Final Chapter: A Megan Montaigne Mystery

Megan Montaigne Mysteries

by Pam Stucky

Meet Megan Montaigne, your new favorite small-town amateur sleuth! For Megan Montaigne, library director, living in the top floor of the mansion-turned-library is a dream come true. At least it was, before the murders started. Megan Montaigne has always secretly wanted to be a forensics investigator. The small-town library director has just begun rebuilding her life after tragedy tore it apart less than a year ago, and is happily settling into her new apartment on the top floor of the library by the river. But when a local celebrity turns up dead, the time has come to put her sleuthing fantasies into action. Has she unwittingly invited the murderer into her own home? And will she be able to prove her innocence before she becomes a victim herself? Readers of engaging, descriptive authors such as Ann Cleeves and Louise Penny, as well as readers who love amateur sleuths and small-town mysteries, will love Megan Montaigne. Books are standalone and can be read in any order.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

209 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 23, 2018

Reviews

[Molly Ringle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm going to have to remember to put this one on the gift list for the cozy-mystery fans in my life. Pam has a superb feel for the genre! The (fictional) small town of Emerson Falls, Washington, and its quirky mansion-turned-library supply the "cozy" part beautifully, and the cast of residents and visitors are the right mix of charming and unsettling. All of them seem real, and many of them I wish I could hang out with, but all also hide enough of a potential dark side that I honestly couldn't guess who the murderer was until the reveal.

It was a fast read, and actually one of the things that impressed me in particular was how deftly Pam was able to introduce a fairly large cast in a slim book, and make it all easy to follow and believable. That takes writerly skill!

I see a lot of potential in Megan Montaigne as an amateur sleuth, and hope there will be more books about her!

[Albert Rodriguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will name my next child Zeus

After reading this book I have decided I must become insanely rich so that I can purchase an old creepy house by a river somewhere in the Northwest. I enjoyed this Mystery. It was a quick and rewarding read. If you like the Northwest, books, muffins or poison then you may enjoy this book as much as I did.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

A local author who lived with librarian Megan Montaigne is discovered murdered in her own swimming pool. Almost everyone believes she drowned but Megan wonders how and why. So she goes off sleuthing.

Good cozy mystery. Good cast of characters. The story drew me in and kept me reading to find out what happened. The writing is excellent. I want to read more of Megan and her small town.

[Sherri Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book, it was fantastic from beginning to end. Won't give out any info, you have to read it yourself and decide.

[Nancy]

Final Chapter: A Megan Montaigne Mystery (Megan Montaigne Mysteries)
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Final Chapter: A Megan Montaigne Mystery (Megan Montaigne Mysteries)
by Pam Stucky (Goodreads Author)
4.20 · Rating details · 95 ratings · 11 reviews
For Megan Montaigne, library director, living in the top floor of the mansion-turned-library is a dream come true. At least it was, before the murders started.

Megan Montaigne has always secretly wanted to be a forensics investigator. The small-town library director has just begun rebuilding her life after tragedy tore it apart less than a year ago, and is happily settling into her new apartment on the top floor of the library by the river. But when a local celebrity turns up dead, the time has come to put her sleuthing fantasies into action. Has she unwittingly invited the murderer into her own home? And will she be able to prove her innocence before she becomes a victim herself?


Didn't 't finish. Predictable.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's lunchtime, I'm in Western Washington, and I just wish I could get up to Pam Stucky's fictional village, Emerson Falls, and grab a burger at Rae's Pub. Of course I'd want Megan Montaigne there, and if the handsome cop, Max Coleman, walked in, I'd be glad if he sat next to me. Megan, a librarian who solves murders, is the center of this story, and she has an awfully fun time at it. And if I could stay in the fascinating setting of this murder mystery, I'd be a lot more content with the apartment (the one with the spectacular balcony!) over the library in what used to be wealthy Edison Finley Wright's "preposterously large vacation retreat" than Megan is. What a good read: there's murder, there's romance, there're colorful characters, and there's wickedly good writing. Recommended!!

[K.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw this novel on an ad for a freebie but must have missed the deadline because I ended up paying for it. I thought never mind because the idea of a character living over a library intrigued me. It's a good novel, well written and the plot is great. More could have been done with the main character though and disappointed me. She didn't really grip me. There were a couple of huge leaps of faith which left me scratching my head but overall it was a good read.

[Liz Etnyre · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pleasant read, about (mostly) pleasant people, in a pleasant setting. A bit too much description and detail now and again - that over-sets the scene and yet doesn't really move the story along much. Odd bits of internal dialogue by the MC pop up in awkward places. Still, a decent murder mystery - dare I say a pleasant one?! - but not a particularly gripping one. The story was a little too easy to put down. That said, I have the next book in the series, and will likely read it. 3.5 stars.

[PWA Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A mansion turned in to a library. The description of the library, mansion and surrounding areas makes you want to be there. It sounds beautiful. There are several murders, twists and turns at every stage of the story. Good people were killed to hide a secret, really sad. This was an easy read, a well written story.

[Karen Sheldon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of lost its woes early on

I fell asleep reading this book for three+ nights. The book had the potential but just never got increasingly tense or dramatic. I will read this author again because I didn't dislike the story at all.

[Katie J Dvorak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't see it coming

This is a sift story without blood and gore and nasty sex clouding up the story line. Fast read but I didn't see the ending coming. Wish I lived in that location. My great grand parents lived in concrete though

[E · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good cozy mystery! It had a little more substance than other Kindle freebie cozy mysteries.

[Patricia Gulley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long first part of the book with descriptions of house, river, landscape and repeat before getting to the mystery. Lots of internal angst especially in the middle of conversations. Okay mystery.

[Evonne Hutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This tightly written story will pull you right in!
Well written with characters that stand out.

[Joy Schulz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the story but there was too much description for me

[Jettiep Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading

This was my first Pam Stucky book but it won't be my last. Very well written and keeps you wanting to continue .

[Lisa Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stucky is easy to read.

I read The Caramel Crow first, then bought the other three in this series on Kindle. Devoured it in one day like a box of chocolates. So good.

[Robert P. Bagioni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Small town, wonderful characters

Love this little town. It reminds me of the town of Three Pines in Louise Penny’s books. Will definitely revisit it soon.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who killed Romy and why??? AND Evelyn??? AND Courtney's dead also??? Because of a book??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.