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Date read: January 1, 2025
Medlar Mystery
1. A Willing Murder
2. A Justified Murder
3. A Forgotten Murder
4. A Relative Murder - Paperback | Kindle
5. An Unfinished Murder
Jude Deveraux
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Even the closest families have secrets hidden away.Thoughts on A Relative Murder: Man, Sara's family has a lot going on. Kate's too, since she's, you know, her niece. Let's just say that secrets abound and some of those secrets are finally finding the light of day.
Bestselling novelist Sara Medlar is skilled at sharing stories about other people, but she hoped the truth about her own family would never surface. Her home in Lachlan, Florida, is her refuge and she loves having her niece Kate and dear friend Jack Wyatt together under her roof. The Medlar Three, as they are known around town, have sworn off getting involved in any more murder investigations.
When the sheriff unexpectedly leaves on vacation, Jack is surprised to find himself appointed as deputy. So when Kate stumbles upon a dead body while visiting a friend, the Medlar Three are back in the sleuthing game. Kate also has a charming new real estate client with a mysterious past. He seems to be followed by trouble and that makes Sara and Jack uneasy.
It doesn’t take long to discover that the murder and the new man in town are somehow related—the question is how. When the stranger’s true identity is revealed, Sara realizes her carefully crafted story is about to unravel and she fears she’ll lose Kate and Jack forever. But she desperately hopes that love and honesty will win out over years of lies and deceit. And besides, family is family—even if you sometimes want to kill them.
As it turns out, a big chunk of those secrets revolve around Kate's father. Or maybe I should say they revolve around Sara's part in putting her brother behind bars. Where, as it turns out, he's been for the past however long. NOT DEAD, as Kate believed. Yeah, there's a lot of unravel and a lot that Kate has to deal with seeing as she's believed an untruth for the bulk of her life.
Throw in her mom (who is a FLAMING HOT MESS OF A HUMAN), a dead body, a not-so-dead body, some secrets about a good friend no one wants to get out, some secrets the sheriff is holding very close to the vest, some potential revenge, a little betrayal, and...MAN. Like I said Kate, Sara, and Jack are dealing with a lot.
That said, beyond the obvious mystery of who might be doing a little killing on the side, we get answers about Kate's father. Which is good. Because Kate deserves to know the truth, even if it hurts at first. *thumbs up*
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