Book Review: Death at the Dakota by M. K. Graff

Nurse Trudy Genova is making plans to take her relationship to NYPD detective Ned O’Malley to the next level, when she lands a gig as medical consultant on a film shoot at the famed Dakota apartment building in Manhattan, which John Lennon once called home. Then star Monica Kiley goes missing, a cast member turns up dead, and it appears Trudy might be next. Meanwhile Ned tackles a mysterious murder case in which the victim is burned beyond recognition. When his investigations lead him back to the Dakota, Trudy finds herself wondering: how can she fall in love if she can’t even survive?

Readers of Death Unscripted, the first book in the Trudy Genova Manhattan Mystery series, will find the same pleasures in this sequel: fast pacing, engaging characters, twists and turns on the way to a satisfying close. Once again M.K. Graff reveals her talents in crafting this delightful mix of amateur sleuth and police procedural.

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My Review

I received a free ecopy of this book for an honest review. I enjoyed reading Death Unscripted so I was looking forward to reading Death at the Dakota.

This is my favorite kind of mystery. Even though there’s murder involved, it’s still a fun and quick read. I was also a bit surprised a couple of times which is always good.

I like the main character, Trudy Genova. She appears strong and independent, and she’s finally getting over her trust issues with men thanks to Detective Ned O’Malley. They have trouble finding time to be together because they’re both so busy with their jobs, but they’re finally ready to take their relationship to the next level. Will it ever happen?

There’s not one but two murder mysteries and both end up being Ned’s cases, one being on the set where Trudy works. The way everything was solved was both interesting and exciting. I’m looking forward to the next book in this series.

 

 

About the Author

 
Marni Graff had a successful career as a registered nurse who wrote on the side before writing full time. She has a degree in English Lit and studied Gothic Mystery at Oxford University in England. She also wrote articles for Mystery Review magazine, where she interviewed many of the authors whose work she admired.
 
Marni is the award-winning author of The Nora Tierney Mysteries, set in England. The Blue Virgin introduces Nora, an American writer living in Oxford. The Green Remains and The Scarlet Wench trace Nora’s move to the Lake District where murder follows her.  In process is The Golden Hour, set in Bath, England. Premiering in the next few months will be Graff’s new Manhattan series, Death Unscripted, featuring nurse Trudy Genova, a medical consultant for a New York movie studio. This new series is based on Marni’s favorite nursing job in real life.
 
Marni is also co-author of Writing in a Changing World, a primer on writing groups and critique techniques. She writes crime book reviews at Auntie M Writes and is Managing Editor of Bridle Path Press, an author’s cooperative. A member of Sisters in Crime, Marni runs the NC Writers Read program in Belhaven which allows writers experience reading their work out loud and getting immediate feedback. 
 
 

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