Synopsis

A picturesque college town, a jaded ex-detective, and a deadly fraternity…

After a rough breakup, Amy Carson is eager to dive into the next chapter of her life as an English graduate student at the charmingly rustic Fallston State University. More than that, she’s excited to begin her career in academia as the teaching assistant to one of Fallston State’s most brilliant English professors. However, Amy’s new boss—a grumpy ex-detective named Dominic Cage—is seemingly determined to make her semester miserable.

When Amy’s favorite student, Will Meyers, turns up dead, the police are quick to write it off as a suicide. Yet, as more details are released, Amy begins to suspect foul play… and surprisingly, Dominic agrees with her. Careful to avoid Amy’s overly protective detective brother, the unlikely pair set out to find the truth behind Will’s death.

But the more Amy learns about the organizations connected to Will’s murder, the closer she comes to uncovering one of Fallston State’s most sinister secrets… andthe dark truth behind Dominic’s mysterious past.

Homicide Hamlet is the first story in the Literature Detectives Cozy Mystery series. If you love interesting characters, witty humor, and complex mysteries, you’ll love this series!

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Review

This new cozy series has a lot going for it – a small town, a spunky protagonist, and an ensemble cast that rounds out the personality types to include a little bit of everything.

Amy is a bit bold, but considering her family and what has happened in the past, she has to be since her family has given her the impression that she can’t make it without a man. What era are they living in?! Dominic is a professor at the college, and Amy is his new TA. He is not familiar with technology at all and drives a car that looks like Frankenstein assembled. But these two work well together when it comes to uncovering clues as to who killed Will. They each have assets that complement the other, which shows in their pursuit of the truth. I also wonder if there might be a potential romance brewing between them.

I really liked Amy’s roommates, these three played off each other quite well, and they seem like people I would like to have as roommates…well, other than the horror movie obsession!

I have to say that I wasn’t sure how the murderer would be revealed, and I tried to follow along with the clues but only got so far in my guessing. I thought the story wrapped up nicely and didn’t leave any stones unturned. We even looked into Dominic’s past and how it affected his relationship with Vance, Amy’s brother. However, helping to solve this crime might go a long way in mending some fences. Only future books will tell.

I think this will be a fun new series, and give it 4 paws up.

About the Author

While some may detest being raised in the middle of Nowhere, Ohio – Peyton has fully embraced her cornfield-filled home state and uses it as inspiration for the settings of her books. A lover of puzzles and a firm believer that things are better when they’re wrapped in approximately three layers of intrigue, Peyton’s favorite pastime is daydreaming about exciting, mind-bending mysteries. Apart from writing whodunnits, Peyton spends her time drinking excessive amounts of coffee, perusing the weirdest attractions that the Midwest has to offer, and spending time with her cranky, geriatric cat.