Book Club “The Dead Guy Next Door”
For our July Book Club, we selected The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score. The humorous tone sounded great for a summer read and since it was set near Independence Day it was fitting for the July meeting. We knew this was the first in series by a best-selling author and we looked forward to the supernatural undertones.
Book
The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score
A Riley Thorn Novel
Very edgy! Some spicy romance
Description:
A nice, normal life. Is that too much to ask? For Riley Thorn it is.
Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she's diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mom is convinced they're clairvoyant visions.
Just when things can't get worse, a so-hot-it-should-be-illegal private investigator shows up on her doorstep looking for one of her neighbors…who turns up murdered.
Nick Santiago doesn't play well with others. Unless the "others" are of the female persuasion. Wink. He's a rebel, a black sheep, a man who prefers a buffet of options to being stuck with the same entrée every night, if you catch his drift.
When the pretty, possibly psychic Riley lands at the top of the list of suspects, Nick volunteers to find out whodunit. Only because he likes solving mysteries not because he wants to flex his heroic muscles for the damsel in distress.
All they have to do is figure out who pulled the trigger, keep a by-the-book detective with a grudge at bay, and deal with a stranger claiming he was sent to help Riley hone her psychic gifts. All before the killer discovers she's a loose end that requires snipping.
Club
Snack suggestions:
Though we love themed snacks, we decided to avoid the cabbage casserole and instead opted for one of Riley’s favorites: tacos! We also added some 4th of July flair to our summer cupcakes.
Check out Cozy Crimes’ book club questions that can be used for any mystery.
Here are our questions targeted to The Dead Guy Next Door:
How would you describe this book to a friend?
Would you consider this a cozy mystery?
What did you think of the case?
Did you like the supernatural elements?
What did you think of the romance?
Did you enjoy the dual perspectives shown in the book? Was there a POV you related to more?
Did you find the book funny?
What did you think of the opening scene? Did it pull you into the story or have the opposite effect?
Who was your favorite character?
What did you think of the ending to the mystery / epilogue?
