The Busy Body - Kemper Donovan

Mystery

Rating: 9/10

Let’s begin at the end shall we. Hands down the cleverest denouement I’ve read in a long time. Dramatic, snarky, and deliciously gossipy, it was an absolute delight!

An old-fashioned murder mystery with a touch of glitz and glamour with a cast of the rich and infamous. Dorothy has got time on her hands after losing the bid for presidential candidate, so she decides to hire a ghostwriter to help her with her memoir. When a neighbour turns up dead under highly suspicious circumstances, they are soon swept up in solving the mystery.

The characters in this book were so vivid that they popped off the page fully formed; from our unnamed ghostwriter who gives new meaning to an Irish exit, to the detective that boils over with anger at Dorothy’s interference, to our numerous shady and ridiculous suspects; none disappoint.

A perfect read!

Thanks to NetGalley, Kensington Books, and the author for the advance readers copy.

Book Pairing(s): Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, Woman In The Library by Sulari Gentill, Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson