Thursday, April 27, 2023

Review: The Body Electrocution (Bobbi Sue Baxter Mysteries Book 2) by Marissa Shrock

About the Book
Bobbi Sue Baxter has a serious choice to make because both love and murder are on the line.

The summer of 1988 is possibly one of love, and that’s the problem. Aspiring journalist Bobbi Sue Baxter has feelings for a man who’s engaged. But then again, he seems to return the vibe. Adding more mud to the already unclear waters, his fiancée might be involved in a murder that happened in the building where Bobbi Sue was taking an aerobics class. So should Bobbi Sue get involved?

That’s a definite yes.

Not with Hemi Miller—the flutters-in-the-stomach producing guy—but with the investigation of his fiancée, who screamed at Hemi’s ex-girlfriend to stay away. Because that ex-girlfriend wound up electrocuted in the community center locker room the next day.

So Bobbi Sue starts asking questions. What she discovers is a tapestry of intrigue—a secret love decades past, the supposed ghost of a custodian that stalks the community center halls, and a motive for murder that neither Bobbi Sue nor anyone else in town saw coming.

Return to Wildcat Springs, Indiana, for a Bobbi Sue Baxter tale even more riveting than the first!


MY THOUGHTS

This was so much fun! I loved the first book in this series. In fact, it was one of my favorites that I read last year. So I was super excited when I saw this sequel. And let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I enjoyed it just as much!

Bobbie Sue is a great character. She's determined to find the truth and has really good instincts when it comes to solving a mystery. Her grandma was a hoot. She had to be one of my favorite parts of this story. She's brutally honest and a master at guilt-tripping. She made me laugh nearly every time she appeared on the page.

The mystery kept me guessing right up to the reveal. I liked the fact that it tied into an old mystery too. It added another interesting element to the story.

I love that this series is set in the 80s. There are so many fun references! If you're a fan of cozy mysteries, this series is a must read! This book does stand alone, but I'd still recommend reading Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind first because it's such a fantastic book.

I received an advanced copy of this book and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.

FIVE STARS

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