the personal journal of Brent Stewart
Secrets and Revelations is the fourth book in Diane Greenwood Muir’s Bellingwood series. This book finds the town festival approaching and a group of young men from inner-city Chicago visiting. When Polly finds the body, because she always finds a body, it sets the wheels turning. Set against this Polly also hears from an old family friend and has to process that relationship.
Yes. The books are highly episodic and easy to binge. There’s a certain suspension of disbelief - I mean, how many murdres really happen in a small Iowa town? But these are breezy and the mystery is usually about as dangerous as Murder, She Wrote.
Absolutely. I think a surprisingly large section of people will enjoy these books. I’ve mentioned before that there’s a certain formula to this series, and it’s kind of part of the charm. That said, Muir does a great job of twisting that formula or playing with expectations. She does this while continuing to advance the stories of the various background characters.