Title: Another Place, Another Murder
Author: Christa Nardi
Series: A Sheridan Hendley Mystery #1
Main Charaters: Sheridan, Brett, Maddie
Other Characters: Kim, Alex, Chief Peabody, Luke, Caleb
Pets: Charlie & Bella
Ratings: 4
This is the first book in the Sheridan Hendley Mystery series and my first book by this author. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I realized it was actually a spin-off of another series called Cold Creek College. I would have read that one first if I had known this before I began it.
Sheridan is newly married to Brett, and they have moved into their new home in a new town for Sheridan. While Sheridan is settling in and adjusting to her new house, her new stepdaughter informs her that her friend Alex has been charged with stealing money from the school office. Maddie is convinced he is innocent. The plot gets more complicated when it is discovered that Maddie also has money envelopes that she is unable to explain. Then when someone is murdered, Alex is the first that is suspected.
Sheridan is determined to Madie & Alex. . This book explores the accusations of drug usage, theft, and cover-up against middle school students.
This book was enjoyable. Perhaps as a result of not having read Cold Creek College, I did feel somewhat disconnected from the characters. Before I finish this series, I might go read the prequel. I felt like I needed a playbook to keep all the characters straight because there were so many of them. I didn’t think the finale was very shocking, despite the fact that it was a decent story about parents dealing with their daughter and her friend’s criminal accusations. I was hoping for a bigger twist. Aside from this, I enjoyed reading it, and after I finish the prequel, I plan to continue with the series.
If you have read this series or you do read it, please let me know what you think in the comments.
Happy Reading!
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