The Devil You Know: A Detective Sophie Junot Novel

by William Graham

In "The Devil You Know," Detective Sophie Junot returns to handle four new cases: a woman mysteriously goes missing from an office outing; a man is blackmailed by a mysterious stranger; a state senator becomes involved in drug and sex trafficking; and a man fakes his death to collect insurance money. While trying to solve these thrilling cases, Junot must cope with raising a young child and dealing with her bouts of depression. Fast paced and exciting, this novel is the compelling sequel to "The Green Mountains Murders."

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

175 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 7, 2019

About the author

Poet, novelist, and travel writer William Graham holds a BA and MA in English and a MS in Communication from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He lives in Stowe, Vermont.

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains four short mystery stories involving the same woman private detective. She’s an interestingly bold character full of intelligence and bravado but plagued with a severe depression that causes her to attempt suicide. It’s an odd combination... on the one hand, she’s taking a positive approach to solving others problems and, on the other, she is lost in dealing with her own. But she’s a complex character that I came to like. The mysteries themselves are solved rather easily but they do cover a wide variety of issues and makes a pleasant read.
I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway for this honest review.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Devil You Know contains 4 short stories, each a case undertaken by a female Private Detective.
The Detective readily solves each case without significant difficulty despite being injured in the process. While there exists a bit of personal backstory, the cases are the forefront. Simplicity is the essence of this book, a bit of editing needed. 3 stars.

My thanks to goodreads and the book's giveaway sponsors for the opportunity to win a copy of this book.

[Rick Molitor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a book of short stories

I know that it lists as a novel but it is really 4 short stories with the same main characters. Junot is a different type of detective who struggles with depression as much as she struggles with her cases. She is sort of blunt and forceful. The stories all move along quickly and were interesting.

[Kelly Knapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short Stories

Not bad, interesting plots but background story seemed to...take over...rather than remain background enrichment. Otherwise, plot is solid and better editing than many I have read lately.

[Erin Hudgens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this in a goodreads giveaway. This one had some rough edges, the dialogue and interactions were choppy at parts, but over all I really liked it. The three mysteries were short and fun, and I really liked the main character. I would definitely read more.

[Leslie Frazer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Book but typos caused frustration

I would have really enjoyed reading this book except the text included typos and misspellings that interrupted the flow. I will willingly try the next in the series.

[Karen Stromberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this from Goodreads. It was easy to read and I liked it well enough. Could use better editing - found a few errors.