I read Joshua Moehling's first Ben Packard book a while ago. And There He Kept Her was creepy and suspenseful and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I loved the Minnesota setting. And despite reading a ton of books (and often forgetting some of them rather quickly), I still remembered Ben Packard and the premise for the first book when I picked up the second over Christmas break.
Where The Dead Sleep is the second in the Ben Packard series, and the tipping point for me personally. This series went from "good" to "amazing, must read." I absolutely could not put this book down.
Ben is called to investigate a home invasion one morning. One of the residents, Bill Sanderson, is found murdered in his bed. Although plenty of people liked Bill, he does have money problems, an ex-wife, a current wife and poker buddies he owes money to. And Sandy Lake also has some secrets that Ben is slowly uncovering.
In addition to all of this, Ben is only the temporary sheriff, and as an election is nearing to decide the future of the police department, Ben must decide if he wants to stay in his current position or not.
A Long Time Gone is the third Ben Packer novel that comes out in February. I've read an ARC of it and loved it as well. There are some loose ends that Moehling left in the second book that he is able to resolve in the newest installment. But even though there aren't any threads left hanging, I'm ready for book four.
The cast of characters in this book has started to feel familiar as is the town of Sandy Lake, Minnesota. In addition to the suspense, getting to know the people in the sheriff's department, Ben's mom, as well as the locals is such an important makes this more than just a novel of suspense.
I enjoy a good mystery series and have several I keep up with (and some that I am woefully behind on). This one has moved to the top of my list already. And I have told friends, fellow librarians, and relatives this is the series they need to add to their TBR.
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You don't have to tempt me twice with a mystery series. Putting this one on my list to check out. Glad you talked about it!
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