Club. I will tell you what I thought about those soon.
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