Releasing February 21, 2023 from Minotaur Books
Murder at Haven’s Rock combines my favourite things about a good thriller novel: a twisty, interesting mystery, likeable characters, and an isolated wilderness location. Plus it throws in an adorable wolf and a Newfoundland dog.
Kelley Armstrong is one of my favourite writers and she never disappoints. Haven’s Rock is a quieter mystery set in the Yukon in a small, hidden village being constructed by our heroes Casey Duncan (former homicide detective) and her husband Eric Dalton (sheriff and tracker). When two members of the village’s construction crew go missing in the remote forest outside the village, Casey and Eric need to figure out what happened to them, while keeping the village a secret.
The mystery kept me guessing, and I really enjoyed the setting and (my favourite) tracking scenes and chase scenes through the forest and mountains.
Murder at Haven’s Rock is the first in a new series spun off from Armstrong’s Rockton series. I think it mostly works as an introduction to new readers and would be enjoyable as a standalone.
That said, I’d have liked a little more background on Rockton and why it’s so important to launch the new settlement at Haven’s Rock quickly — one or two clear examples of the people Casey and Dalton are trying to help would have added more urgency to the story, and would have been helpful for new readers.
Overall, however, I loved this book and am looking forward to more in the Haven’s Rock series. I’m glad to see new characters that I’m excited to learn more about.
🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2
Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur books for my review copy of this book.
Leanne Olson 
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