Well, it's happened again… I've had the pleasure of purchasing and reading yet another exceptional five-star cozy murder mystery from phenomenally talented Christian author extraordinaire, Steve Demaree: the very welcome and eagerly anticipated release of the 14th installment in his popular Dekker Cozy Mystery Series, "A Valentine Murder" is, hands down, undoubtedly Steve Demaree add his unquestionable best. I don't know how he does it, but with each subsequent new release, this amazing author's abundant writing and storytelling talents continue to blossom and grow, totally unfolding to his finest and fullest potential, all to the glory of God…
In this book, the central plot revolves around the sudden death of a woman add a hospital after being admitted with severe stomach pains and nausea, where her dying words are that she's been poisoned. Before her doctor has a chance to ask her any questions or obtain any other additional information, the woman is dead. Meanwhile, mostly retired homicide cops, Lieutenant Cy Dekker and his long-time best friend and partner in crime solving, Sergeant Lou Murdock of the Hilldale (Kentucky) Police Department are on the case to figure out first if the woman actually was murdered, and, if so, by whom. With only a limited number of potential suspects – none of whom seem to have a clear motive, means, and/or opportunity for committing this heinous crime – and with the victim being equally disliked by virtually everyone who knew her – this proves to be one of the (if not the absolute single) toughest cases Cy and Lou have had to crack so far.
From it's heartwarming and hilarious introduction in which readers are treated with a very welcome recap of what has been going on in the lives of these two beloved police detectives since they solved "A Murder on Halloween" to the very last pages where readers – hand in hand with Cy and Lou – discover the baffling yet satisfying solution to this particularly puzzling murder mystery, "A Valentine Murder" has all the wonderfully welcome and valued elements that readers have come to expect from this enormously talented author: endearing characters who are as real as your own next-door neighbor or dearest and closest best friend, gripping plot and storyline that keeps readers guessing along with the detectives from beginning to end of this exceptional novel, heartwarming and truly captivating storytelling, endearing comedy and humor, great pacing – and all of this without any profanity, explicit sexual content, graphic violence, nor anything else that could offend sensitive readers. As he's proven with all his exceptional novels, Steve Demaree continues to shine as a master storyteller to the glory of God, proving that potentially offensive content and language are completely unnecessary to quality storytelling. Without any of these unsettling – and completely unnecessary – elements, like all his phenomenal novels and other books, Steve Demaree has created in "A Valentine Murder" a truly compelling cozy murder mystery novel that is suitable and appropriate for readers of all ages – from the very youngest to the very oldest – and all readers of all ages in between as well…
I simply cannot recommend this wonderful novel highly enough – it's definitely one book that anybody who loves a really exceptional cozy murder mystery needs to read – as well as anybody who has never explored the genre as yet. I absolutely loved this book so much that I can hardly wait to dig in and read it again. Once is definitely not enough – not by a longshot. If there's one complaint I have with this book, it's just that these reviews do not allow readers to rate books such as this highly enough since the maximum number of stars I can give it is only five when it truly deserves a whole lot more than that. Excellent job once again, Steve Demaree – you've definitely scored another out-of-the-park grand slam home run with "A Valentine Murder". I can hardly wait to see what your next book will be and what fervor adventures in crime solving lie ahead to bring Lieutenant Cy Dekker and Sergeant Lou Murdock back out of retirement once again – and again… And again… And again… Hopefully for many more books yet to be written…
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2018