Killer Content by Olivia Blacke

Killer Content
by Olivia Blacke

ISBN-13: 9780593197882
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Berkley
Released: February 2nd 2021


Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Bayou transplant Odessa Dean has a lot to learn about life in Brooklyn. So far she's scored a rent free apartment in one of the nicest neighborhoods around by cat-sitting, and has a new job working at Untapped Books & Café. Serving craft beers is easy for Odessa, but making new friends might take her a little extra time.

But things turn more sour than an IPA when the death of a fellow waitress goes viral, caught on camera in the background of a couple's flash-mob proposal video. Nothing about Bethany's death feels right to Odessa--neither her sudden departure mid-shift nor the clues that only Odessa seems to think are significant. Determined to prove there's a killer on the loose, Odessa takes matters into her own hands. But can she pin down Bethany's killer before they take Odessa offline for good?


My Review:
Killer Content is a cozy mystery. There were some clues about whodunit and why, but it's not a puzzle mystery. You can't solve the mystery from the clues until the main one at the end, when Odessa also made the connection. Since there was no proof that the death wasn't an accident, she managed to get a recorded confession from the killer...which is better than many cozy mystery heroines.

However, Odessa didn't come across as "real" to me. The cozy aspect was partly her waitressing job but mainly the difference between her rural, southern upbringing and life in the big city. Even though she had only lived in Brooklyn for a relatively short time, she was never thrown by the differences. When a truck (gently) hits her and the driver yells at her, she's not confused, angry, and in need of someone to tell her why he yelled at her. Instead, she immediately told us why she was actually in the wrong and didn't seem bothered by the incident at all. As in, she's never the "fish out of water" but always the confident, knowledgeable guide to Brooklyn culture. And while I love nice heroines, she seemed almost inhumanly, effortlessly nice and understanding (except when it came to her boss).

There was no sex or bad language. Despite the problems I mentioned, I'd still recommend this enjoyable mystery.


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