Publication July 26, 2023
Octopus? I've heard of swimming with the dolphins but with....octopuses? Octopi? Actually, both are correct. I looked it up. Her boyfriend Felix sure takes her on some interesting outings.
As for the mystery. You've heard of wedding crashing. How about funeral crashing? It begins with a car careening through mourners at a funeral to literally crash into the casket and knock it off it's pedestal. Yikes. Whit didn't even want to be there, not really knowing the deceased, but what a rude introduction to her grandmother Goldy's former friend Darren. The driver, Elsie, seems to be there because she didn't want to waste a second reclaiming her old crush, Darren, never mind he's actually gay and there with his boyfriend Jericho, who later plummets to his death from the catwalk in the theater. She's acting unhinged, so could she be the killer?
That's just the beginning but here are some teasers. What don't we know about Darren's past? Turns out, lots. Bottom line, past secrets meet present. Why is Goldy so insistent Whitney investigate but isn't sharing the full back story? Will this derail Goldy and Pops/Thomas's long marriage? What will Whit name the octopus? Does Whiskers the cat more or less run Whitney's life? Cat owners, you know the answer to that one. And, oh, is Whitney going to lose her roommate to a better job when Maribel passes that last test to be a police officer? And, hmm, why is Whit carrying that postcard around? This one has multiple layers, for sure.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #KensingtonBooks - #KensingtonCozies for letting me tag along on this bit of a roller coaster ride. Gabby Allan was a new author to me but I'll definitely be back to see what Whit has has decided to do next about her own questions with the able assistance of boyfriend Felix.
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