Joshua Moehling
Author of And There He Kept Her
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- alive
- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Education
- University of South Dakota (English)
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Acting Sheriff Ben Packard, a former of the Minneapolis PD and a former detective in the Sandy Lake MN PD, is called to the scene of a murder of a member of a disfuctual family member. His early investigation is not short of suspects. His task is complicated by trying to determine who is lying and who is not. Complicating matters is he's asked to run for Sheriff of Shady Lake. Packard does not want the Sheriff's job permanent but wants to remain a detective. In addition to his current investigation Packard wants to solve the death of his brother from years ago in Sandy Lake. I throughly enjoyed this books and will be seeking out the first book in the series.… (more)
Acting Sherriff Ben Packard of Sandy Lake, Minnesota, has his hands full solving the murder of a man who was shot to death in his own bed as well as running for the position of Sheriff after a tragedy leaves the position vacant.
Bill Sanderson’s death is surrounded by a cloud of lies, deception, and family secrets. Bill had gambling debts, was investing in a business venture with a friend, and his personal life was complicated, to say the least, and Ben discovers in the course of the investigation. Who wanted him dead and why? Was it a burglary gone wrong or was the motivation more personal? The narrative follows Ben as he tries to unravel small-town secrets and find the killer all the while trying to navigate the internal politics within his department and people who would rather see him fail at his job.
Joshua Moehling’s Where the Dead Sleep is a well-paced and tightly plotted police procedural. The author does a wonderful job of setting the scene with the small-town secrets, an interesting cast of characters and quite a few surprises along the way. Though not entirely unpredictable, I enjoyed the build-up to the finale. This is the second book in the author’s Ben Packard series. As in And There He Kept Her, I really enjoyed the procedural aspect and liked how the protagonist’s character arc is being developed. In fact, I enjoyed this installment more than the first book in the series. I look forward to the next book in the series, especially for the unraveling of a decades-old mystery from Ben’s past.
Though this book is the second in a series, it would work well as a standalone.
I paired my reading with the audiobooks narrated by Linda Jones, who has done a decent job of voicing most of the characters. I do think, however, the narrator was trying a bit too hard while voicing the Indian character. But I guess that’s more of a personal observation and overall, I did enjoy listening to the audiobook.
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the digital review copy and to Dreamscape Media for the ALC.
All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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Bill Sanderson’s death is surrounded by a cloud of lies, deception, and family secrets. Bill had gambling debts, was investing in a business venture with a friend, and his personal life was complicated, to say the least, and Ben discovers in the course of the investigation. Who wanted him dead and why? Was it a burglary gone wrong or was the motivation more personal? The narrative follows Ben as he tries to unravel small-town secrets and find the killer all the while trying to navigate the internal politics within his department and people who would rather see him fail at his job.
Joshua Moehling’s Where the Dead Sleep is a well-paced and tightly plotted police procedural. The author does a wonderful job of setting the scene with the small-town secrets, an interesting cast of characters and quite a few surprises along the way. Though not entirely unpredictable, I enjoyed the build-up to the finale. This is the second book in the author’s Ben Packard series. As in And There He Kept Her, I really enjoyed the procedural aspect and liked how the protagonist’s character arc is being developed. In fact, I enjoyed this installment more than the first book in the series. I look forward to the next book in the series, especially for the unraveling of a decades-old mystery from Ben’s past.
Though this book is the second in a series, it would work well as a standalone.
I paired my reading with the audiobooks narrated by Linda Jones, who has done a decent job of voicing most of the characters. I do think, however, the narrator was trying a bit too hard while voicing the Indian character. But I guess that’s more of a personal observation and overall, I did enjoy listening to the audiobook.
Many thanks to Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the digital review copy and to Dreamscape Media for the ALC.
All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Connect with me! ✏ Instagram ✏ My Blog ✏ The StoryGraph … (more)
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Ben's brother disappeared some years ago and that colored his life and those of the whole family including some of the problems now. There was definitely sloppy policework done then just like there was several months ago when the woman living in what had been their family home died in an apparent fall down a flight of stairs. The mystery was fast in pace and the characters well developed. The read was an excellent fit for me as I followed the breadcrumbs along with the sheriff's misassigned deputy through the complex tale of corruption and embezzlement as well as murder.
I requested and received a free temporary uncorrected manuscript file from Poisoned Pen Press via NetGalley. Thank you!
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