Thursday, May 30, 2019

Review: Dead on Arrival (Lantern Beach P.D. #4) by Christy Barritt

About the Book
A make-or-break election. A food poisoning epidemic. A town in chaos.

With a highly charged local election consuming the community, Police Chief Cassidy Chambers braces herself for a challenging day of breaking up petty conflicts and tamping down high emotions. But when widespread food poisoning spreads among potential voters across the island, Cassidy smells something rotten in the air.

As Cassidy examines every possibility to uncover what’s going on, local enigma Anthony Gilead again comes on her radar. The man is running for mayor and his cult-like following is growing at an alarming rate. Cassidy feels certain he has a spy embedded in her inner circle. The problem is that her pool of suspects gets deeper every day.

Can Cassidy get to the bottom of what’s eating away at her peaceful island home? Will voters turn out despite the outbreak of illness plaguing their tranquil town? And the even bigger question: Has darkness come to stay on Lantern Beach?


My Thoughts

Dead On Arrival was another excellent addition to the Lantern Beach Mystery series. Like with all of Christy Barritt's books, I was hooked from the very beginning and raced through the pages to reach the thrilling conclusion.

It's the day of the mayoral election and tensions are high. Cult leader Anthony Gilead is in the running and Lantern Beach natives are anxious about the consequences if he were to win. A deadly food poisoning epidemic hits, causing the turnout for the election to suffer.

This was very fast-paced. It was probably the quickest I've read one of these books. The stakes were so high and I just had to know how things would turn out. I'm so invested in this community and these characters. I can't wait for the next one!

Four Stars

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