Where There's a Will by Sulari Gentill

Where There's a Will
by Sulari Gentill

ISBN-13: 9781464214905
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Released: January 18th 2022

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
American millionaire Daniel Cartwright has been shot dead: three times in the chest, and once in the head. His body is found in Harvard Yard, dressed in evening attire. No one knows who he planned to meet there, or why the staunch Oxford man would be caught dead at Harvard--literally.

Australian Rowland Sinclair, his mate from Oxford and longtime friend, is named executor of the will, to his great surprise--and that of Danny's family. Events turn downright ugly when the will all but disinherits Danny's siblings in favor of one Otis Norcross, whom no one knows or is able to locate. Amidst assault, kidnapping, and threats of slander, Rowly struggles to understand Danny's motives, find the missing heir, and identify his friend's killer before the clock--and his luck--run out.


My Review:
Where There's a Will is a mystery set in 1935 in New York. This is the tenth novel in a series. This story referred back to events that happened in previous books, but it can be read as a standalone novel. This book did not spoil the whodunits of the previous mysteries. The main characters were interesting, caring people. Interesting historical details were woven into the the story.

Rowland and his friends searched for clues as to who murdered their friend and for the unknown man who inherited most of the estate. Suspense came from threats and actual physical harm from those who wanted the money for themselves. Rowland passed on the information they found to the lawyer and detective. I strongly suspected whodunit, though it could have easily been one of several people.

There was a fair amount of bad language. There was a brief, not graphic (as in, no descriptions of body parts) sex scene. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting, suspenseful novel.


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