Mahjonged

In Elaine Macko's Mahjonged, the 4th installment in the Alex Harris cozy mystery series, this  intriguing tale would send shivers down your spine. While Alex's husband John is stuck in Maine, she helps runs a business with her sister Samantha. It all happened when Alex and her mother's friends had an outing to play Mahjonged at her home. Some people she knew and others she didn't know the guests. And during the middle of the game, the lights went out during a storm. And when the lights came on, Alex had found one of the guests had been murdered with a knife and a Mahjong title on her hand. Now it's up to Alex to do some sleuthing on her own and ask them everything she knew about the deceased, Penelope Radamaker.  Every one of them had a motive and a suspect even her closest friend. How close did they really know about her and why? While it put a strain on her friendship, she talked to Penelope's step-children and helped them with Penelope's belongings. And when she found a curious photo in the closest, she began to wonder who was the man in the photo. At the funeral, she had found another one like this. Was the killer giving her some kind of sign? Before her husband comes home, Alex had to figure it out and solve the mystery on time.

This was a compelling and intriguing cozy mystery that deals with the game of Mahjonged. A game I never had played before, but it sounds interesting and intriguing at the same time. I did care for Alex on how she ended up with a murdered guest at her home and how she was going to figure it out before her husband came home. I did care for Sam and did feel bad and sorry for Penelope too. I did like the small-town community of Indian Cove as the location and the settings for this cozy series. This would hold you in suspense on every page and have you hooked in the mystery with non-stop action, suspense, plenty of drama, and a big dose of mystery.

Will you be hooked on Mahjonged today?