Love this, This ends with a great wrap up and ties up any possible loose ends but as a treat if you wish to want to keep reading about Casey and Dalton there is Murder at Haven's Rock to look forward to.

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Some of my favorite scenes that had me spitting out my drink in laughter:
“All right. We also know you tried to kill Conrad. We have your fingerprints.” “On the shovel?” A note of satisfaction. “Now I know you’re lying. I wore gloves.” Dalton and I look at each other. He shakes his head. 🤣🤣🤣

“But he didn’t see me. I snuck up behind him.” Dalton drops his head face-first into the dirt.🤣🤣

Brandon had to be the funniest and dumbest character I have ever read but definitely was so entertaining. ( )

The Deepest Secrets
3 Stars

This is the final installment in the series and, unfortunately, it shows.

The book can be divided into two sections. The first revolves around the investigation into whoever has revealed Will Anders' secret past. Once this is wrapped up around the halfway mark, the focus shifts to the murder of a resident and the council's disinterest in solving the case as they have decided to pull the plug on the town.

In both sections, the characters appear to be going through the motions perhaps because they, like the reader, are well aware of the fact that their days in Rockton are numbered. Casey's once again demonstrates that her policing skills are lacking as she is consistently caught flat-footed. The clues in the two cases are right under her nose yet she is blind to them until it is too late.

Despite the issues with this particular book, the series itself has been entertaining with an original premise, a compelling setting and likable characters. Nevertheless, it is disappointing that Armstrong has failed to take full advantage of the promising opportunity to end the series on a high note with this lackluster resolution. ( )

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong
Rockton / Casey Duncan series #7. Final book in the series. Thriller, police procedural. Best read in series order.
Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Eric Dalton deal with secrets and threats being exposed in their tiny town of Rockton, while the Counsel pulls the rug out from under them to close down the hidden town. Danger explodes from within the town as well as in the forbidden woods.

Compelling and fascinating following Casey thinking through and solving crimes. Why do the nasty and mean have to ruin it for people that are just trying to live their lives? I still love the working search dog, Storm for a bit of levity.
A bit of bitter resignation for the town’s inhabitants as well as the ending series.
Good news, there is a spin off coming February 2023. Casey and Eric think they can do better than a manipulative or money hungry Counsel. ( )

Sherrif Dalton and Detective Casey Duncan are trying to determine who is spreading secrets. Rockton residents were told their past and the reasons for arriving in Rockton will be kept private. But someone has accused one of their own to be a killer. As Dalton and Duncan seek out the perpetrator, one of the residents is found buried alive. As the Rockton law enforcement attempts to solve the case, they are informed by the town Council that Rockton will be shut down. Then a resident really is murdered and residents begin to turn on one another.

Kelley Armstrong keeps the reader engaged in her latest installment of Rockton. This wasn't my favorite of her books but I'm DEFINITELY expecting a follow-up book!

Advance copy from NetGalley

Shoot, I think this must be the last Rockton book! Things were definitely coming to a head in the last book, so it’s not a huge surprise, but I’m sad to say goodbye to Casey, Erik, and the gang.
This one was a page-turner—which is great—but I would have liked a few more quiet scenes with Erik and Casey. They were running around a lot in this one and there wasn’t time for much love stuff, I guess.
The ending felt rushed, and it left me wanting more. I was glad about how everything went down, but a lot of the good stuff really zoomed by.
I did enjoy this series. Some books were better than others, but I got very attached to the characters, and I’m sure it’s destined for a reread. ( )