Iz's Reviews > Death at the Deep Dive

4.75

Another fantastic installment in the "Secrets and Scrabble" series.

"Death at the Deep Dive" was gripping and funny, light-hearted and entertaining, but also fueled by tension and packed with some pretty emotional moments.

Ellery Page's latest adventure was, as usual, an absolute joy to follow: a sixty-years old murder mystery, pirate treasure, decades old disappearances, family secrets and grudges, ghosts and secret journals, unexpected career opportunities (both of the sleuthing and acting variety) and, of course, Ellery's usual run-in with a conveniently placed corpse: our Scrabble and mysteries-loving hero can't catch a break at Pirate Cove. But thankfully, his romance with Jack seems to be going great, for once.

I absolutely adored this installment! It's not my favourite of the series, but it's fun and clever and the mystery was complex and ridiculously enjoyable. And Josh Lanyon's writing is, as usual, absolutely brilliant and witty.

The whole cast of characters, both main and side, were fabulously entertaining, as usual, and quirky and ridiculously wacky: Ellery owns my heart; Jack for once doesn't need to do any grovelling because he was an absolute dreamboat (THAT FINAL SCENE!!!); and the Silver Sleuths stole the show, again. I love those meddling, trouble-making little rogues so damn much!

The premise for the next book sounds AMAZING. I cannot wait to read it.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.