READER VIEWS BOOK OF THE MONTH
“ I love a good cozy mystery and this au- thor has hit a home run inin what is going to be a fabulous new series...”
The Final Steps: A Harbor Springs Cozy Legal Mystery
By Mark M. Bello
ISBN 978-1956595093 9 Grand Publications (2023)
Fiction - Cozy Mystery Reviewed by Kathy Stickles for Reader Views (02/2023) T he Final Steps: A Harbor Springs Cozy Legal Mystery is a new book by mystery author Mark M. Bello. In this new outing, Mr. Bello has left Zachary Blake behind
what is going to be a fabulous new series. I loved it! and is taking a leap into the world of cozy mysteries. I love a good cozy mystery and this author has hit a home run inin what is going to be a fabulous new series. I loved it! In The Final Steps, we are introduced to a wonderful new character, Judge Rosaline Maxwell. Rosaline is now retired, but she used to be a lawyer and then became a circuit court judge before leaving her old life behind and focusing on her writing. She now has a beautiful home in Michigan, many great friends, an incredible new book to her credit… basically the perfect life. Rosaline is asked to speak about her new book at the local college where her best friend, Tyler Guthrie, is president. Sounds perfect, right? At the college, Rosaline is introduced to Professor Kevin Johnstone and is immediately struck by the animosity between him and Tyler. Of course, next thing you know, Kevin is dead at the bottom of a staircase and Tyler has been arrested for his murder. Know- ing her friend as well as she does, Rosaline is positive he is innocent and is determined to prove it. Along the way Rosaline deals with a lead detective who believes strongly in Tyler’s guilt, a young woman who announces herself as Rosaline’s biggest fan, a very angry widow, an informant who does not want to be identified, and a bunch of anonymous death threats. So much for a simple and enjoyable retirement. Is Tyler guilty or is there still a killer on the campus looking for another victim? I guess you will have to read the book to get the answer to these questions, but it will be well worth the time; I assure you. Read complete review or visit www.readerviews.com.
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