The Dead of Winter (Allie Cobb Mystery #5) by J.C. Kenney #bookreview #mystery
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Title: The Dead of Winter
Author: J.C. Kenney
Publisher: Beyond the Page
Publication Date: June 22, 2021
Page Count: 236
My rating: 4 stars
About the book:
When her brother calls to say he’s been in an accident and needs her help, literary agent and amateur sleuth Allie Cobb doesn’t hesitate to go to him. And though she’s worried for his safety, her concern turns to confusion when she learns that he ran his truck into a ditch to avoid hitting a large safe sitting in the middle of the road. Stranger still, when the safe is opened, police discover the grisly remains of the local gun club president.
All the evidence indicates the dead man was poisoned by lethal injection, and that the drugs could only have come from Allie’s favorite veterinarian. Determined to prove the woman’s innocence, Allie’s digging reveals that the victim’s wife may have wanted him out of the picture, and also that he was embroiled in a long-running dispute with a local businessman. With no shortage of suspects and a very ominous sense of danger lurking around her, Allie will have to watch her back, because until the killer is caught, nobody’s safe . . .
The Dead of Winter by J.C. Kenney is the fifth book in the cozy Allie Cobb Mystery series. As with most cozy series each book in this series contains it’s own mystery that is solved by the end so each can be read and understood as a standalone. However, some character development happens that carries over book to book for those that follow from the beginning.
Readers met Allie Cobb in the first book who was definitely her father’s daughter as she followed his footsteps into a career as a literary agent. Fresh out of college and trying to make a name for herself Allie chose to begin her career in the big city of New York. However, Allie’s father had taken ill and passed on so she returned to her hometown of Rushing Creek in southern Indiana to attend the funeral and close out her father’s business but then decided to stay.
Allies is now settled in her career as a literary agent in Rushing Creek but also somewhat of an amateur sleuth as incidents keep happening around her. This time when going to rescue her brother from and auto accident the pair end up finding a dead body stuffed in a safe in the middle of the road. When signs point to the local veterinarian having something to do with the murder Allie vows again to find out what happened.
I have to admit that the biggest reason I picked up this series in the beginning for me was that it was set in my home state of Indiana and I always find it fun when places I’m familiar with are mentioned. As I’ve progressed from book to book though the characters have also grown on me and I do find plenty of chuckles along the way as one should in a cozy to keep me interested in coming back again and again.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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About the author:
I write contemporary whodunnits set in oddball small towns. I live in Indianapolis with my wife, two adult children, and a kitty cat. I dream of one day retiring to a place where the water is warm and the beaches are soft. I’m a big fan of motor sports, so when I’m not writing, you’ll likely find me following the latest IndyCar developments. I’m the co-host of the It’s Bookish Time TV webcasts, a member of Sisters in Crime, and the Mystery Writers of America.
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