Home at Night is the 5th mystery featuring Mercy Carr (and her combat trained dog Elvis) by Paula Munier. Released 17th Oct 2023 by Macmillan on their Minotaur
imprint, it's 352 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook
formats. It's
worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of
contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. There's a 6th book in the series due out in 4th quarter 2024 from the same publisher.
This is a very well written mystery with an appealing and sympathetic MC who's a former combat expert out of the military and back in civilian life in Vermont. A local Victorian estate is coming up for sale and Mercy's determined to buy it since she's been in love with the place since her teenage years. Her enthusiasm isn't dampened when her former-bomb-dog Elvis finds a body in the library of the mansion during a showing. She and Troy (and the dogs) are soon on the trail of a killer, hidden treasure, skullduggery, and a historical long ago cold case.
The plotting is very tight and action driven. There's real tension in the story, and the characters are very well drawn, sympathetic, and believable. Although it's the 5th book in the series, the mystery and resolution are self contained in this volume. The characters have developed over the course of the series, so minor spoilers should be expected if read out of order.
Four stars. Well written, without major flaws. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, home use, or a solid binge/buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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