Like Double Dutch making quarter turns, changing directions just when you think you know the next jump, USA Today bestselling author Joshua Moehling expertly bobs and weaves together a brilliant thriller in Beneath a Broken Sky.
In this fourth book in his Ben Packard series, we find our detective and the folks of Sandy Lake, Michigan dealing with suffocating heat, along with the aftermath of not just a tornado that caused major damage to the town, but also the smoke and ongoing threat of nearby wildfires.
An unexpected visit from the sister of a former lover, the murder of a mom, who had threatened legal action after her gay son was bullied and his car was vandalized, and whose husband was unfaithful has a tired, shorthanded Ben pushed to the limits.
The only downside to the novel is that reading about men who can’t make up their minds proves tiresome after a while, so I do hope that Ben, who for now remains my favorite hunky detective, will make up his mind when it comes to his love life.
I highly recommend Beneath a Broken Sky to fans of mystery, thriller, suspense and LGBTQ+ fiction. I received an advance copy of Beneath a Broken Sky, from Poisoned Pen Press, courtesy of NetGalley.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Review by Di Prokop
In this fourth book in his Ben Packard series, we find our detective and the folks of Sandy Lake, Michigan dealing with suffocating heat, along with the aftermath of not just a tornado that caused major damage to the town, but also the smoke and ongoing threat of nearby wildfires.
An unexpected visit from the sister of a former lover, the murder of a mom, who had threatened legal action after her gay son was bullied and his car was vandalized, and whose husband was unfaithful has a tired, shorthanded Ben pushed to the limits.
The only downside to the novel is that reading about men who can’t make up their minds proves tiresome after a while, so I do hope that Ben, who for now remains my favorite hunky detective, will make up his mind when it comes to his love life.
I highly recommend Beneath a Broken Sky to fans of mystery, thriller, suspense and LGBTQ+ fiction. I received an advance copy of Beneath a Broken Sky, from Poisoned Pen Press, courtesy of NetGalley.
Order online or buy now at your favorite independent bookstore. Mine is Sellers Books and Art in Jim Thorpe, PA.
Review by Di Prokop
