Address to Die For by Mary FelizMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Book 1 in a series. E-book format only.
I really enjoyed this story of a professional organizer moving with her family to a very unorganized, dilapidated old house, instead of the turnkey property they expected. Now they're faced with obvious vandalism, and even worse, a dead body in the basement.
I liked Maggie and her boys, though I felt like I didn't get to know Max very well because he was sent off to India for his new job almost immediately, leaving Maggie to deal with the kids, the moving in, the delays to moving in, the vandalism and eventually, the murders. That said, Maggie comes off a strong, capable woman who doesn't need to rely on others (and in fact might have a little trouble doing that) and she does just fine while Max is away.
It was fun meeting the locals (Silicon Valley, CA, they've got to be a bit eccentric, right?) and watching Maggie try to figure things out, despite being the newcomer who doesn't quite fit in yet. The vandalism did get a wee bit gory a few times, but over all, not too bad.
The who-dunnit came as a bit of a surprise (I was heading down the right road). I am certainly looking forward to seeing more of the family McDonald.
*I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
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