15 August 2012

Book Review: Going To The Bad By Nora McFarland

I recently received a copy of the new book Going To The Bad: A Lilly Hawkins Mystery by Nora McFarland to review.


Lilly Hawkins is 32 with a wicked sense of humor, and working as a TV news photographer at KJAY in Bakersfield, California. Over the years, she's documented her fair share of violence and tragic accidents, but nothing has prepared her for the day her house address comes across on the police scanner. Fearing the worst for her live-in boyfriend Rod, she's startled when it turns out to be her "Uncle Bud", who's helped raise her since her father died when she was a child. Uncle Bud doesn't exactly walk a straight path, so she is determined to figure out what happened and who shot him - even if it means using her job to find out. With the help of her co-workers, Lilly dives into the tangled past - but will she find out the truth before the killer strikes again?

Although this book is part of the Lilly Hawkins mystery series (book 3), you don't need to be familiar with any of the other books to enjoy this one. (This was my first one!) I loved the no-fear sassiness of Lilly's character! The storyline is fast paced, and it's hard to put the book down. The combination of the mystery mixed with the sarcastic and sharp humor is great. If you enjoy a good mystery, especially with a strong female lead, you'll definitely enjoy this one too!

Going To The Bad: A Lilly Hawkins Mystery by Nora McFarland is a paperback mystery fiction book published by Touchstone. It is 304 pages long. The suggested cover price is $15.00, and you can purchase it at your favorite local bookstore, or online via sites like Amazon. It is also available as an e-book for the Kindle and other e-readers.

I received a copy of this book in order to read it and share my thoughts on it. All opinions are my own, and not that of the author(s) or publisher.

1 comment:

Nora McFarland said...

Thanks for reviewing my book! I'm thrilled you liked it.