The Enemy Next Door and Other Misunderstandings by Crissy Sharp {Review}

The Enemy Next Door and Other Misunderstandings (Strawberry Lake Estates Mystery Book 2) by Crissy Sharp

Kindle Edition

Publication: October 23rd 2018 

Source: I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given

 

   

 

Jocelyn Kross always imagined her life differently—more loft in Upper Eastside Manhattan, less burned down house in small town Montana. Her temporary digs aren’t much better, a tiny apartment off the side of someone’s house. When the owner turns out to be her sworn enemy, Cade Warner, it’s just the rotten cherry on her terrible day.
 

Strange things are happening in Strawberry Lake Estates. Cade cannot afford to be distracted by his new neighbor, someone he’s known his whole life, and yet doesn’t really know at all. When Cade’s employee turns up dead, solving the sudden crime wave in their town turns a lot more personal.
As Jocelyn and Cade work together to solve the murder and help their town, they look pasts old grudges and see each other in a new light. When the investigation puts their lives in jeopardy, they find love sometimes comes in the most inconvenient ways.  

 

My Review: 4 Stars

 

The mystery continues in Strawberry Lake Estates. This time, Jocelyn and Cade are the target of danger and strange things and as they work together to try to figure things out and battle the hazards that come their way, the chemistry between them ignites.

 

There are a lot of lies that surface and these untruths have blocked Jocelyn and Cade's friendship for years, especially as they each assume the worst about each other.

 

There are a lot of facets that arise within this story--Jocelyn dealing with her ex, students at her middle school counseling job, an age old mystery surrounding these estates, deaths, threats, and more. Given all that, there are times when the plot glides along gently and other times when it explodes in a perilous tangle. I enjoyed the seeing this complex mystery being peeled away like layers of an onion. 

  

Content: mild romance (kissing); mild moments of violence/danger/death (non-graphic)