Author: Michelle L. Cullen
Publication: Crooked Lane Books (January 27, 2026)
Description: A cranky widower and his spirited caregiver team up to solve his neighbor’s murder in this charming and original mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Benjamin Stevenson.
Once a globe-trotting anthropologist, Harry Lancaster is now certain that all his grand adventures are behind him. Recently widowed and suffering from a fractured hip, Harry spends his days and nights behind a pair of binoculars, nose-deep in his neighbors’ affairs. His millennial caregiver, Emma, is determined to get him out of his armchair and back into the world.
Fate intervenes when Harry’s mysterious neighbor, Sue, phones, pleading for help. But instead of rescuing her, Harry and Emma find Sue dead: poisoned, days after a break-in at Sue’s house. Harry resolves to find out what happened, and Emma insists on going along for the ride. Together, they discover motives and suspects abound in Harry’s quaint condominium community—putting them both in the crosshairs of a cold-blooded killer.
My Thoughts: Harry Lancaster is recently widowed and broke his hip. He fears that his days as an adventuring anthropologist are behind him. Emma is his carer as he recovers. She is a former critical care nurse who burned out on that career and isn't sure what comes next. She is engaged to a childhood friend and is having second thoughts. However, she is also being pushed into the marriage by her mother who is sure Blake is the perfect man for her.
When Harry receives a distress call from a nearby neighbor in the close condominium community where he lives, he and Emma rush to Sue's aid. However, they arrive too late. Harry and Emma suspect that Sue's death was not an accident, but the police have written it off.
Harry and Emma begin their own investigation of the people in the condo community and discover that quite a few of them are keeping secrets. They also learn that Sue was also aware of the secrets and blackmailing some of the residents.
As Harry and Emma investigate, they not only learn about the community but learn a lot about themselves and what they want for their futures.
This was an engaging story filled with interesting characters. I enjoyed it.
I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.
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