Fan Mail by Daryl Wood Gerber is the second book in the “Aspen Adams” suspense series. Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing, coming November 12, 2019.
An adoring fan and a string of murders: a demented show of love that leaves no one safe . . .
Local celebrity news anchor Gloria Morning is used to receiving declarations of love and praise in her weekly fan letters, but when a Lake Tahoe doctor is murdered and she gets an anonymous note telling her it was done for her glory, her appreciation turns to panic. Unsure of where else to turn, she enlists the help of novice private investigator Aspen Adams. No sooner does Aspen begin digging into who sent the macabre note than another murder occurs, followed by another note, and she soon realizes she’s up against a methodical and deranged killer.
Working with scant clues and a puzzling array of potential suspects, Aspen is determined to unearth the elusive connection between the victims and her client. But as the body count grows and the murderer remains a mystery to both her and the police, Aspen discovers she’s gotten closer to the killer than she ever imagined, and now she must risk everything she holds dear to stop the killings, including her own life . . .
In her second adventure, Aspen is asked to look into letters sent to a local news anchor that spells doom to a victim. With each letter, another person dies and it’s up to the local police and Aspen to find this killer before more bodies are discovered.
Once again, I could not put down this fast-paced and well-written drama as I had to know who was doing what to whom. The author did a great job in telling this tale with enough suspense and intrigue to keep me immersed in all aspects from the discovery of the bodies, to taunts of the notes, to probing the various suspects, to sifting through the clues and of course the daily activities in Aspen’s life with narrative that was visually descriptive as well as the engaging dialogue.
The pacing was on par with how well this story was being told and I like that every time I thought I had a handle on the person responsible, the author changed direction with strategically placed twists, all to better my reading pleasure.
This was a terrific read and I look forward to the next book in this thrilling series.
FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.