Silent Gavel: For fans of mystery and suspense (A Crawford Mystery Book 1) by: Merissa Racine – Review by Jennifer Bartholomae

Silent Gavel (Crawford Mystery #1)Silent Gavel by Merissa Racine
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lauren Besoner, court stenographer, starts her day as she would any other, but she runs into a little problem. When she stops by to pick the judge up for a short, case-related road trip she finds the judge dead in her home. Suddenly Lauren moves from court stenographer to number one suspect. She uses her own knowledge of the law, as well as a vibrant cast of human and canine characters to figure out who really killed the judge and proclaim her innocence.

Racine did a great job with this book. I was hooked from page one and found it hard to put down. Her depiction of small-town life and small-town people was vibrant and accurate. She painted a visual that was easy for the reader to pick up and carry through the story. She did a great job of making sure the story line was varied enough to keep the reader questioning who the real killer was, I at least didn’t see any huge red flags that pointed to any one character early on. I am a big animal lover, so I really enjoyed her characterization of the two canine characters in the story.

This was an easy-read, intriguing mystery that kept me coming back for more. “Silent Gavel” wasn’t overly gruesome and carried just enough humor, romance, and mystery to make it a fantastic book for anyone who loves the mystery/suspense genre.

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