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The Forger’s Daughter by Susan Cory
It has been a while! I’d like to thank everyone for continuing to support my blog, and one reader in particular who pointed out that it’s been a long time since I posted.
I’m going to do my best to keep to my one-review-a-month promise, and so the blog reset is here!
Full disclosure, this month’s mystery was written by one of my critique partners.
The Forger’s Daughter is Book 8 in the Iris Reid Mystery Series. I’m a big fan of the books and recommend all of them. Each novel has a fully encapsulated mystery, and readers can get a good handle on the characters no matter where they start in the series. Some people like to start with the first book; some don’t care where they start as long as they can get into the mystery quickly. I’m in the latter camp, but no matter where you fall on the continuum, I recommend all of Susan Cory’s books.
Here’s my review:
In the latest Iris Reid mystery, Iris finds herself thrust into a world of deception, desperation, and danger.
All she wants to do is help Ash, her boyfriend’s son, locate a missing friend, Luna Esposito. Luna is a brilliant artist, but one who doesn’t easily divulge information about herself or her past. When Ash receives a panicked call from her, he knows she’s in trouble. He turns to Iris for help, and they soon find out Luna isn’t the only one in peril.
In this fast-paced art forgery thriller, readers race along with Iris to locate the missing artist before time runs out. The villain, whom we meet fairly early on, is adept at keeping himself and his business practices well-hidden and will go to great lengths, even murder, to hold on to the power, wealth, and prestige he has accumulated.
As always in the Iris Reid books, the characters are three-dimensional and complex. We continue to learn more about Iris, her boyfriend Luc, and Ash in each installment of the series. The settings, from the tony world of Beacon Hill to the grittier neighborhoods surrounding Boston, are well-drawn and realistic.
From the first page, this book doesn’t let up. The quick, even pacing provides the reader with enough excitement to keep them reading late into the night while allowing them moments to digest and process the events taking place on the page.
Highly recommend if you’re looking for something well-written and exciting!
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See you next time,
Amy
