LIVE, LOCAL, AND LONG DEAD:
My Review
Live, Local and Long Dead is a fantastic murder mystery, set in a small town in Vermont. Our heroine, Jaye (or Jaqueline) is a radio DJ and after she stumbles across two bodies she can't help but try and work out who they are and how they ended up there. One of these bodies has been there for quite some time, but the other is a much more recent death and has links to the men in Jaye's life.
I loved the supporting cast in this story. In many ways, the mystery side of things took second place to everything and everyone else that was going on. Jaye is finding her feet with her new partner Will, while older members of the family are also embarking on romantic liaisons. Jaye's daughter Ryan (who I realised was a girl after I'd read a few chapters and started getting confused) is also a great character who really adds something to this story. I think my absolute favourite has to be Neptune the cat, who reminds me very much of cats I've known. Brilliant.
I did actually manage to guess who was behind the more recent murder in this book and quite a bit before Jaye did. I wasn't so sure about the older mystery though and the two elements to this story really made for a great read. I loved the story, setting and the people in this book and I'd really love to rejoin Jaye and the rest of them again in the very near future.
Buy: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Local-Vermont-Radio-Mystery/dp/1509257462/
Blurb
Nikki Knight describes herself as an Author/Anchor/Mom…not in that order.
An award-winning weekend anchor at New York City’s 1010 WINS Radio, she writes
short stories and novels. Her stories have appeared in Alfred
Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Mystery Magazine, and Black Cat Weekly,
online, and in anthologies – and been short-listed for Black Orchid Novella
and Derringer Awards. Active in writers’ groups, she’s served as Vice President
of the Short Mystery Fiction Society and is currently Co-Vice President of the
New York/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime. As Kathleen Marple Kalb, she
writes the Ella Shane and Old Stuff mystery series. She, her husband, and son
live in a Connecticut house owned by their cat.
Website: https://kathleenmarplekalb.com/nikki-knight
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NikkiKnightAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikkiKnightVT
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathleenmarplekalb/
Other: YouTube: NIKKI
KNIGHT'S RADIO STORYTIME - YouTube