Review: Lifeless in the Lilies by Dale Mayer 5 of 5 stars

Lifeless in the Lilies by Dale Mayer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Doreen Montgomery has just finished attending a funeral in Kelowna and is wandering around the cemetery when someone hits her over the head and leaves her lying facedown among the funeral flowers. No one knows the reason who or why but it does enable Thaddeus the African grey parrot to disappear (or even be abducted?). Doreen is so overwrought that she refuses a trip to the ER to be checked and goes straight home hoping that Thaddeus has already returned there. When he eventually turns up he has an SOS message tied to his ankle which leads Doreen to a corner of the town she is unfamiliar with where she spots a curious little boy that no one will talk about. The Doreen starts to get threats to her doorstep and then in person. Add together Thaddeus, the little boy and Corporal Mack Moreau’s brother, who is the lawyer looking into her divorce situation, Doreen has her hands full. It reaches a crescendo when her former lawyer turns up at her door and then in a muddle, she opens her front door to someone who has a serious grudge to take her down - will it all work out or will Doreen get hurt (or worse)?

This was certainly a dramatic story which had plenty of action from all sorts of areas. There were two distinct areas of interest but it took some time before it became clear that they were not related. I found the plot involving Doreen being hit over the head interesting and I would like to know how that might continue in the next book in the series. As for the story with Thaddeus's disappearance and the little boy that was a deep mystery that was incredibly sad as well as a source of joy at the end. Well written and easy to read, feel and understand.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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