Death Drop (A Figure Skating Mystery, #4) by Alina Adams

Death Drop (A Figure Skating Mystery, #4) Reviews

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  Linda

  I enjoyed this mystery. I like Bex and the inside look at the skating world is a nice change. Just an FYI, there is some language in here that’s not usually in a cozy.
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  Rebecca

  I love that Bex and Craig are becoming and item. And I loved the use of a Killian hold as an important clue!!
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  Kari

  As a nod to the 2018 Winter Olympics, I had to pick up this skating mystery. 24/7 researcher Bex is back in the skating world at Nationals, excited to have her piece unveiling the story of Jeremy and his mother's death air during the competition, is caught up in another mystery when a former ice dance skater is discovered dead, an apparent suicide, and a small baby abandoned at the rink. Two men step forward to claim paternity, and it turns out that it wasn't a suicide.
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  Lindsey Duncan

  Funny, outrageous, scandalous and chaotic, Adams' books are a guilty pleasure - a glimpse into the crazy side of figure-skating rendered with cutting wit and ever more bizarre soap opera turns. The characters are vividly rendered and often larger than life.
  
  This book is breathless: in fact, after the prologue, the next eighty-some pages are part of the same extended scene, as one section of action rolls naturally into the next.
  
  There's a good sense of continuity from previous episodes: Lian Reilly returns, Gary Gold and Lucian Pryce have cameos, and I was particularly pleased to see a bit of sexual tension that wouldn't have been appropriate in an earlier book return to torment Bex. (Though I did think that the off-handed mention of Jordan as promiscuous didn't jive with my previous memories of that character.)
  
  The book isn't without flaws. While Bex has matured, it's taken some of the fun out of her, and I found her unusually passive throughout portions of the story, playing observer to the dramas around her. I also found that part of the conclusion wasn't properly foreshadowed and it kind of seemed like a nonsequitor when it was revealed ... but it wasn't the main thrust of the mystery, so not a big deal.
  
  Overall, a satisfying - and very swift - read. It's amazing to me that Adams can turn out multiple books with this energy. It must be exhausting to write.
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  Katt Clark

  I absolutely love this series the main character is witty and fun. Throughout the series I would catch myself laughing and smiling throughout the books I would highly recommend these books to anyone who is looking for good mystery that's not too dark.
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  Bea

  I read this book to complete a task in one of my reading groups. I would classify it as a light read. Interesting story that was dependent on ice skating as setting. It was a light, quick read.
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  Deanna

  A fluffy little mystery for die-hard skating fans!