Book Details:
Book Title: Crimes Past by Lauren Carr
Series: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 13)
Category: Adult fiction, 322 pages
Genre: Murder Mystery
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Release date: October 16, 2018
Tour dates: May 1 – June 28, 2019
Content Rating: PG (mild violence and sexual suggestion)
Book Description:
It’s a bittersweet reunion for Mac Faraday when members of his former homicide squad arrive at the Spencer Inn. While it is sweet to attend the wedding of a former colleague’s daughter, it is a bitter reminder that the mother of the bride had been the victim of a double homicide on her own wedding night.
The brutal slaying weighing heavy on his mind, Mac is anxious to explore every possibility for a break in the cold case—even a suggestion from disgraced former detective Louis Gannon that one of their former friends was the killer.
When the investigator is brutally slain, Mac Faraday rips open the cold case with a ruthless determination to reveal which of his friends was a cold-blooded murderer.
My Review:
So here’s the deal. I do not understand why Lauren Carr isn’t among the most successful and famous mystery writers. If you think that is too big of a statement, let me explain. Crimes Past has everything you could want in a crime mystery that still left me feeling good. I read a lot of mystery books, especially James Patterson. After reading more than four books by Lauren Carr, I can offically say that I like her better. The reason is simple: her books entertain me while giving me good feelings.
In this installment, we meet up with Mac Faraday and his wife Archie, and let’s not forget the true star of this series, Gnarly. Could this dog be any cuter? Beyond being an amazing canine with remarkable skills, he provides the perfect amount of comic relief. He also happens to instigate a lot of the drama. If there was a Gnarly fab club, I would be his president.
I think what I like best about Lauren Carr’s books are the levels. Each book has plots and subplots. Mysteries layered upon mysteries to the point that you aren’t sure if the clue you just got is for one story or the other. So, you have to stay on your toes for the entire book. Which is perfectly fine, because you are so interested and invested in the characters that you can’t put the book down anyway.
If you read this book, I promise you will like all of the plots and the characters. While reading this book, I found myself feeling like I was surprised but also not. Everything made perfect sense while also being unpredictable. Crimes Past is just an all around awesome reading experience.
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Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!
Now, Lauren has added one more hit series to her list with the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries. Set in the quaint West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry, Ice introduces Chris Matheson, a retired FBI agent, who joins forces with other law enforcement retirees to heat up those cold cases that keep them up at night.
Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
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Thank you so much for the stunning review of CRIMES PAST. I am very excited that you so enjoyed this latest Mac Faraday Mystery and am certain your followers will enjoy it as well. Here's wishing each one luck in the giveaway for the Amazon Gift Card.
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