"This series has definitely become one of my favorites from Kate Carlisle!"

By: Kate Carlisle

Genres: Mystery Amateur Sleuth | Mystery Cozy

Posted: December 9, 2021

ABSENCE OF MALLETS is book nine in the Fixer-Upper Mystery series by Kate Carlisle. Despite the long series, Carlisle manages to keep this series very fresh and fun. I absolutely loved this book!

As Shannon’s personal life starts to settle down and her boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, things are looking good for her. However, when one of her friends is found dead near the lighthouse on Mac’s property, the two need to put their heads together to figure out what happened. I love this couple together. They have amazing chemistry and I think adding Mac to the series certainly spices things up. If I already didn’t love this series without him, I think he just makes the books so much more fun.

This is a great series for romance readers who would like to try cozy mysteries because I think it has a good balance of both, so for me, there’s a lot to love. You definitely don’t want to miss this book! This series has definitely become one of my favorites from Kate Carlisle!

Book Summary

Contractor Shannon Hammer investigates a murder involving her hunky boyfriend, Mac, in the latest Fixer-Upper Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle….

Shannon could not be happier that her hunky thriller-writing boyfriend, Mac, has moved in, and it is a good thing they are living together because they are both busier than ever. Mac is hosting writing retreats at his now vacant lighthouse mansion, while Shannon and her crew build Homefront, a quaint Victorian village of tiny homes for veterans in need. Mac’s latest guests are proving to be a handful though, and Shannon has heard some grumbling from the luminaries of Lighthouse Cove about her latest passion project. But nothing can throw a wrench in their plans except a malicious murder.

When one of Shannon’s new friends is found brutally bludgeoned with a mallet near the lighthouse on Mac’s property, the couple hammers out a suspect list and searches for a motive. As they drill deeper for clues, more violence strikes and a new victim winds up in a coma. The pressure is on, and Shannon and Mac will have to move fast to find an unhinged killer dead set on demolishing anyone who gets in their way. . . . 

Absence of Mallets by Kate Carlisle

Absence of Mallets

by: Kate Carlisle

Fixer-Upper Mystery Series #9

Berkley
December 1, 2021
On Sale: December 7, 2021
Featuring: Shannon Hammer
304 pages
ISBN: 0593201337
EAN: 9780593201336
Kindle: B08Y8BFNML
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobook

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