The Corpse with the Crystal Skull by Cathy Ace is the ninth book in the “Cait Morgan” traditional mystery series. Publisher: Four Tails Publishing Ltd., coming June 29, 2020.

Welsh Canadian globetrotting sleuth, and professor of criminal psychology, Cait Morgan, is supposed to be “celebrating” her fiftieth birthday in Jamaica with her ex-cop husband Bud Anderson. But when the body of the luxury estate’s owner is discovered locked inside an inaccessible tower, Cait and her fellow guests must work out who might have killed him – even if his murder seems impossible. Could the death of the man who hosted parties in the 1960s attended by Ian Fleming and Noël Coward be somehow linked to treasure the legendary Captain Henry Morgan might have buried at the estate? Or to the mission Bud and his secret service colleagues have been sent to the island to undertake?

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Dru’s Musing:
Close door murder. How? You’ll have to read this taut and riveting drama that consumed my waking hours as I had to know how it was done and by whom. The author knows how to tell a story that controls your mind as you follow along with what the author intended. With a tightly woven mystery and a small pool of suspects, it’s the thought process of our heroine, Cait, that deciphered every detail – said, seen and heard until it was clear, the who and why. In this ninth book, the author showed who is the boss by creating an intriguingly intense plot that will leave you wanting more. This well-written and engaging drama is a testament to an author who knows how to tell a story and deliver it with great aplomb.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the author.