Good day, dear readers! Are you ready for a mystery? Dive into Cemetery Lodge, where nothing is as it appears. An old, retired caretaker, and his son live in the lodge near the cemetery, but there is more to this place than meets the eye.
Rating: 3/5 stars
Goodreads Blurb:
After archaeologist Cherie Hope makes a gruesome discovery on the grounds of a local cemetery, she’s desperate to know more—and wonders why caretaker Ash Black is being so guarded.
Delving deeper, and liaising with the police, Cherie is drawn into a story that spans back fifty years. Entangled in a web of deceit, she soon uncovers a missing person, a mysterious heirloom, and hidden cemetery logbooks.
The graveyard has been in Ash’s family for generations, but with his elderly father’s dementia, unlocking the truth of what really happened all those years ago will be a challenge.
Is Ash just being protective, or is he worried about what his father is hiding? The caretaker may be hell-bent on keeping Cherie at a distance, but she’s determined to find the truth—at any cost . .
My Review:
When Cherie Hope arrives to do a survey at an old chapel, the last thing she expects is trouble. As Ash Black shows her around the chapel, they discover two bodies in a closet. Shocked to find skeletal remains, they are forced to stop, and wait for the police to arrive. As the investigation begins, it seems to be centering around Ash’s father, Hal, who was the caretaker before Ash. Now suffering from dementia, there is not much he can share from all those years ago.
As the investigation grounds to a halt, Cherie is frustrated, as she wants answers. Getting back to the survey of the chapel is at the top of her list, but the archaeologist in her is curious about the bodies and who they might be. After connecting several threads, she thinks she is onto the identity of an old friend of Hal’s, but the truth is something that is going to be harder to accept by Ash.
This was an interesting book. I ended up reading it in one sitting, as I had to find out what happened next. I enjoyed the story, and the twists that were thrown in (no, I did not see one of them coming). A cute little mystery, with a happy ending.