Lights, Camera, Murder!

The first installment in the McCall Mysteries ensures that fans are going to be lining up to read Linn Random’s books.

Sage McCall thought being head of securing for the filming of the latest reality show, Murder in Florida, would be business as usual. The small town of St. Gabrielle, Florida was the perfect backdrop for the series and the only crimes were going to be the fictitious ones manufactured in the script. However, when a real body is found on the set, her world goes spiraling in a series of events she could not have foreseen. She soon finds herself working diligently with the Chief of Police, Jon Maddux, to unravel the mystery surrounding the body and stop the killer from striking again.

Lights, Camera, Murder! immediately grabs readers’ attention and then gradually pulls them deeper as the suspense mounts. The initial murder and attack is augmented by the underlying threat to Sage. As Jon and Sage work diligently to track down the murderer, they are unaware that the murderer is tracking them. This adds tension and ensures that readers are hooked. As the events escalate, with the ever-present danger becoming more menacing, readers have to keep reading. The author compliments the suspense with entertaining secondary characters and the developing romance between Jon and Sage. I appreciate how the author accentuated the growing attraction between them without compromising their professional integrity. These are two individuals that have strengths and weaknesses, but try and do their best. Their dilemma as to what will happen once they go back to their real lives; she in California and he in Florida, will keep romance fans absorbed in the building storyline. Lights, Camera, Murder! finishes with flare and has this reviewer anticipating the next in the series, The Cold River Murders.

Reviewed by: Amanda