One Foot in the Grave: Carly Moore book three

This next instalment of the Carly Moore series is intense and heightened that I couldn't stop reading all weekend. As Carly was on her mission to clear Wyatt's name, I was on the ride right along with her. I wonder if it was because Wyatt was the one in trouble and needed help as to why I was so invested but I also feel it was due to the storyline that kept me absorbed. This time round, Carly is still trying to find out more about Bart Drummond and his illegal activities so to bring him down, but also help solved the murder of a young woman who was supposed to leave town nine years prior. She just so happens to be Wyatt's ex girlfriend, Heather which now places him as the number one suspect. Carly knows that Wyatt isn't capable of murder, hiding things from her - sure, but not killing an innocent woman. She agrees to help as long as Wyatt tells her more about his father. DGS is brilliant at writing mysteries, along with any other genre, and I love all the characters in this series. Carly is not only capable of holding her own, she has a heart of gold. She has surrounded herself with good people she is now considering family, like Hank. I adore his gruffness as well as the side he only shows Carly when alone, a protective father figure. Her boss Max is also a great guy, he treats Carly like a sister and is learning that she is one that can be trusted. Of course there is Wyatt and Marco, these two have been in the forefront in Carly's new life in Drum. She dated Wyatt for a few short months and Marco is her best friend from the time they have spent together since she arrived in town. Each of them would like to be more significant than being in the friend zone, but she has been burnt before and it's not that easy to trust again. I wonder what the next mystery will be for Carly and the gang in Drum. I will definitely be ready to devour that book as well.

I’m utterly flabbergasted with the amount of talent that Denise Grover Swank brings to the table. This third installment of the Carly Moore series literally blew my mind. The storyline was thick with tension on all kinds of levels. Drum TN is steep with secrets and it seems like everyone’s got one. There was no way I could put this book down because I had to know what was going to happen next. Carly develops into such an amazing character. I found myself raising my fist in solidarity of her conviction to shed the girl she was and embrace the strong willed, fiercely independent woman she’s become. She’s made a family of her own with Hank and her handful of close friends. The people of Drum have taken notice of her since she arrived and are starting to accept her more by treating her less like an outsider. While I still think Wyatt is a good man, I just don’t think he’s good enough for our girl Carly. Now Marco has me all up in my feels! We get a little more backstory from him and I feel like he truly understands Carly better and appreciates her more. I love their bond and how they’re both supportive of each other. Even though I was hoping they would take a chance on each other, I’m also glad that Carly isn’t rushing into anything. I was also glad to see my favorite seniors make an appearance and they did not disappoint! I can only hope to be as ornery as Gladys and Roberta when I grow up. I highly recommend this book if you love a gripping mystery mixed with a bit of humor and a pinch of romance. I’m anxiously looking forward to what other secrets the little town of Drum TN reveals to Carly and if they will bring her closer to her goals of bringing down Bart Drummond once and for all. Or, will her secret be revealed first.

In this latest installment of the Carly Moore series, Carly has more on her hands than just trying to bring Bart Drummond to his knees. Wyatt comes to Carly asking for help to clear his name when he becomes the number one suspect after they dig up the body of his ex-girlfriend from nine years ago. And on land that is legally deemed Bart Drummonds but boarded on Bingham’s land, to boot! Heather Stone was one complicated woman to say the least. Carly doesn’t go on this investigation on her own, she has the help of her best friend Marco, while Wyatt stays in the shadows and eventually in hiding. Each lead that Carly and Marco run into, opens up several more questions every time. The townsfolk don’t like Carly digging into the past, they don’t want their secrets uncovered and they often get leery of saying more. That often being due to Marco being a deputy sheriff, which gives them several obstacles along the way. Eventually you find out the truth of what happened to Heather all those years ago, when things come to a head at the end of the book. I always love the last 20% of DGS books because they’re so action packed where you can’t put the book down and you have to read as fast as you can to get answers. Some of which are a bit surprising, which also is a natural thing when it comes to a DGS book. I feel Book Three in the Carly Moore series makes you want more. While you get some of your questions answered, you pile up a list of more questions and mystery that leaves you wanting the next installment sooner than later! I don’t feel like everything will be wrapped up in just one book, so I’m hoping there is at least two more books. And while I was hoping for a certain romance to happen, I’m holding out hope that we see some more romance in the next book that’ll make my heart happy... but as long as Carly is happy with her choice, that’ll make me happy. My curiosity is peaked to say the least though, and I can’t wait to read what happens next to Carly and her new found family in Drum, Tennessee.