Carly M. Duncan

Well, what can I say about these characters…that they leave a lot to be desired is putting it mildly, as they will throw each other under the bus as the mystery surrounding the murder brings forth some misdirection and plenty of suspects that may keep you guessing as the last drink is drunk and the party has ended.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Last Dinner Party by Carly M Duncan.

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What’s a little murder among friends? Well, that’s what you’ll be trying to figure out after Jeanie’s cozy dinner party ends, serving up her dead body.

There’s quite a list of suspects. You’ll come to know all of their secrets as Anna Cole and Kristy Hicks begin their investigation.

There is plenty of misdirection to keep you guessing, not just from the characters, but from the author too. Keeps you on your toes and curious to discover just who the dastardly killer is. And when you do learn who did it and why, you’ll be surprised, or maybe not.

I liked Anna and Kristy. They didn’t pull punches during the investigation. But they did stumble as conflicts of trust sprang up between them. Their personal turmoils added more intrigue to the story.

As for all of those suspects. It’ sure was a mixed bag to choose from. I can’t say I really liked any of them. Many were wishy washy, and some were bad people even if they didn’t commit the murder. I guess being under suspicion of murder brings out the worst in some people.

I enjoyed this mystery, following clues and meeting the characters. And I’ll be following the series to see how Anna and Kristy are doing.… (altro)

I had all the best of intentions going into this book really looking forward to this book. Sadly, try as I might I could not get into the story or the characters. This book is read as a cozy mystery so the blood or gore that you expect from a suspense mystery is not there. Which I have read many cozy mysteries but I think that lack of "suspense" was what I was craving with this book and I could not find it. Even when I put the book down only to pick it back up and randomly jump to the middle of the story. I read for a while more and I did not feel like I missed anything having not read about 100 pages of the story. When I got to the ending I may have not have seen the motive coning but I could tell you I was not that surprised by the reasoning for the murder. One good thing I did see a little working in the favor of this book is the working relationship between Kristy and Anna. Kristy with her brass attitude did draw me in and than there was Anna who may have been more on the quiet side but she was more of the brains of the two women.… (altro)