The Detective's Secret

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Stella has a cleaning service where she is meticulous in her cleaning methods. She is also a reluctant detective since her father's dead, who was the true detective. She and her friend Jack have solved several cases but this may be their first paying case. Then strange things start happening. Stella thinks she sees Jack in several places she knows he should not be. Her friend Jackie sets her up with William Frost who believes his brother was murdered. It turns out that Jack witnessed the death of William's brother Rick and Stella is already working a cleaning job for Rick's wife so she already has more incite than William has been able to give them. As more and more details come to light these people are all more connect by theirs pasts than any of them realize.

Once again, I chose a book that's part of a series I haven't read. I will say, that though there are references to the first book, THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER, this one still works well as a stand-alone.

Stella Darnell was the detective's daughter and now she's solving cases of her own. A man has died beneath the wheels of a train, Along with her friend, Jack Harmon, she suspects that it was murder and not an accident or suicide. Their investigating leads to an unsolved case 20 years old ... and someone is watching and is not .happy.

This was an easy read. Not breathtakingly suspenseful, but still an enjoyable read. I would like to go back and read the first in the series to get more of a handle on who Stella and Jack really are and how their relationship came to be. And I'd really like to know what kind of relationship Stella had with her father.

My thanks to NetGalley / Trafalgar Square Publishing/ Head of Zeus who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Another great novel by Lesley Thomson. THE DETECTIVE'S SECRET does not disappoint.