The Corpse in the Closet by Lucy Score

Posted July 13, 2024 in review Tags: 5 star

The Corpse in the Closet by Lucy Score
Pages: 450

Series: Riley Thorn #2
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Mystery
Setting: Harrisburg, PA
Source: Amazon
Also in this series: The Blast from the Past, The Body in the Backyard
Also by this author: The Dead Guy Next Door, The Blast from the Past, The Body in the Backyard

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Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago.

First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of “the Guild.” Then there’s the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet.

Nick’s got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents who want to know why he didn’t tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there’s the fact that he’s still the tiniest bit stressed about Riley almost getting murdered earlier that summer. The last thing he wants is her getting involved in another investigation.

Things go from bad to worse when the body count starts stacking up, the meet-the-parents dinner goes horribly wrong, and their elderly roommate is up to no good…dressed like a mime.

To top it off, Riley is forced to return to Channel 50 on official police business to question her spray-tanned news anchor ex-husband and his new weather girl fiancée.

The trouble comes to a head when Riley receives a warning from the killer: Back off or she’s next. Someone has to solve these murders before she becomes the next corpse.

The Corpse in the Closet continues the Riley Thorn series where the previous book left off. Riley is now working for Santiago Investigations and she and Nick are living together with her elderly roommates. Nick is terrified Riley will find herself in the middle of a fire fight again, so he is hesitant to let her help with more than paperwork. Detective Weber is not terrified and really needs Riley’s help with a case.

Once again, Riley finds herself in over her head. First, her scary grandmother is in town demanding she hone her psychic skills. Second, every time she and Nick try to get amorous, they are interrupted rudely. Then, she starts to realize that Weber’s case and Nick’s missing person are all related. Oh, and her dad gets a spite cow. Again, I loved the humor (Burt is great) but I really loved the deepening of Nick and Riley’s relationship throughout it all. Riley might finally be ready to accept more of her psychic gifts. The mystery is another good one too!