Just loved it

I just loved this book. This book is so different to the usual cozy mysteries out there. Well done to the author for coming with with a different and interesting profession, it makes for a great and humorous mystery. This is the second book in the series and after listening to the first book Winter Takes All, which is just as great, I just had to give this book ago too. I am really glad I did. I would recommend listening to the first book not because it continues on or anything, although you would have met a lot the characters already but because it is well worth the listen. The mystery was cleverly crafted to give you clues but still left me guessing who the killer was, mainly because I was enjoying it and didn't want it to end. It was the characters that really worked for me, they were likeable and it was easy to imagine the situation the quirky characters found themselves in. Really glad I listened to this after I named my new kitten, just love Elf as a name (evil little feline hehe). I can't wait for the next book to see what the author has in store for the characters.
Wilderness guide Crystal is leading a group of college students through the rain forest before ending at there clamping camp site. Where Roxie is waiting for them with her culinary delights. Crystal thought the hardest part, hiking through the forest with a heavy pack was over but then she discovers Roxie standing over the dead body of the camp sites owner. The man rumoured to be retiring and selling the site to either a logging company or a developer. Charged with his murder Crystal is hired by his lawyer to find other suspects in his death. Crystal along with her friends and boy friend need to get close to the tree hugging protesters, the developer and the logging company to find some answers but with nobody trusting them it won't be easy. Especially as one of them is a killer but which one?
I liked the narrator and thought she really helped to bring the story and the great characters to life.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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A lot of fun and a very entertaining mystery

This second book has truly cemented the series in my mind as one to definitely follow from here on out. It was a great listen. The mystery was well thought out and had me guessing from start to finish. There was a mix of humour and suspense along the way. I enjoyed all the awkward and very funny scenarios Crystal found herself in. It made the story so entertaining. I loved and laughed at the name of the kitten, E.L.F., and thought that it was genius!
I liked the mystery. I thought it was very realistic in that a murder like that is something that could quite easily happen in real life where land sales and inheritances are at play. I also enjoyed the physical landscape where the book is set. It's quite different to where I live; a little coastal village in Ireland and so the setting really appealed to me.
The narration was very good and it enhanced my enjoyment of the story.

I received a gifted copy and this is my unbiased and voluntary opinion.

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