Series Review: The Grady Lake Mystery Series by J.L. Hyde
Grady Lake Rating: 3 Stars
Secrets of Grady Rating: 3.5 Stars
Ghosts of Grady Rating: 3 Stars
The Grade Lake Mystery Series takes place in a small tourist town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We follow Katie Benard returning to the small town 20 years after her older sister disappeared without a trace.
I liked the way that the small town was described and the situations that they faced at their family restaurant/lodge - I live in Michigan and have worked in a tourist town so both of those things were super relatable. I liked that I did not guess the big reveal of Book 1 - I had ideas about what was going on but this was something that I never would have guessed. Book 2 is more a filler book - things are worked on after the big reveal of book 1 and everyone is trying to find their bearings with what they now know. Book 3 tied up some loose ends and revealed things that Book 2 had been teasing at. I did enjoy the dislike to lovers that happened between Katie and another character - I won't share which one since it would spoil the second book but it was a fun dynamic and I liked the way their relationship developed.
My least favorite thing about this series - especially the first book is how immature Katie, her best friend Nicole and her cousin Doug are. I had to keep reminding myself that Katie and Nicole were in their mid 30s and Doug was almost 40 - they just did not behave their ages at all, and it really pulled away from my enjoyment of the series. This improved in book 2 - not sure if this was from the events of book 1 or if it was because Katie and Nicole were spending less time together.
Overall, I enjoyed this series and I look forward to reading more of this authors work.
Sometimes the darkest secrets are just beneath the surface
Two missing girls. One lake. Twenty years apart.
Katie Benard reluctantly returns home to Grady Lake two decades after her older sister Malorie disappeared without a trace, a story that has captivated the nation since the day she was reported missing in 2003. After leaving home years ago, Katie is overjoyed to reunite with her childhood best friend and cousin while working for her family's lakeside resort at the end of tourist season in northern Michigan. Just when life begins to feel normal again, a teenage girl goes missing from the resort. She has vanished without a trace, just like Malorie.
The area hasn't seen a major crime in decades, leading everyone to believe the disappearances must be connected. Which scenario is more terrifying: the theory that there are two monsters lurking in this small lakeside town, or the possibility that the same maniac has waited twenty years before striking again?
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