My Thoughts and More on The Prime Suspect by Lauren Carr

 

 

Book Details:

Book Title:  The Prime Suspect (A Sam MacKade PI Mystery) by Lauren Carr

Category:  Adult Fiction (18 +), 430 pages

Genre:  Mystery

Publisher:  Acorn Book Services

Release date:   Oct 26, 2023

Content Rating:  PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs!

"The plot is twisted. The characters are full of depth, with many hiding secrets. Mackade's two dogs and Greyson's cat are not only smart, but have attitude with a capital A.  I don't want to spoil anything, so all I am going to say is the cat is the hero who deals with one personal threat."  Marilyn R. Wilson, Author, Speaker, Book Reviewer, review of THE PRIME SUSPECT

"Lauren Carr is among my favorite mystery writers. She knows how to write a fun tale while keeping readers engaged. ..." - Amy Campbell, Locks Hooks and Books

"I am, bottom line, amazed at the giant step that places Carr comparable to significant authors whose name slips off our tongues like, for instance, Nora Roberts. Watch this author--she's moving quickly to where her goals are headed..." - review by Glenda Bixler, Book Readers Heaven

Lauren Carr is a master storyteller who combines the humor of Janet Evanovich and the investigative skills of Patricia Cornwell. She is always at the top of my reading list." - review by Sherry Fundin, Fundinmental, As Eye See It

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Book Description:

Two murders with one common denominator. Both victims betrayed Bryce Greyson. How could she not be the prime suspect?

Four years after Bryce’s cheating husband is gunned down, her boyfriend-stealing former roommate’s remains are found buried under a statue at her alma mater.

Declared the prime suspect by both detectives and the media, Bryce has no choice but to hire someone to clear her name.

Enter Sam MacKade, private eye.

To solve two murders, the former police K-9 officer and his canine partners must sift through the clues and the lies to reveal the true prime suspect.

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Meet the Author:

Selling over half a million books worldwide, Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, Thorny Rose, Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries, and Nikki Bryant Cozy Mysteries—thirty titles across five fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!

Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. 

The owner of Acorn Book Services and iRead Book Tours, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, and virtual book tour coordinator for independent authors.  

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and author panels at conventions. 

She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. 

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My Thoughts:

This is the start of a new series by author Carr. A few things I can always expect from her stories are the loveable animal friends, companions, or even detectives themselves. Also, a mystery that is so tied up in knots that our characters need figure out where to start to unravel and get to the bottom of the murders.

In Prime Suspect Bryce Greyson is the suspect of two murders that have happened years apart. The first one is the disappearance of one of her college roommates seventeen years prior. After all this time and due to an accident by some college kids they have found the missing roommate's body. Why then are the police shifting the blame on Bryce? Well, because just four years ago, Bryce's husband had been gunned down on his way home from work. Bryce has not really been cleared of being a suspect in her husband's murder, even though she has a pretty good alibi. The police have never really looked anywhere else.

To top it off there had been another suspicious suicide that wasn't really a suicide that tied the victim to this most recent murder. Bryce claims she is innocent, so she hires Sam Mackade -a law enforcement officer turned private investigator due to taking a bullet to his knee to save his canine partner- to clear her name. A name that has been maligned for at least four years.

So, this was a twisty, turny mystery with at least three possible murders. I also found it interesting how the pandemic was mentioned in the story. Yes, it happened, I was not sure if I ever wanted to read about it in my fiction, but the author makes it work. And it gives us a good timeline basis. I also loved that Sam's dogs actually would carry his groceries in his house and put them away for him. If only I could train my dogs to do that. 

Another great series starter with more memorable characters. I look forward to more. Please note there is some language, not excessive though.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

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