SYNOPSIS
Off the coast of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly are a balmy haven with never-ending beaches and aqua-blue sea. But unbeknown to the happy tourists and cheerful locals, someone is about to commit a terrible crime....
Librarian Jemima Jago’s summer is off to a delightful start. By day she works on cataloguing the oldest library in Cornwall, and by night she can be found catching up over tea and chocolate biscuits with her old friend Pauley Gwynn.
When the body of Hermie Castleberry is found on the beach at Candlewick Castle, Jem’s perfect summer is turned upside down. Jem doesn’t want to get involved, but when somebody close to her is arrested for murder, she springs into action to clear their name.
Jem soon discovers that Hermie had already ruffled a few feathers in St. Morwenna, and she’s worried that the police seem to have overlooked other suspects. Could Jimmy the scorned salesman or Seth the shifty scout leader have killed Hermie? As she hunts down more leads, she butts heads with the handsome Sergeant Hackman. If their relationship is purely professional, why does Jem blush every time she catches his eye?
The discovery of another victim, this time in the island’s picturesque harbor, leaves Jem reeling. Can she catch the culprit before the sun sets on summer in St. Morwenna?
Title: A Death at Candlewick Castle
Author: Emma Jameson
Author: Emma Jameson
Series: Jemima Jago Mysteries #2
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication date: August 20, 2021
Emma Jameson writes mysteries that readers call witty, romantic, and full of surprises. An aspiring novelist since age seven, she took a long, twisty route to the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. After years of working at a major medical center, her first novel, cobbled together on nights and weekends, became a runaway e-book bestseller. Now she writes full-time and has sold over half a million books. A compulsive reader and information hoarder, Emma is always searching for that fascinating nugget or startling fact that will spark another novel. A lifelong Anglophile, she resides in the United States, where she enjoys swimming, yoga, and serving the needs of not one, not two, not three, but four cats.
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REVIEW
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Death At Candlewick Castle is the second installment in the Jemima Jago Mystery Series and a much better one than the first one, in my opinion.
While in the first book it took me a while to connect with the characters and the plot was too focused on Jem’s past on the island, here the focus is solely on the actual murder she and her friends are investigating.
The characters were better drawn this time and the relationships between them worked so much better. From Jem to supporting characters like Kenzie or Clarence, they all had a much clearer voice.
The murder investigation itself was pretty interesting and I loved how Jem got the help of her friends to do some sleuthing. I had my suspicions all along about who the murderer was but not about their motivations. Although good, the revealing could have been a bit more tense.
I’m torn with the love triangle situation. Both Hack and Rhys look like great suitors and I’m not sure I know whom I would pick if I had to choose one right now.
The descriptions of the islands made me wish I was vacationing there (sans murders, thanks) and along the sense of community helped to create the cozy climate that works so well in this kind of story.
With just two books in the series I’ve become super invested in Jem’s life and can’t wait to see how her life continues in next installments.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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