A fun mystery series with plenty of laughs. Love the Protagonist. She's witty and smart, yet underrated. She's also a little self-deprecating. She also happens to be a bit psychic. The side characters are a hoot. A bunch of old folks, a gentle giant (who may or may not be human,) a scary no nonsense grandmother, some unapproving parents, and more. A hunky boyfriend who is new to relationships and stumbles along the way. There are lots of hilarious hijinks. While this does have some cozy vibes, there is some sexual content and strong language. While this is part of a series, each can be read as a stand alone. The mystery does conclude by the end of the book, but there are other side storylines that continue throughout, and the relationships evolve through them. It's a well written book that is easy to read and hard to put down. It alternates POVs. (Between the Protagonist and her boyfriend, the PI.) Overall this book is a joy to read. =)

*I received a copy of this book from Netgalley.

The Corpse in the Closet is a delightful blend of equal parts murder mystery and laugh-out-loud comedy, with some romance thrown in! This is the second book featuring Riley Thorn, a reluctant physic who is helping solve murders with her private eye boyfriend. I love this world that Lucy Score has created is full of wacky characters that practically leap off the page and into your living room. This is a fun read and I would highly recommend reading these books in order so you can really enjoy the characters relationship progression. However, there is enough backstory that you could pick up this book easily. The writing is very clever and the twist at the end makes me very excited for the third installment. I love a good cliff hanger!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

The books okay for me. It was my first time reading a book from Lucy Score. I went in with blind and didn't read the first one in the series. This was my second ARC from NetGalley. It contained mystery, romance and dealing with the after life. After looking up about this book I learned it was rerelease for the book. It was okay but didn't really keep me interested.

I am a huge fan of Lucy Score’s books and this book just adds to that love. The characters are hilarious and the mystery is so entertaining. I can hardly wait for the third book!

Psychic Riley Thorn, her boyfriend PI Nick Santiago, and gang are back with another mystery(s) to solve!

Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet is a light, fun, read which is full of antics, interesting characters and a farting dog! This is book #2 in the Riley thorn series and could be read as a stand-alone but the first book, Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door was an enjoyable read and I recommend reading it first.

I enjoy the banter between Riley and Nick. I enjoy both characters but especially Nick. I also like the fact that we get to meet Nick's family and Riley's grandmother makes an appearance. Oh, let's not forget the corpse in the closet!

I enjoyed this book this book but it lost a little of its magic for me. My one complaint is that this book didn't need to be this long. I think I would have enjoyed this book slightly more with the help of a little editing. Having said that, overall, this was an enjoyable light read which had me smiling in parts. This is also going to be a third book so I will be keeping my eye open for that.

This is my new favorite Lucy Score book!

The Corpse in the Closet is a great follow up to The Dead Guy Next Door. It’s been a few years since I read the first book but I had no issues jumping back in to the series!

I didn’t realize how much I missed Riley, Nick, and their gang of misfits. The characters are so much fun! Riley is still trying to figure out her abilities with the help of Gabe. After the events that took place in the first book, Nick is, understandably, very overprotective of Riley. Their elderly roommates are always up to something. Riley meets Nick’s parents which leads to a very entertaining dinner. There’s just so many great moments in this book!

If you’re looking for a book that has romance, humor, and mystery, this series is definitely for you! Be prepared to laugh out loud and fall in love with these quirky characters.

After the last case that Riley Thorn was involved in (after all, she was shot!!!) her boyfriend, private investigator Nick Santiago, doesn’t want her involved in this one! His former partner (when Nick was a cop), Detective Kellen Weber needs Riley’s help. A woman has been murdered and the evidence is scarce, well actually non-existing. Oh, did I forget to mention that Riley is a psychic? She doesn’t want to be and has tried to ignore the visions that she often sees, even with the assistance of her “psychic advisor”, Gabe. As she agrees to help Weber, her grandmother arrives to “assist” in Riley’s advancement of her psychic abilities. Meanwhile, Nick takes on the case of a woman whose ex-husband has been missing for four days. Suspense and laugh-out-loud humor as Nick only wants to keep Riley safe (and have sex), her grandmother wants her to expand her abilities and Weber wants her to find a murderer. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride, but this time Riley may have more to worry about than someone shooting at her! I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (paytonpuppy)

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Book for the electronic copy of this book.
Upon diving into this one, I was a little confused. The author wasted no time jumping into the story with very little background information.
I realized this is the second book of a series and the story line was continued from the previous book. I read it as a standalone, but definitely think the beginning of the book would have made more sense had I started with the initial book of this series.
Regardless, I enjoyed it. The main characters, Riley and Nick had great chemistry and were always a step away from devouring each other. This book felt chaotic with all the characters, but the supporting characters made me laugh out loud many times.
I found the premise of the book to be very interesting between the fun banter, the psychic powers, and the murder mystery.
Lucy Score knows how to write an entertaining book and I will jump on any book she writes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for providing this book, with my honest review below.

The Corpse in the Closet was such a great follow up in the Riley Thorn series. I was looking forward to see what would happen with Riley, a psychic who is just now learning how to use her powers and kicking the bad out of her life, Nick, a private investigator and her boyfriend, and her family, friends, and elderly roommates. Like the first book the second didn’t disappoint with Lucy Score’s blend humor and adventure. While we had new mysteries to work through this book also developed Riley’s personal life and her relationship with Nick further. I look forward to more books in this new favorite series!

I’d recommend you don’t read this as a standalone though you can, it’s far more enjoyable (and easier to follow) having read the first book.

This was a quirky rom- com mystery. If you are looking for a little romance and humor in your mysteries this is the book for you.

We are following Riley Thorn, a psychic, and her private investigator boyfriend Nick as they try to solve a glitter bombing crime that might be connected to other murders including the murder of a well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet.

I enjoyed this book, it was a nice escape from reality. While I do enjoy darker themed books, this had some funny moments that I enjoyed. Randomly the characters I enjoyed the most were the cow and Burt the farting dog (you will have to read it to understand). If you are looking for a light hearted mystery this is for you.

Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was given this ARC ebook by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

I did receive the ebook a week before publication and realized this is actually the second book in the series. I was able to read this one and plan to go back and read the first one! I will update my review accordingly. Lucy Score is one of my favorite authors. I will always give any of her work a read. I almost exclusively read romance and a dash of thrillers throughout the year so I was excited to see this book had romance AND mystery!

Riley is a psychic who hesitates to fully embrace her abilities. Nick, her boyfriend and a PI, is very protective of her and worries about her safety while they are both work to solve a murder together. In the book you get the opportunity to meet so many characters throughout. I enjoyed Riley’s elderly roommates. They add a lot of personality and humor! I found myself rooting for her character development throughout the book.

The book definitely had a lot of humor to it so it’s more a cozy mystery with a sprinkle of romance. I gave 3 stars because I personally enjoy reading Lucy Score’s other work a bit more (Knockemout and By a Thread). This was a fun way to step out of what I’ve read as her typical genre. The book also felt a little too long for me. Because I didn’t read the first book, I felt like it took me longer to get into the story because I had to play catch up to understand the relationships between characters. I personally think you should to read the series in order to appreciate the book/plot/characters.

Overall, even though I didn’t get to read the first book before the publication date, I was still entertained and plan on finishing the series!

The C0rpse in the Closet by Lucy Score 💕
Riley Thorn, Book 2
Interconnected Standalone - Best Read in Order

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Adult • Romance • Mystery
ARC Review
384 pages
🗓️ April 16th

🕵🏻‍♀️ romantic suspense
🎥 workplace romance
🕵🏻‍♀️ whodunit
🎥 dash of paranormal
🕵🏻‍♀️ laughing out loud moments
🎥 found family
🕵🏻‍♀️ crazy family
🎥 the cow is still there

📌“I told you what I want from you. Now you tell me what you want from me.”
“More,” she said.
“More what? Calamari? Sangria?”
“More of everything with you.”

📌“Gotta dream big, Thorn. Otherwise, you’re not dreaming. You’re just planning.”

Here I thought the humor in this series couldn’t possibly get any better. Boy was I wrong. This is hands down one of the funniest, funnest, most entertaining books I’ve ever read.

The romance is superb.
The cast is superb.
The unaliving mysteries are superb.
The cow is superb.
Burt is superb.
Mr. Pickles is okay.
Her ex-husband is still hot garbage 🗑️

I can’t say much without giving away too many clues. So know this… this series is Lucy Score like you’ve never seen it and yet is the same Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score that we worship.

Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet” is book 2 in the Riley Thorn series. Once again, Lucy Score does not disappoint. A laugh out loud read! All your zany characters are back! This book has Riley Thorn helping Nick Santiago’s ex-partner from the Harrisburg Police Department solve the latest murder of a “TikTok influencer” and Nick is not happy at all. Add in Riley’s clairvoyant family and let the laughs begin. A fun read that has me waiting for the next in the series. Thank you to Net Galley and Bloom Books for this advance read.

The second book in the series and I loved it. A murder mystery while also being a rom-com? Count me in!

In this installment, Riley and Nick are trying to find a murderer who leaves glitter bombs as their warning. Which shouldn’t be a problem for a psychic, right? Wrong. As she’s still exploring her gifts, connecting to the victims is not easy. Especially when she does connect, all the victims are full of themselves.

Not to mention the crazy family of Riley’s who add even more chaos. And her house mates. But you’ll have to read to find out the chaos.

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Publishing for the ARC!

The opening scenes for this book felt very over the top and too animated which tinted the rest of the book for me. However, I didn't realize when I started that this is actually the second in a series. Has I read the first book, I'm almost certain my impressions of the first part would be completely different.

On the pro side, I loved that this book was trying to be a bridge between romance and mystery. For me is was definitely a mystery with a little romance sprinkled in, and I loved it.

I'm definitely going to have to go back to read the first book.

This book was well written but just really wants for me. I struggled to get into it and was glad when it was over. I typically love Lucy Score but this one just didn’t hit the mark for me.

This book was just okay.
I decided to read the first one before I attacked this one, and I'm glad that I did. The first one was funny & cute. I liked the way Nick & Riley meet & how he evolves. In this book though, Nick sort of "devolves". He is super possessive & not in a good/cute way
It just reads as a red flag for me.
I also think that there are TOO MANY characters. It was hard to keep track of everybody. I got bored alot and kept falling asleep, which doesn't bode well I'm sure.
My favorite character is probably Burt, he can do no wrong. I wish he had better owners
They don't clean up the yard!? And they keep putting him in situations where he eats food that's bad for him. Poor dog.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc of this book. This is the second book in Lucy Score's Riley Thorn series. This series is a great read. I absolutely love Riley, Nick and the cast of characters in their lives. Riley's roommates add so much humor to this series. This book was even better than the first in the series. Riley is a female main character that is relatable even with her psychic abilities. This book was a fun easy read. I cannot wait for the next book in this series. I highly recommend starting this series.

The corpse in the closet is the perfect sequel to the Riley Thorn series. Lucy Score has outdone herself with this whimsical, hilarious tale. After the events of the first book, getting to see Nick and Riley navigate their relationship, living together, and more psychic problems was a blast. The banter is excellent, but it’s Lucy Score I expect nothing less! Riley and Nick’s relationship definitely feels so real and full of love. I enjoyed every minute of this.

This was my first Lucy Score novel and also technically the 2nd in series. Being familiar with some of the side characters may have been quite beneficial for me, because there were just a lot of names to keep up with right from the start.

I really loved the main two characters, Riley and Nick, and the humor throughout the book. However, other things just weren’t doing it for me. I found some of the side characters ok and some downright annoyed me. The plot and characters were both very ~out there~ and quirky, thus being actually unbelievable to me at times. Given the description of the ex husband, how were they EVER married? How does Bella never remember Riley and introduce herself EVERY time they interact?


I think this may just not be my style. If you enjoy over-the-top characters and plot, lots of side characters (almost an ensemble-cast for the novel), and just general quirkiness and chaos, this book may be more your speed. I never like to yuck someone’s yum, and I know some out there will LOVE The Corpse in the Closet.


Thanks to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.