Love Is Murder (Lucy Kincaid, #0.5) in 2-3-4 Challenge

May 05, 2020 Jonetta rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-suspense, 2020-beat-the-backlist-challenge, author-of-the-week, nc-br-digital-library, 2020-in-2020, 2020-library-love, 5000-2020, group-read

It’s been a few years since we last heard from Lucy Kincaid, when she’d just graduated from high school and went through a horrible abduction. She’s now 24-years old and on a long weekend retreat at a lodge in the Sierra Nevada mountains with her brother, Patrick. He’s also recovered from being in a two year coma following a brain injury sustained while helping to rescue Lucy. Returning to the lodge after a day of skiing, they come upon the owner’s son, Steve, as he tumbled down the mountainside It’s been a few years since we last heard from Lucy Kincaid, when she’d just graduated from high school and went through a horrible abduction. She’s now 24-years old and on a long weekend retreat at a lodge in the Sierra Nevada mountains with her brother, Patrick. He’s also recovered from being in a two year coma following a brain injury sustained while helping to rescue Lucy. Returning to the lodge after a day of skiing, they come upon the owner’s son, Steve, as he tumbled down the mountainside. After they assist him, they find out he’s been experiencing health issue but won’t take the time to deal with it as he struggles to keep the lodge afloat. But, there’s another bigger issue to contend with once they return as one of the guests is found dead in her room, the apparent result of a drug overdose.

I’m so glad our group decided to read the preceding trilogies before starting this series as that’s where we got Lucy’s (and Patrick’s) backstory. If you start here, you won’t learn much about her but having read those earlier stories, this was a good update on the direction her life is now taking. She and Patrick, a former e-crimes detective, take control of the room where the guest died and they soon realize things may not be what they first seem. This short story covers a lot of ground, quickly and thoroughly, as they follow investigative procedures while in the middle of a blizzard. They’re on their own until law enforcement can get there, which isn’t anytime soon.

This was an enjoyable story as Lucy shows she’s learned a lot in preparation for a career with the FBI. Not knowing who she could trust or anything about the guests, she had to rely on instincts and training to resolve the situation. It moves quickly but was interesting and engaging. You may not need to read the earlier stories before beginning this series to appreciate the story but it helped me better understand Lucy’s transition from a traumatized teen to a skilled investigator. Nice start to the series.

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May 13, 2020 Robin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, 2020, library-book

Lucy Kincaid and her brother Patrick are on a much-needed ski vacation in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They are staying four nights at the DeLarosa Retreat, a mountain hideaway where three honeymooning couples are also staying. When bad weather strikes, Luck and Patrick put away their skis and start to drive back to the retreat, only to see one of the owners, Steve DeLarosa, tumble down the mountain and hit a tree. They help Steve back home but he refuses to see a doctor. He has too much to do t ...more

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May 09, 2020 Anita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: novella, mystery, kindle-libby-city

Wonderful, fast paced and absolutely perfect. Although, as a novella, this story was compact, it had everything a great mystery plot should have. This is a reintroduction to the Lucy Kincaid who is now mid twenties and about to apply to the FBI. I hope we see more of her brother Patrick in the series. He deserves his own HEA if any supporting character does.

Lucy and her ex-cop brother, Patrick, are on a long ski weekend. Lucy has a lot to sort out having just broken off a long time relationship ...more

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Aug 22, 2018 Christina T rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-5-stars, 2018-book-challenge, 5-in-series

This was a nice introduction to the Lucy Kincaid series but it isn't necessary in the grand scheme of things to read it prior to starting the series.

The Good, The Bad, and Whatever Else I want to Mention: Since this was the first of her series, Lucy is young and not as established as she was in the Max Revere book featuring her and Max. It really was nice to see Lucy as a young woman. Thankfully the issues I had, not necessarily with her but with the way her background was rehashed, in Shattered ...more

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May 12, 2020 Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Lucy and her brother Patrick take a vacation to a lodge to do some skiing after Lucy breaks up with her boyfriend and end up dealing with a murder.

This short novella is the perfect start to the Lucy Kincaid series. Lucy is not yet an FBI agent, but it shows the reader how smart she is and determined to do right. She has pretty much recovered from her ordeal around her graduation, but still has some lingering trust issues. She does a great job piecing together the clues in this story and uncoveri ...more

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May 11, 2020 Charlene rated it really liked it

Shelves: rated-not-reviewed, crime, kindle, law-enforcement, series-by-author, group-read, follow-this-series, mystery, books-i-own, e-book

Well-written transitional novella; Brennan has been a very reliable author who tells good stories well.

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May 02, 2020 Karen ♐ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense, thriller, mystery

Lucy and her brother, Patrick go to the mountains for a ski weekend. Lucy has finished her education along with some training and has applied to be a FBI Agent. She and her brother discover that one of the guests at the resort where they are staying has died. The story then takes off to determine if this is murder. I really enjoyed seeing Lucy mature into a person that will be a great agent after meeting her in previous series by this author. I really look forward to further books in this series ...more

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