A Deadly Legacy

 

A Deadly Legacy is the sixth Hopgood Hall cozy by E.V. Hunter. Released 19th Nov 2024 by small press indie Boldwood Books, it's 282 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, 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. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.The other books are also available on KU.

This is a well written, engaging, and finely constructed amateur sleuth mystery pairing a former investigative journalist (and boutique hotel co-owner) with her handsome PI partner investigating a climbing fall/questionable death. There's a strong side element of romance, so readers who prefer romance in their cozies will likely enjoy that aspect of the story. The characters are well rendered and mostly believable and the pacing and plot are well done and the denouement and resolution of the various plot threads are satisfyingly wrapped up by the end of the book. It's a continuing series, so if read out of order, some of the character developments and relationships will be spoiled, but otherwise it works fine as a standalone.

Spelling and vernacular are British standard English, but won't pose a problem for readers in context. 

Four stars. A fun continuation of a nice light series. With six books extant in the series, it would make a good choice for a long binge or buddy read. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.