The Tell All by Libby Howard

Kay Carrera is in her sixties and going through a lot. She is grieving the loss of her husband Eli and recovering from cataract surgery. Kay knows she can’t afford her house anymore and her only options are to either sell her home or have it repossessed. Luckily, her friend advises her to get a roommate to help pay for the costs. Judge Beck is going through a divorce and looking for a place to live with his children for a couple of years. It seems like the perfect solution for Kay’s problems, but when she accidentally finds a body, she is going to need all the help in the world to elude the killer who’s coming after her.

This is book one in the Locust Point Mystery Book series. At barely one hundred and fifty-three pages, this little story is interesting enough from a character development point of view but lacks substance for plot development.

One of the first things I noticed about the book was that the summary on Goodreads alluded to ghosts and Kay’s ability to see ghosts. I believe that might be something that will get covered in other books in the series, but this first book does not mention it at all.

The Tell-All is a cute, cozy mystery that gives an introduction of the main characters in this series. Kay is a lovable widow in her sixties who is just trying to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. She works part-time for a P.I., she finds a body and a mystery she needs to resolve. She owns a cat named Taco, and her best friend is Daisy. About half of the book is just about presenting these characters, and whatever is left of the book is rushed to explain the mystery.

I’m hopeful that the other books will have more room to develop an exciting plot and mystery.

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Format: Kindle Edition, 153 pages Published: July 24th, 2017 ASIN: B072R235GS Series: Locust Point Mysteries #1 Source: Purchased Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery