Review “Dead in the Doorway” by Diane Kelly

review by diane kelly

review by diane kelly

Review “Dead In The Doorway” by Diane Kelly

House flipper Whitney and her cat Sawdust are on the case in “Dead in the Doorway”. When Sawdust discovers a dead body in the house Whitney and her cousin Buck just bought, they realize this may kill their profits after renovations are complete, and it’s time for resale if they don’t find the truth behind the death.

The body was identified as a woman who lived in the neighborhood. But why was this woman in the house to begin with? Was the loose banister on the staircase to blame? Or was a murderer wandering around in this neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee? The grandson of the deceased, and previous owner of the flip house, just happened to let himself into the house using a spare key outside the front door. How was it that he didn’t hear the woman cry for help? If this was a homicide, why wasn’t he a victim as well? Why didn’t the dead woman’s husband and daughter realize she was missing from her own home and call police themselves? Does a highly coveted secret recipe or an expiring life insurance policy have anything to do with the untimely death of this woman?

It isn’t long before murder suspects and alibis begin to pile up. The victim wasn’t well loved by anyone—not even her own family—so that makes the case more difficult to solve. House flipper Whitney (a.k.a. amateur sleuth) is asked to keep an eye on the neighborhood and the neighbors by Detective Collin Flynn who has been assigned to the case. She goes beyond the detective’s request on more than one occasion to seek answers outside the neighborhood, putting herself in danger of being a victim as well.

The discovery of the killer was quite by accident, and I was as surprised as Whitney was when she discovers who it is. You won’t want to stop reading until you find out who is to blame for this homicide in a quiet Nashville suburban neighborhood.

Reviewed by Patricia Wilson.

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