A Body At A Boarding School by Benedict Brown

 

When the murdered body of Christopher's headmaster at boarding school is found by Christopher his grandfather, Lord Edgington, is on the case. With so many suspects crawling out of the woodwork will the murderer ever be found? Who knew that so many nefarious things happened behind the scenes at boarding school? Christopher had heard rumors of teachers partying after hours, but he had no clue to what extent that activity had become. Once again Lord Edgington enlists his grandson in helping to solve the murder before the local police.

It cracks me up the way Christopher manages to stumble on a good motive for murder while being totally clueless as to what he just revealed! The rest of the characters in the book have some crazy personalities that make a person crack up or want to reach in and give a good shaking to. Even Lord Edgington cracks me up with his flair for the dramatic when he's wrapping up a case. He does like an audience! The series is an entertaining cozy mystery read that I have enjoyed very much. 

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

 

This was the 9th book in the Mystery Puzzle that I did over the winter. It was very interesting and kept me reading. I don't know that it was much of a mystery story, but it was entertaining and kept me invested in it because the characters were interesting. Small town, mean mom's, lots of secrets and a death. And honestly the person that died didn't generate a lot of sympathy from me. Eeep! Anyway, an interesting and fast read even though it was almost 500 pages long. 

THE PUZZLE

Shadow of Doubt by Susan Sleeman

 

Brooklyn is being hunted by a hacker that she used to be in love with. That is until he turned greedy and she had to turn him in. Now is is seeking revenge and will stop at nothing to find her. Colin works for the Maddox brothers teaching survival classes and caring for his mother who has lupus. Now he is protecting Brooklyn from an unknown evil. Of course neither Brooklyn nor Colin have time for a relationship. Brooklyn's life is not her own with the hacker still on the loose and Colin is dedicated to the care of his mother. But neither can stop the attraction they have for each other. 

Book 5 I think was my favorite so far. I loved the characters Brooklyn and Colin. Their story moved quickly and excitingly. I loved how both of the characters cared for Colin's mother and her health. The scene when Brooklyn is finally confronted by the person/s after her was creative and exciting and had my heart pounding and my nerves on edge! An exciting read as are the rest of the Shadow Lake Survival books. I highly recommend!

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

 

This is the 8th book in the mystery book puzzle that I did over the winter:

I have to say this is a case where I liked the movie better than the book. The book plodded along and I couldn't see much mystery in it so don't understand why it was considered a great mystery story. But it did have its interesting parts and I finally finished it so I feel accomplished! I liked the movie version with Richard Gere and Bruce Willis, but my husband watched a different version that sounds like it covered the book better.