My Review: Buried (Twisted Cedar Mysteries Book 1) by CJ Carmichael

Synopsis: 

Justice is overdue in the coastal town of Twisted Cedars where two unsolved mysteries lay buried in the past. Over thirty years ago a series of murders targeting Oregon librarians was never solved. 

Now someone with inside knowledge is feeding clues to true crime writer Dougal Lachlan, promising him the best story of his career. Pursuing the leads means returning to Twisted Cedars, where his sister Jamie is about to marry a man he deeply dislikes. 

Local Twisted Cedars librarian Charlotte Hammond prefers her mysteries-and her romances-between the covers of a good book, especially since the disappearance of her older sister, Daisy, eight years ago. But then the dark and tortured soul who is Dougal Lachlan walks into the Twisted Cedars Library asking for her help. Before long Charlotte realizes there is no safe zone. Not even in libraries...and especially not in Twisted Cedars.

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My Review: 

So you’ve got librarians

Good, right? 

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Then you got murders.

Not so good.

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But that’s what’s going down in this twisted town.

Twisted Pines, Oregon, to be exact.

But who would want to kill librarians?

That was the question that had me pick this up.

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When being introduced to the main character, true crime writer Dougal Lachlan, I was somewhat reminded of Richard Castle from the ABC TV show about the mystery writer who solves crimes.

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In Buried, Lachlan is brought to town by part research and part from the tip on the librarians' case; the latter is a matter which has been brewing for years. 

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The account itself has some bumps that need to be ironed with punctuation and some written objects, but despite this, the premise is one that is interesting with dialogue that naturally flows from the tongue of any person.

Moreover, the characters are highly developed.

For instance, if you don’t personally know a true crime writer, you may have someone in your life like Dougal who resents his low socioeconomic upbringing even after achieving such high writing success as an adult.

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Overall, CJ Carmichael does a great job with Buried.

As Buried is the beginning of what I’m sure is a fantastic trilogy if the first book is any indication, its start is a fantastic one indeed.

I give it 4 out of 5 stars!

Get in touch with the author or find the book here! 

See you soon!

Jessica