The Little Black Book Killer is book 3 in Fiona Walker’s series, The Village Detectives.
When two men who are linked through business interests die unexpectedly, Juno, Phoebe, Felix and Mil (otherwise known as the Village Detectives or VD for short), are compelled to investigate as they feel there is something strange going on. But that’s not the only mystery, they’ve also been asked to catch whoever has been repeatedly vandalizing the local cemetery.
The story is told from two points of view, those of Phoebe and Juno, two long time friends who now live in the same village, and who both have a bit of a knack for getting involved in mysteries.
I really love the characters in this series, and how the gossip amongst the villagers drives the investigation. The relationships and interactions with the other villagers almost take over the story at times and you forget that there’s a mystery to solve. I think Juno is my favourite of the Village Detectives, she is hilarious and full of life.
The story is relatively slow paced, but not uninteresting, for much of the first three quarters of the novel, but near the end the pace ramps up significantly to race to the end and catch a killer. Speaking of which, I did love the story, but the end of the mystery was a bit of a let down if I’m honest.
The Little Black Book Killer was a quick, fun read and I think it would appeal to most traditional and cozy mystery lovers. This was the second book I’ve read in the series and I will be watching for future books by this author, and in this series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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