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Shattered: Logan Book 1 by Valerie Davisson



Book Blurb
Meet Logan McKenna … fiercely loyal, and impossibly inquisitive. In SHATTERED, the first book in the original mystery series and stunning fiction debut with which Valerie Davisson lets us crave for more, Logan McKenna loses her husband, her illusions, the company they built together, her music, and now, probably her job. But that won’t stop her from digging into a murder investigation that keeps Southern California’s tight-knit artist community on its toes and law enforcement cluelessly guessing. At loose ends, and running out of money after buying a fixer upper on the coast, she decides to help out her best friend from high school, Thomas, a Native American artist, and his wife Lisa at their booth at the Otter Arts Festival, in the idyllic coastal town of Jasper, where she and her police-officer brother Rick grew up. When one of the talented, young artists is found gruesomely murdered at the festival, Logan is faced with the reality that her best friend not only lied to her, but may be guilty of murder. It’s up to her to find out what really happened that night, before the murderer kills again.
A good mystery is always good news, and the hint of a good series is always better. This is book one in a mystery series with a main character, Logan McKenna, thrown into the world of investigation. I loved her picking up and through all the clues. And Logan's own thoughts seemed to sum up why everyone is a suspect in a mystery, "Given enough provocation, anyone was capable of violence."

The story begins with a slow building of the main character's background to a highly addicting page turner. The scenery was detailed beautifully, and having lived in Orange County for a great many years, I loved every bit of her references to Southern California. It felt like I was back there. And I really liked Ben, her neighbor, and their relationship seemed genuine.

As you get into the story, it moves deftly between description and dialogue, and the back and forth play between characters was great. Logan has no formal crime investigation experience and I found myself thinking, yep, I'd probably do that, too. Her back story was tragic, but everything was believable. And when all things point to one conclusion, something engages Logan's memory and a new path is forged. Great mystery read, and a good start to a mystery series.



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Disclosure: This book was provided by the author and any opinions are my own.


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