Death Waits in the Dark by Julia BuckleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
***2021 Dog Days of Summer***
It's time for my summer theme and this year I have chosen to read books that include canine companions. This series includes two German Shepherds, Heathcliff and Rochester. These good boys are still part of the action, although not featuring directly in the plot of this fourth book of the series. They are rather overshadowed by four abandoned kittens.
Buckley delves into Blue Lake history, where Camilla's late husband, James Graham, grew up. Lena and Camilla throw themselves into another investigation and the author has the inspired idea to have them read James' pre-marriage letters to Camilla for clues to what went on in 1971. There's no doubt that they have got on someone's last nerve, as mysterious, deadly events start to happen around the two women.
Early in the novel, Lena and Camilla are involved in a car crash and Lena's arm is badly broken. She not only has to struggle with a threatening situation, but a heavy cast and a reaction to the pain medication. She starts to question everything. But this is a cozy mystery, so I read on with the confidence that everything would get resolved.
I may as well come clean at this point and admit how much I dislike Camilla's love interest, Adam. I've been waiting for four books for him to be revealed as a villain and for four books I've been disappointed. This book sinks my theories completely as Adam gets his moment to shine.
There's just one volume left in this series and I hope to read it next month. As cozy mysteries go, this one is very good. Lena and Camilla may poke their noses into police business, but they aren't disrespectful and they share their findings. They leave the official investigating to Doug and Cliff, their friends on the force, and they concentrate on research and unofficial sources that the police don't have access to or time for. I'm going to feel a bit wistful when I finish these novels.
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