Author: Lily Stirling
Series: Holt Jacobs Mystery (Book 1)
Publication: Stirling Options (October 15, 2023)
Description: First, no coffee. Then a dead guy. This is one killer vacation.
I thought being forced into a Mother’s Day trip with my entire family on the Oregon Coast was bad. Then came the dead bodies.
Turns out Mom’s cozy vacation spot kept its high murder count a secret.
So I’m stuck in a death trap.
Either I can play detective for a few days or follow Mom’s perfect schedule. Detective it is. But is my vacation long enough to solve a couple years’ worth of crimes?
Five days. Six murders.
No pressure.
Holt Jacobs isn’t for everyone. He’s a sarcastic introvert who can never get quite enough coffee. Becoming a sarcastic sleuth was unexpected, but as an engineer, Holt is used to solving puzzles.
My Thoughts: A NOT-SO SHOCKING MURDER is the first in the Holt Jacobs mystery series. Holt is a nearly 30-year-old engineer who has been dragged by his mother to join in on a Mother's Day celebration with his whole family at a small town on the Oregon coast. Holt loves his family, but forced together time is not high on his list of favorite activities.
Holt arrives at the first event - a dinner at a seahorse themed restaurant - jet lagged, dehydrated and sleep deprived after a series of travel mishaps. He doesn't expect to see a new town resident die of poisoning right in front of his eyes. Nor does he expect to pass out and come to looking into the beautiful eyes of paramedic Brittany.
Curious about the reason for the man's death and eager to get out of his very organized mother's planned events, Holt decides to look into things. He soon discovers that the most recent murder is one of a series of murders that the local Chamber of Commerce isn't publicizing. Those murders include Brittany's fiancé with her brother accused of the crime.
Between trying to get enough sleep and enough coffee and dodging his mother's plans, Holt is kept busy trying to solve the series of murders.
I liked Holt who is a sarcastic introvert with a coffee addiction.
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