Truth Will Out by K.C. Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was totally unexpected from what I've read of K.C. Wells previously. I came for a mystery and got so much more than I anticipated.

Jonathon de Mountford arrives in Merrychurch for an extended visit with his uncle Dominic. When he arrives with on one to greet him at the station, the tale begins. He quickly is befriended by Mike Tattersall, the landlord of the pub, who promptly befriends him and gives him a place to stay when Jonathon discovers his uncle has been killed. With Mike a previous cop and Jonathon risking his future, they team up to get to the bottom of the case.

The writing is done so exquisitely. I felt like such a part of Merrychurch. All of the surrounding characters were fun and charming and each one had their own drama and provided backstory into the town and surrounding suspicion.

There was not as much romance as I'd like to see typically, but the relationship between Jonathon and Mike from the start was so relaxed and they bantered like an old married couple that the lack of on page heat didn't really affect the story at all. The plot line was strong and held firm until the end where the mystery was solved...However, I can't wait to see what happens next in the series.

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