Jane Darrowfield and the Madwoman Next Door by Barbara Ross is the second book in the “Jane Darrowfield” cozy mystery series, coming October 27, 2020. This title is available only at Barnes & Noble through 10/26/2021
Jane Darrowfield is using her retirement years to work as a professional busybody, with most of her business coming from her West Cambridge, Massachusetts, community. This time her client is right next door.
Megan, who’s purchased the house next to Jane’s, needs some help from her snooping neighbor. Megan’s been having blackouts, hearing voices—and feeling like someone’s following her. Are these symptoms of an illness—or signs that she’s in danger?
Considering the extensive security system in Megan’s house, it seems like she should be safe—yet she soon vanishes into thin air. Some think she’s run away, but would this ambitious young lawyer on the partner track really miss a meeting with an important client? And where’s Megan’s cat?
The mystery is about to deepen when the cat is finally located in a hidden panic room—and as Jane and the police look into Megan’s friends, family, and past, it may be time to sound the alarm.
Dru’s Musing:
All I can say is WOW. This book had me transfixed from the first page until the dramatic conclusion. This well-written, tightly woven, and wickedly solid plot kept me immersed in every minute happening as I had to know who was doing what to whom and why. The situation thickens when both me and Jane are left wondering how this could have occurred. The author did a great job in staging this intensifying mystery keeping me enthralled and in the game with engaging dialogue, descriptive narrative that told the time and place and the cat and mouse hunt for answers. When I thought I had it all figured out. . . BAM, yes, the author added a few twists and turns along the way, but yeah, great job with how well it played out in the end. Nice! Excellent drama all around.
FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author