The day before Thanksgiving, I was celebrating and connecting with family when I got an email notification. In the email, I was invited to read Murder at Haven's Rock months before it became available to the public. Literally, within the hour, I downloaded it and started reading. I was so excited reading this book, and I hope you enjoy it too!

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Synopsis of Murder at Haven's Rock

Casey Butler and her husband are back at solving murders and figuring out motives, but now they are in their new home Haven's Rock. Haven's Rock has one rule: stay out of the forest.

They show up to find two missing people but instead find a woman who was murdered. How many people really get murdered in the middle of nowhere? More than you would assume. 

Murder at Haven's Rock Content Guide

Violence: There are a few standoffs at gunpoint. Autopsy and discussions of fatal injuries. All deaths in front of others aren’t very descriptive or accidental.

Language: Damn 51, shit 53, fuck 15, hell 47; 47% of pages have vulgar language.

Adult content: Mention of adult relationships and some adult scenes are implied but nothing descriptive. Everything cuts to waking up later. No nudity. 

Setting up the book

Murder at Haven's Rock is a crime scene procedural mixed with a survival element. Haven's Rock is a new secret refuge that detective Casey and her husband Sheriff Eric Dalton are creating. It is supposed to be everything that their past home was not. They hired a construction crew to literally build an entire town in the middle of the Canadian Yukon territory. The only way in or out is on a bush plane, and there are no signs of civilization anywhere. Just what the Daltons want. 

They are brought to town a few weeks early because someone decided to not follow the number 1 rule, well, the only rule. Don’t go into the forest. When a dead body turns up, things start to go sideways, and now Casey and Eric are faced with making hard decisions that will affect their new home forever.

The Rockton Series

If this sounds intriguing, you should start with the seven-book Rockton series where Casey and Eric meet. The first book, City of the Lost, tells the story of how Casey ends up in Rockton. A city off the grid in the Yukon. 

They take in people who want to shed their old lives and start over somewhere new where no one can find them. Part of getting there is an extensive background check and having a valuable occupation to add to their society. Casey isn’t sure how useful being a homicide detective with a secret will be in the Yukon, but she needs to hide now. After Rockton’s first homicide, Casey is brought in to find the murderer. She happens to uncover a few mysteries along the way.

You don’t need to read the Rockton series before starting Murder at Haven's Rock, but I strongly recommend it. Kelley does a great job of reintroducing the characters. There is only so much background she can provide without taking away from the story, especially when the characters have a seven-book backstory together.

Language Warning

The Rockton Series and Murder at Haven's Rock will keep you on the edge of your seat for the entire time. However, a few caveats are stopping me from recommending this to all of my friends. There is quite a bit of language. Eric loves swearing to express his emotions, especially when under stress. Which is all the time… About half of the pages in the book contain swear words. The f-word is one of his favorites to use. Think of him as a sheriff/mountain man who is a little rough around the edges with a heart of gold, but who you really don’t want to be on his bad side. 

Violence & Gore

Since Murder at Haven's Rock and the Rockton books are crime scene procedurals, there are some gory moments, and potentially triggering moments. From people being held at gunpoint, kidnapping, being held hostage, and more. I can’t tell you all the crazy things that happen in these books, because there is so much happening! And I don't want to spoil the story for you. If you like shows like NCIS, or Bones you are going to love these! I don’t recommend them for middle schoolers or young children. 

Any Adult Content?

In the original Rockton series, there are easily skippable adult scenes. These don’t come until a few books in. There are no adult scenes in Murder at Haven's Rock. There is a point where things start to get heated, but then it cuts away to the morning after.

I really appreciate how Armstrong handled the adult content in this book. She gave us just enough so we get a peek into Eric and Casey’s relationship but not too much, where I know all their bedroom habits.

Overall thoughts of Murder at Haven's Rock

I really liked this book. It sucked me in with Kelley’s typical style. Anyone who loves her Rockton novels will love her new series Haven's Rock with its own challenges. There are a few new characters but plenty of old favorites. This is setting up a series with new challenges. These challenges will be different from the ones in Rockton. Already, I can’t wait for the next book to see how they deal with the cliffhanger from the final chapters. 

When I reached the end, I kept trying to turn the page to the next chapter. It completely threw me that Kelley ended the book how she did. Murder at Haven's Rock kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last word. I just wanted more. I hope she has already started on the second book because this first one is going to sell like crazy.

When does it come out, and how can I get a copy?

Murder at Haven's Rock will be released on February 21st, 2023. You can pre-order your copies on Amazon or where ever books are sold. If you decide to pre-order a Kindle copy, it will automatically be delivered to your device library on the 21st. If you want to read the Hardback copy on release day, you have to pay more for pre-shipping. Otherwise, it will ship as soon as Amazon can fulfill the order. The Kindle version, Hardback, and Audiobook will be released on February 21st. But if you want a paperback copy, you will have to wait until December 2023. Currently, Murder at Haven's Rock is not available on Kindle Unlimited, and I don’t think it will be. None of her other books have been on Kindle Unlimited. However, you can get a copy of the Audiobook through Audible.

Guess what?? If you try out the Audible premium plus trial you can get two free audiobooks. Like Murder at Haven's Rock!

Should I get Murder at Haven's Rock?

I am a big fan of this book, but I’m also a sucker for a great crime scene procedural! So if it sounds interesting, and you are a fan of her other books, I would go for it. Remember that Murder at Haven's Rock is for adults (or older teens) and has quite a bit of language along with the description of a few crime scenes. If you are a fan of Stalking Jack the Ripper or The Naturals, this is right up your alley!

Happy Reading!

A spin off from Armstrong's Rockton Series. Casey and Duncan have decided to build a new town in the Yukon, with the rest of the inner circle. Armstrong delivers suspense and atmosphere as usual in this first book.

Casey and Duncan go to Haven's Rock early because a crew member has gone missing. Soon things go from bad to worse for them.
Are they going to be able to find the missing crew member? Is the area as desolate as they thought?

Armstrong's Rockton Series was exceptional, and I think this will be just good. She writes in a way that grabs me from the beginning and rarely loses me. I always feel like I am reconnecting with an old friend, when I read on of her books. I have high hopes for this spin off series, and hope I don't get disappointed.

It will hit bookstores on February 21, 2023. I think if you enjoyed her Rockton Series, you will want to read this first book in her new Haven's Rock Series.

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Publishing and Minotaur Books for the Kindle Version of the book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Dalton are now married and accomplishing their life's dream which is to build a new secret town deep within the wilderness of the Yukon. The difference this time with their new town is that. they will be completely and solely in charge without a governing board to answer to who would use some questionable tactics to enforce their rules. The town still needs quite a bit of work before new residents can move in but they soon find out there are five people needing immediate, emergency help and must move in right away even if their living quarters are unfinished and emergencies always take priority measures. While trying to figure out how to make this new situation work the couple receives a call that their help is needed immediately as two construction crew members have gone missing in the forest. There is one steadfast rule "Do not go into the forest alone off the trail" and apparently that is what happened and only Casey and Dalton know and understand this great wilderness that they have so much love and respect for so they also know there is only a short window of time to find people who lose their way in the woods. Many, many predators reside in the forest and they're not all hairy and four-legged but some walk on two legs and are as deadly as animals since they don't always believe or act in civilized manners. The Yukon can be a beautiful world of nature but there is a very, very dark and dangerous side which can never be underestimated.

This is such a fantastic series that I just can't get enough of. The books can be read as stand-alones for anyone new to the series but I'm pretty sure readers will get hooked after reading any of the stories. I'm so glad the author Kelley Armstrong continued the "Rockton" series with a new beginning in "Haven's Rock" and keeping some beloved characters while bringing many new faces and personalities. I just can't wait to read the next book and it hasn't even been written yet. I really enjoyed this book especially when I was afraid the series was over after the way the last story ended. All the fans will be happy to read this new book and get familiar with the new town in the works and some very irritating yet enjoyable new characters while still having an amazing mystery as the backstory. Truly an atmospheric adventure into the Yukon which makes this book and the prior books a pleasure to read day or night.

I want to thank the publisher " St Martin's Press" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book and any thoughts or opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I have given this terrific story a rating of 4 WILD AND DANGER FILLED 🌟🌟🌟🌟 STARS!!

Publication Date: February 21, 2023

Murder Rock is a fantastic start to the new spin off series from the Rockton series.

Haven Rock features Detective Casey Duncan and her husband Sheriff Eric Dalton as they move on to set up a new safe community at Haven Rock.

The one rule for the crew building the new community is broken on the first page: stay out of the forest.

Two are missing as Casey and Eric are called into help after a dead body is discovered.

But its not one of the crew.

Tension mounts as the suspect list grows.

Kelly Armstrong once again is a master at building suspense and the writing is so descriptive you can hear the sounds of the forest and are leery of its surroundings.

The pages turned quickly as I raced to the conclusion of Murder at Haven's Rock.

I highly recommend any book by Kelly Armstrong and this one is no exception.

I will be first in line for the second book in the series and I cant wait to see what Casey and Eric will get up to next.

Thanks to NetGalley and St Martins Press and Minotaur Books for a compelling read.

For everyone who was sad at the demise of Rockton, you now have Haven’s Rock. Just checking in on their new home at Haven’s Rock, Casey and Dalton are met with missing people and murder.

Haven’s Rock is a spin-off of the Rockton series. Many of the same characters will be moving with the sherriffs. But there will be a lot of new faces. Most probably weren’t in this book. Most of these characters were the people building the new town. The most important thing is there are going to be new rules. Everyone walked into Rockton for a reason. They all needed to disappear. They could stay for a short time and then return to civilization. It will be interesting to see how well the former inhabitants deal with making all of the decisions for themselves.

This book was really a bridge to the new series. I expect a lot more in the future.

While Murder At Haven’s Rock is a new spinoff from the Rockton series, it can be read as a stand-alone novel. The setting in the remote Canadian Yukon was perfect for creating a unique locked door murder mystery that had Detective Casey Duncan and her husband Sheriff Eric Dalton scratching their heads as people went missing and turned up murdered. I won’t spoil it, but the twists and turns were surprising and I did not guess the murderer in advance! I’m looking forward to more stories from Haven’s Rock and plan to go back to read the Rockton series!

Thank you @minotaur_books @stmartinspress and @netgalley for allowing me to read this book ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review.

So excited to continue the characters from Rockton's journies in this new series. I enjoyed the familiar tone and structure in a new setting. Looking forward to the next one already!

Haven's Rock is meant to be a fresh start, not only for Casey and her husband Dalton (and their dog Storm) but also for others from Rockton but a trip to see how things are proceeding in the construction of the new town leads the two of them to a tangled investigation into first one then a second employee of the site. Penny, the architect, has disappeared into the woods; Bruno also goes missing. Casey, Dalton, and Storm do their best but something's not right, and they know from not right. Make no mistake, this is very much a spin off from the Rockton series and I suspect new readers might find themselves a bit at sea. That said, fans of Rockport will find this rewarding not only for the mystery (which is really good- and I guessed wrong) but also for the new characters such as Yolanda, Kendra, and Gunnar (and one I'll leave you to discover in the woods) . Casey, Dalton, and April are terrific (April has grown a bit more) and it was good to get a glimpse at the rest of the crew. Armstrong, as always, has good worldbuilding skills and you'll easily visualize the town and the woods. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A terrific read with an intriguing ending that's left me very eager for the next one.

Murder at Haven's Rock is the first book in the Haven's Rock series. While it is the first is also brings several characters from the Rockton series. I have read the last two books of the Rockton series and was easily able to follow along without needing backstory. I don't think it is necessary to have read the Rockton series. But the series is very good and worth reading.

Haven's Rock is the new town is being built for people who need sanctuary. Casey and Eric, along with their dog Storm a newfoundland, arrive early in the new town. Two of the people who were hired to build the town are reported missing from the night before. They immediately head out to the forest where the missing couple had been seen entering in spite of being told the forest is off limits. They find several paths, boot prints, and see a figure off in the distance. As they try to talk to them, they run away. Casey slips on some wet leaves and falls into a pit. Eric goes to find something he can toss her to help her get out. While she attempts to climb out by herself, she starts digging at the dirt for footholds and finds the body of a woman.

When Eric returns, they work together to get Casey and the body out of the pit. They create a makeshift sled to carry the body using Storm to pull it back to town. As they arrive near the town, they hear noise from the workers. Not wanting them to know they found a body, they need to find Yolanda so they can get inside the medical clinic. After they get inside the clinic, Casey calls April, her sister and a doctor, they need her to come right away to do an autopsy. Yolanda informs them that the woman they found is not one of the two they were looking for which leaves them still with two missing people.

There are some new and old characters in this book. It will be interesting to get to know them throughout the series. I really enjoyed the Rockton series, and this looks as if it is going to be just as fantastic.

This book was a great combination of so many elements I enjoy - a strong female lead, a loyal canine companion, a gorgeous setting in nature, and a solid mystery that was intriguing without being overly complex. I’m excited that this was the start of a series and I look forward to reading the rest! I’ve never read any of the Rockton series and I felt like this book did a good job summarizing the context so I don’t feel like it was a necessary precursor. But now that I know and love these characters I have a new series on my TBR!

Hidden in the Yukon a mysterious, secret town is being built. When two of the workers disappear owners Casey Duncan and her husband Eric Dalton arrive early to investigate. A body is found, clearly the victim of foul play, and there is still the search for those missing while keeping the true nature of the town secret from the remaining workers.
This is a spin-off from another of Ms Armstrong’s series but it can be read without having read the prior series. That said I will also say it would be helpful to the reader picking up book one of a series if there was a more straightforward explanation of just why this town is so secretive. Being most familiar with Ms Armstrong’s fantasy books I seriously kept expecting our character to be some sort of shapeshifters but this is a pretty straight forward mystery series.
I enjoyed the characters, the solution to the mystery was not obvious until well close to the end of the book. We end with a cliff hanger of future trouble to come so I will be on the look out for books two in this series. In the meantime I will go look up the Rockton series and catch up on the pasts of these characters and how they all got to Haven’s rock. Recommended.

I wasn’t sure I was going to like this book at first. It started off a bit more slowly than I prefer and I thought about putting it aside. But I never quit on something I start and I’m so glad I didn’t! The story was well written and the storyline was creative, different than other mysteries I have read and well plotted. The characters were multidimensional and quirky enough to be memorable but not unbelievable. I would definitely recommend this book!

Building a town in a remote part of the Yukon is a serious undertaking in the best of conditions...but when a woman is found dead and man gravely injured it quickly seems like the settlement at Haven's Rock won't get up and running after all.

I really liked the author's style, the characters felt authentic, and the plot moved quickly. I just found it a little bit hard to get into because I don't really understand the whole concept of the town and it was hard to picture it as a realistic endeavor unless some eccentric billionaire got involved.

The big issue with this book for me was that I constantly felt like I was missing something. The references to Rockport as well as people and characters that it seemed like I should know though they hadn't been introduced were very distracting. I triple checked the NetGalley listing and while it mentioned a prior town it didn't mentioned anywhere that this is a spinoff of another series. On Goodreads it's listed as "Haven's Rock #1", so the whole thing was very confusing. I think it just doesn't stand alone as well as originally hoped.

I enjoyed this one, but not enough to go back and read the whole original series and without that I just felt lost in this one. I would try more from this author but not this series.

Full disclosure: I am a fan of the author, but I have not read the original series that this book is spun off of. Based on this book alone, I intend to do so soon.

I am unsurprised by how much I thoroughly enjoyed Murder at Haven's Rock. It's a good murder mystery with fantastic tension throughout the entire story. Kelley Armstrong particularly shines in filling her books with a diverse and complicated cast of characters; even the animals are complex. No one is perfect, and that makes them full of depth. They feel real to the reader and reflect traits of ourselves or people we know.

I felt a bit guilty about meeting these incredible people this far into their journey (because of spoilers), but I was still able to get into this book without any confusion about who they were and what was going on.

If you think this is possibly your cup of tea, then don't be afraid to take a sip.

Thank you to Kelley Armstrong, St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and Netgalley for the chance to read this.

MURDER AT HAVEN’S ROCK is the new book in a new spin-off Rockton thriller series from @kelleyarmstrongauthor - a fav Canadian author! She wrote my fav Canadian thriller series, with the last book publishing last year. But she is back with a brand new spin-off series with all my fav characters- just in a new location!

Thank you so much @minotaur_books for my arc copy and @netgalley for my e-arc! Pub date is Feb 21!

I highly recommend reading the Rockton thriller series! You don’t necessarily “need” to read them before reading this first book in a spin-off series, but because it had all the same main characters from the original series, it just makes sense to read them first!

This book felt like returning to my favourite place with my favourite people. Haven’s Rock is a fictional place in the Yukon Territory- out in basically the middle of nowhere (no people means no one can spot the secret town!). The town, once it’s built, will serve the same purpose as Rockton, but better/more improved rules.

As you can guess from the title, there is murder involved in this book! Is this really a surprise to these characters? Nope!

I loved reading this book and following along/trying to figure out the murder. Did I guess the ending? I had a bit of an idea but was also totally wrong!

The reason I love these books so much, is because the author is so good at paints vivid description of the places/setting, and creating suspense! You feel like you are right there part of the action!

While I loved having all my favourite characters back together in a new location, I was alls happy to get to know some of the new characters, that I think are going to be in the next books in this series! The way this book ended, there HAS to be at least another one!!

If you loved detective mystery books, I highly recommend this book and the first series. They have all been 5 star reads for me!

Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Publication date: February 21,2023

Murder at Havens Rock is a spin off to Kelly Armstrong’s Rockton series. I am a huge Kelly Armstrong fan but haven’t read Rockton. The spin off has many of the same characters from the previous series and several new introductions.

Not having read Rockton, I would have liked a little more background on the existing characters but ultimately it didn’t impact the storyline or my enjoyment.

Haven’s Rock is a settlement being built in the deep Yukon. This will be a place for people to disappear, go under the radar and live peacefully for many different reasons.

Casey and Eric aren’t supposed to be heading to the settlement until construction is complete. That’s the deal. But they are called in early after two of the construction crew go missing.

After finding a dead body and severely injured crew member. Things just don’t add up and there is still one missing crew member.

This was a mystery/detective type book. I really enjoyed it and might pick up the Rockton series to catch up on some of these characters. I will definitely be looking for the next instalment of Haven’s Rock. Rating this one four stars!

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Haven’s Rock, Yukon

Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton are financing a community/refuge for those in need. The new residents will need to be approved to make sure that they are the right fit. The Refuge is to be a quiet place for those looking for a fresh start. The only rule: Don't go into the forest.

Two constructions workers, part of the crew building the refuge, enter the forest and do not return, Casey and Eric are called in to help locate the missing workers. When they find the body of a dead woman, they know that are going to have their hands full. Who is the woman? Where are the missing members of the construction crew? What happened in the forest?

I was instantly drawn into the plot and did my own super sleuthing along with Casey and Eric to solve the mystery of the dead woman and the missing construction worker. As the suspect list grew and things became more dire, I was on the edge of my seat turning the pages until the very end.

This book is a spin-off of the Rockton series, and it worked very well as a stand-alone book for me. I enjoyed both main characters and the cast in this book. The descriptions of nature and the dangers in the forest (bears, miners, etc.) were richly drawn. The mystery in this book was captivating and brilliantly done. I look forward to reading more books in this series.

I had a copy of the book and the audiobook and enjoyed both. I thought the narrator did a fantastic job.

Gripping, well written, well thought out and engaging!

I was unaware that this is book number 8 in a series. I will for sure be going back to the beginning. Love the characters and setting, very intrigued what happened in Rockton before Haven's Rock. As for this book, had a great time

This is the highly anticipated sequel spinoff to Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton series. This first installment has the return of Rockton’s former Sheriff, Eric Dalton, and his chief detective and now wife, Casey Duncan, and their trusty, Newfoundland, tracking dog, Storm, as MC’s for this series. I’ve been an Armstrong fangirl for quite a while now. I first discovered her many years ago through one of her paranormal/urban-fantasy series. Besides her crime thriller, murder mystery Rockton series, I’ve also enjoyed a few of her standalone crime thrillers, murder mysteries. She also has a couple of time-travel, historical-fiction series. Suffice it to say, Armstrong is a creative, versatile, and all-around phenomenal writer and one of my fave authors😊

While I am sure that the publisher hopes that this installment can stand apart from the Rockton series (meaning a reader doesn’t need to read the Rockton series to enjoy this series); I am not going to recommend it. I suggest a reader read this installment to see if you like the characters, premise of the series and the location and plot of the storyline for this particular installment. However, if one does enjoy this book, and intends to continue with the series, I STRONGLY suggest that one goes back and reads the Rockton series before the next Haven’s Rock installment comes out. This will provide the much-needed background on the history of both the characters and the overall series premise, since Dalton and Casey are building and creating Haven’s Rock after Rockton.

The book summary basically lays out the primary storyline: find the two missing crew members and find out who the dead woman is (she’s not one of the crew members). There are other storylines too, one being that the crew/project leader, Yolanda, makes it well known that she neither likes nor trusts Dalton and Casey, doesn’t like their project to build Haven’s Rock since Rockton was a failure, but most of all, she doesn’t like that they have dragged her grandmother, Emilie (one of the founders of Rockton), into their plans to build another Rockton. Then there is the storyline of finding out who is living out in the forest with a large and trained grey wolf and who is leaving notes for them to leave.

The first half of the story has Dalton and Casey working the case for the missing crew members and the dead stranger. It also includes the arrival, and return, of April, Rockton’s former MD, chief ME and coroner (and Casey’s sister), and Will Anders, Rockton’s former Sheriff Deputy. Just like Rockton, there is also the discovery of the forest residents – person(s) who live rough, off the land, in the forest. This is why everyone working on Haven’s Rock was told to stay out of the forest. In Rockton, most of the forest people were a danger to Rockton residents.

In the second half, there is a discovery, one that leads Dalton and Casey to a possible motive for the disappearances and murder, which they have now been instructed by Emilie to wrap it up. Apparently, the town needs to open up sooner than previously planned. Emilie has been very successful in accepting a boatload of applications for new residents that need to get away from their current lives and hide out for a while in Haven’s Rock.

As is the case in Armstrong stories, she keeps the reader guessing until the end, which comes in a flurry of fast-paced, action-packed scenes on the top of the wilderness mountain. But, it isn’t until the final sentence of the story that we get a hint of the coming installment. We also saw the return of Rockton's beloved bar owner, Isabel, and her boy-toy, Phil, along with April's love interest Kenny who will all live and work in Haven's Rock doing the same things they did in Rockton.

I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books for sending me this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Murder at Haven's Rock, by author Kelley Armstrong, is the first novel is the author's Haven's Rock series, which is a spin-off from the authors Rockton series. The story is once again set in the Yukon wilderness. Key characters are: Casey Duncan, Eric Dalton, Will Anders, Storm, Yolanda, and April. Here is a 411 summary of what you can expect. Haven's Rock was Casey's idea and dream. It is supposed to be a sanctuary for those who are in desperate need of safety and security, and not under the control of a cabal of wealthy people protecting wealthy people who committed crimes.

Thanks to Emilie, Casey, and April's inheritance, Haven's Rock is slowly coming to fruition. Unfortunately, Casey and Eric get one of the worst welcomes they could imagine. Two workers are missing; an architect named Penny, and an engineer named Bruno. Haven's Rock has one and only one rule; DON'T WANDER INTO THE FOREST! Haven's Rock is far from opening, but the workers are busy trying to meet Yolanda's deadline so that they can all receive a bonus. Then Casey and Eric stumble across a body of an unknown woman who is not a member of the crew.

Then, they come across a miner who is secretly trying to make a claim in an area that likely has gold. In Canada, there are rules to follow, and said miner had other ideas. To make matters even more interesting, Haven's Rock has a curious neighbor named Lilith, as well as her wolf Nero. I guarantee we will see Lilith again. Following a similar storyline as the previous story, Casey has to begin with interviewing the 30 member team who is working to put the town together. Anyone of them could be a murderer.

One could honestly say that the newest cast members to watch are Yolanda, Kendra and Gunnar and I won't explain why because they all have some interesting characteristics. Each of them has their own personal reasons for being here, and whether they continue in the next book in this series is to be revealed later. If you enjoyed Rockton and wanted it to continue then you will certainly enjoy this new town of Haven's Rock. The mystery was good, had some twists and turns, and did keep me guessing and engaged.