Annelise Ryan once again offers a fun murder mystery with a cryptozoology twist — this time centering around the elusive Bigfoot — in “Death in the Dark Woods.”
When Washington Island Police Chief Jon Flanders once again approaches Morgan Carter, whose parents were acclaimed cryptozoologists, with a new case where Bigfoot may or may not have killed two people in the Chequamegon National Forest in Wisconsin, she takes on her belief in “plausible existability” again to look into the two brutal deaths.
With the help of Conservation Warden Charlie Aberdeen, who also believes she once saw Bigfoot as a child, Morgan works through the clues to determine what or who caused the deaths.
Once again, Ryan offers a fun and zany tale filled with twists and turns and just a little touch of romance. She creates great characters, including Morgan and Jon who both have painful pasts, as well as Morgan’s quirky employees Devon and Rita, her delightful rescue dog Newt and a mummified corpse named Henry. She also takes the reader on an exciting and intriguing adventure, all while reminding us to never give up on our beliefs and to always seek the truth.
Fans of cozy mysteries and stories about cryptic creatures will love “Death in the Dark Woods,” which is due out Dec. 12.
This book does contain some occasional mild curse words.
Five stars out of five.
Berkley provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.
“Death in the Dark Woods” (Monster Hunter Mysteries, #2) by Annelise Ryan