I thought this was a great book from the first page to the last. I loved the concept the author was working with and how she managed to keep the plot twists fresh and exciting. This is one of those books that will have you turning pages wondering if you are right about what is going on or not and holding your breath until you find out.

There were plenty of reasons to love this novel. The characters were interesting and made me want to know more about them even early on in the book. The descriptions were vivid and made me feel like I was there in the midst of things and the unexpected twists were truly unexpected. I love books with a mystery element and this one was one of the best I've read in a while.

As for the murder, things were described well enough to offer me a good picture of what was going on but they weren't disgusting or gruesome. This is definitely a book that I want to read again in the future.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

OK, I requested A Season to Lie because of the cover. The splash of the red scarf on the white snow proved irresistible, especially in a hot and humid Louisiana summer.

As Colorado police officer Gemma Monroe complained about the freezing temperatures, I thought about giving her an earful about the kind of July weather that fogs your glasses when you open the door. Not really, but the cold that hampered Gemma's investigation was a pleasant imaginative escape for me.

Just back from maternity leave, Gemma and her partner Finn are called out in blizzard conditions after an anonymous caller phones in a report of a prowler at an expensive private school. Expecting a student graffiti prank, instead they discover a murdered man with a message stuffed in his mouth.

Worse yet, the man is a famous author who, under an assumed name, was functioning as a writing coach for the school as a favor to a childhood friend.

There are other unpleasant undercurrents at the school, but how are they connected to the death of the author? Or are they?

I enjoyed the mystery and the setting of A Season to Lie. I haven't read the first book in this new series, but I will be checking the library for Inherit the Bones.

Read in July; blog review scheduled for 8/27/17

NetGalley/St. Martin's Press

Mystery/Police Procedural. Nov. 13, 2017. Print length: 336 pages.

Detective Gemma Monroe works for the Cedar Valley Colorado Police Department. Reporting for duty after her maternity leave she and her partner Finn are summoned out in a blizzard to investigate a prowler. This call is only the beginning of a twisted chain of events that unveil not only a murder but also bullying, stalkers and lies. Pretty well had this mystery solved from the beginning and just was not invested in the cast of characters. Had some subplots described and some police department personnel that could have been given more depth. This worked fine as a stand-alone. "A copy of this book was provided by St. Martin's Press via NetGalley with no requirements for a review. The comments here are my honest opinion."

Great book! Looking forward to reading more by this author! Highly recommend!

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