I was intrigued by this book from the beginning because it actually starts with a charity function at which Lyla discovers a dead body. Lyla is a private investigator with her Uncle Charlie’s firm in Sweet Mountain, Georgia, and she loves nothing more than a good mystery. In this latest book in the Jane Doe series, Lyla and her group of friends who enjoy mysteries (the real ones and the ones in the books they discuss in their Jane Doe group), are hard-pressed to discover what is really happening under the surface of the murder mystery itself. I love a good puzzle and this book surely fit the bill! With plenty of red herrings and lots of suspects, I was completely blown away by the unexpected ending. Loved it! The characters are well-developed and even though there are plenty of them, I felt as though I knew each one well enough to keep guessing and eliminating suspects as I followed the well-developed plot and clues. This is the second book in the series, but it can definitely be read as a standalone. I really look forward to more in this cozy mystery series. This one surely had an edge to it that was a pleasant surprise, so I can’t wait to see what’s next.
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Lyla moody and friends soon are embodied in debate over whether the heroins actions are believable. Not long after the meeting of Jane Doe. Book clubs sleepy sweet mountain Georgia is rocked by a murder that echoes the novel question that echoes the novel question. Lyla and her grandmother arrive at the charity event her mom is hosting they barely have time to hang up their jackets before they stumble upon a body in the library. Leonard Richardson was robbed and hit over the head with brass candle sticks. Which throws suspicions of Harper. Richard son and his widow and friend of Jane foe. Layla and the rest of the Jane does tryptophan clear harpers name. All the clues seem to have been lifted directly from the plot of crooked house. As lyla probes she uncovers secret from her mother’s past secrets that suggest that lylas own house maybe crooked as well

Another great book by Kate Young!
This is the second in the Jane Doe Book Club Series. This time the book club is reading Agatha Christie's Crooked House. After a book club meeting Lyla Moody brings her grandmother home where her parents are hosting a charity event. They barely have a chance to try out the food being served at the event when Grandma stumbles across a body in the library. Harper, the dead man's widow and member of the book club seems to be the main suspect so Lyla and the rest of the Jane Does pool their prodigious intellects to clear Harper's name.
As Lyla digs into the case, she uncovers secrets from her mother's past
Great book!

Reading Between the Crimes is a wonderfully twisty romp through buried family secrets. When the heroine, Lyla Moody, finds her friend's husband dead at a chairty event in her mother's home, she vows to find the truth. Lyla is forced to deal with family drama spread across several families to find the truth about the murder. Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you. The ending was definitely a shocking twist that was a fitting end to the continuous development of the tale.

The first couple chapters of the book did not hook me well. The cadence is a bit rough and the tale a but choppy.

However, a few chapters in, it got much better! The flow improves, the rale gains momentum, and the story is engrossing.

My point here is that Reading Between the Crimes is definitely worth a read, so stick it out through the beginning.

Lyla and the Jane Doe Book Club ring in Halloween with a novel by Agatha Christie, but the festivities are soon cut short when Lyla and her grandmother discover a body in the library. The murder was reminiscent of the murder in the Christie novel with a candlestick as a murder weapon and the victim's widow taking the blame. Lyla turns to her Jane Doe pals for help solving the investigation to help clear their friend's name and stumbles upon a secret in her own mother's past.

Kate Young delivers a thrilling mystery with family drama, a surprising murder, and the fun that a book club can have to solve a case together. The Jane Doe Book Club is a delight component of the story which shines a light on the friendships between the members. Those friendships are an important support system for Lyla as she chases after her dreams of investigation and works to catch a killer. Lyla is a brazen and head-strong sleuth that is determined to make it as a private eye and is using her job with her uncle's Cousins Investigative Services for some experience. She's this relatable character that has a deep desire to investigate and gets her blood pumping by true crime which makes her the perfect sleuth to voice the story. Her job also ties into the family drama that she finds herself rooted in after learning that her mother has secrets. The mystery of her mother's past hits at trauma that ties directly into the murder mystery. The story has a strong emotional plot that tells a realistic and relatable story about family and respecting the boundaries of your family's secrets.

Young ties every thread of the story into a rich mystery that delivers surprises, twists, and suspense that would make Agatha Christie proud.

Fantastic! And, Wow! I didn't see that ending coming. The second book in the series was as good as the first. Lyla is a fantastic main character. She's very brave, but not stupid. I like she has started carrying. She is a southern lady after all. In other cozy mysteries, I always wondered why the main character didn't get a gun, take a safety class, and practice at the range. They're always chasing down suspects and acting foolish. Lyla is definitely different than most other lead females in cozy mysteries. I really like and appreciate that. She stands on her own and doesn't need the male characters saving her. Her Gran is absolutely charming. Her Mother is so strong. This story was so good. I can't wait for the next.

Reading Between the Crimes by Kate Young is a small-town cozy, the second in the Jane Doe Book Club series. Our MC, Lyla, is settling into her job as a private investigator in training.

This second book loses no time throwing you right into the action. Lyla’s dropping her grandmother off at the family home after a book club meeting. Knowing there are chocolate truffles in the kitchen because of her mother’s charity event happening, Lyla and her gran make their way to the kitchen and are looking for a quiet spot to enjoy their snack when they stumble on a body in the library.

The victim is the controlling husband of the book club’s newest member, Harper. Lyla uses all of her investigative abilities, honed by reading mysteries, to try to find the real killer before Harper gets sent to jail for good.

This is no leisurely-paced cozy mystery. It’s a thrill ride, crammed full of generations of family secrets, double-crosses, gang vandalism and assault, and the machinations of religious cultists. Seriously, this is one adrenaline-fueled mystery set in a small southern town that is anything but sleepy.

Lyla is resourceful, protective of friends and family, with insatiable curiosity. Her sometimes tense relationship with her mom is very relatable. I loved that she has the support system of her two besties and her quirky gran who clearly has no filter, at all, ever.

The plotting is intricate and skillfully done. A lot happens in the book, not just around the murder but with Lyla’s family relationships. It could’ve turned into a muddled mess but it didn’t. Kate Young wove all of the threads together and when the revelations come, they make sense.

This book is a great entry point – you don’t need to have read the first book to understand what’s happening. Although after finishing Reading Between the Crimes, I’m sure you’ll want to see how it started. Kate Young writes another cozy series set in Georgia, the Marygene Brown series.

For fans of Maddie Day’s Cozy Capers Book Group mysteries and Laura Gail Black’s Antique Bookshop mysteries and Tracy Gardner’s Avery Ayers Antique series.

This novel was sent to me by Netgalley on Kindle for review. Murder and mayhem...intriguing likeable characters...an unusual plot...mystery...intrigue...a group of ladies in a book club who are fun and different...I liked this book. Try it...enjoy... perhaps a few more details on the past of the mother and uncle, and the father just seemed to be an add on character...no real part in the story.

This is a cozy that will grab your attention if you like small southern towns, a book that has book themes, and a very punny title!

It has been a few months since we spent time with Lyla, our MC and in that time she has become more confident in her role as a Private Investigator in training. The Jane Does' book club has grown and the main member has become a very close-knit group. This month the book club has read and discussed Crooked House by Agatha Christie. This month someone was murdered at Lyla's parent's house. Similarities between the book and real-life occur and that makes for some very fun reading. I like the conceit author Kate Young is using in this series that we have the book club reading a book and then we have eerie coincidences between the book being discussed and what is going on in Sweet Mountain, GA.

The main issue I had with book one in this series, On Borrowed Crime, was that Lyla's parents and her ex-boyfriend treated her like she was a teenager instead of a woman in her thirties who knows her own mind. It made me think twice about whether I wanted to read further in this series or just read something else. As you can see, I decided to give the second book a go, and happily, in this book Lyla's decisions are respected.

The book takes place in the fall around Halloween, but it doesn't have a strong Halloween flavor. It will be out on September 7th, the day after Labor Day, a perfect cozy to kick off the fall season. Grab a PSL (Pumpkin Spiced Latte) and kick back and enjoy this fun second book in the Jane Doe Book Club Mystery series.

4.50 stars I recommend this cozy and am looking forward to the next book in this series. It's really picking up steam!

This cozy mystery was engrossing from the first few sentences. It had believable characters and a good plot. There were some surprises toward the end of the story. If you like cozy mysteries with some thriller elements thrown in, then this is a book you will enjoy. I highly recommend this book to other mystery readers.

It’s a great starter for a new series. Has interesting characters that are fun and relatable. It has a feisty heroine whose job and activities provide lots of grist for future investigations. This is an engaging mystery with spice of southern charm, with some family drama and some romance.

A great read and I loved the book. The plot was very well written and I cannot wait for another book. This was from a new to me and great author. I really enjoyed the book. Will definitely recommend this book.

Perfect for fans of Aurora Teagarden! Young PI Lyla takes the case to clear her friends name when the husband is found dead. But as the saying goes, there are no secrets in a murder investigation, and the secrets to be uncovered are closer to home than Lyla thought!

Actually I hadn't read the first book from this series, but early chapter of this book help me catching up with some details about our main character, her town and all people she cares about. Personally I really love to saw that the MC is member of a book club. Not only as decoration to her character but blending perfectly at storyline and plot.

This mystery book is fun, page turner and easy to follow. I found this book is simple to understand but offer interesting story with twists and turns.

Thank you for Netgalley to provide me with this ARC to exchange with a honest review.

Reading Between the Crimes is an entertaining cozy mystery with a twist set in a picturesque small southern town. Part book club, part cold case files, part sleuth, with a dash of romance, makes for an engrossing read. I love Harper’s strong character and her undeterred search for the truth, regardless of who or what obstacles stand in her way. The other characters, from Harper’s best friend, her family, and members of the book club are all the perfect offset to keep things interesting. The plot, closely tied to Crooked House, will keep readers guessing. What seems so obvious is thrown into doubt, and long hidden secrets come unraveled at a gasp-worthy pace.

Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the pleasure of reading this ARC in exchange for my review.

You can see my full review at FreshFiction.com closer to the release date.

I hadn't read any of the previous stories in the series but that didn't matter.

I really liked the character development and it was a fun easy to read cosy story. The actual plot was really interesting.

I would have liked more of the bookclub coming together and there were a few repeating about how much of a best friend Mel was. We know. You said already.

I also really struggled with the editing. The tenses constantly jump and basic things like her instead of he meant at times it was quite hard to follow the sentences. Hopefully this will be edited before the book is released as it really hindered the reading experience and was a shame.

Thank you for the arc.

I clicked with this book from page 1. The characters are fresh and smart. The writing moves along and doesn't get lost in the twists and turns of the plot. Looking forward to more installments.

Reading between the Crimes is one of my first books in my wonderful foray into cozy mysteries. The book features murder, lies, and family dynamics/secrets. A big part of the book is the family secrets aspect, and though I definitely didn't find this aspect very enjoyable, the rest of the book was interesting enough to make up for it. The book was an easy and quick read with an interesting premise and characters, and took twists and turns that I definitely was not expecting. Though they were done very well which is always great when reading a mystery, a few of them did feel a bit out of the blue but not in a way that took too much away from the reading experience. I wasn't a big fan of the underlying theme of moral black and white that came from some of the main character's narrative, because I prefer my books to exist in the moral grey area, but again, it didn't turn me off the book. If you enjoy cozy mysteries I would recommend picking it up.

'Reading Between the Crimes' by Kate Young was much deeper and a little darker addition to the A Jane Doe Book Club Mystery series. Although it borders on a rip-off of Aurora Teagarden, including the Georgia town in which it takes place, this second book in the series delves into Lyla Moody's family and their secretive past. There are many twists and turns, with some big surprises to me. I especially appreciated the support and encouragement of Lyla's boyfriend. This book wasn't perfect, but it intrigued me enough to look forward to more.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

In this series, the second standalone book tells the new case that Lyla and her friends/book club; The Jane Does, set out to find Leonard Richardson's killer and clean up the image of their friend Harper; who's the main suspect in the case.

Main character
Our protagonist Lyla, is a very observant and lovely character, she felt quite realistic and I loved how strong and independent she is. She's clear about what she wants and maintaining her values ​​is the most important thing, she's very protective of her family and friends, so the decisions and actions that she carried out are understood. Personally, I liked her character but I didn't love it, I felt that her character was a bit impersonal and deductions were obvious.

Plot
I loved the story at first, it had a lot of potentials and the suspense was incredible, however, from 50-60% everything changed. For example, the characters hint over and over again that the events that occur have a lot of similarities to the story of the book Crooked House, personally, I haven't read the book, so I cannot substantiate whether what they say is true or not. But you don't have to, since the conversations they have discussing the facts don't make sense and I felt like it didn't really add anything to the story, that was kind of stressful. It was like saying but not showing it, so that took away some of the veracity and made the story slow.

Also, I would like to emphasize that the synopsis is not entirely true, as there was nothing diabolical about the book, let alone an extensive investigation by The Jane Does.

Something that stresses me out of many mystery books is the endings, an ending is basically what makes a book forgettable or acclaimed in my opinion, and although I liked the story the ending not so much. Let me explain, it was dramatic in all the expression of the word, but it was to be expected given that almost 90% of the book was investigating what the hell was going on and the remaining 10% was actually catching the killer. I sincerely hoped for more at the end, but it was a good story that kept me glued to the book and making a lot of theories.

Side characters
There are several supporting characters, starting with The Jane Does; Melanie and Amelia, Melanie is an interesting character, she's someone very emotional and strong, I honestly really liked her character, it gave a humorous touch, while Amelia doesn't contribute anything to the story, I feel that I didn't know her. I won't talk about every character in the Richardson family because it would give spoilers, so I'll just say that they are very rare and not put to good use.

Final thoughts
Overall, it is a good book and quite entertaining, the suspense was incredible and the characters as well, especially our protagonist.

Is this book for you?
Perfect for: Lovers of mysteries, and family secrets.
Do I recommend it? Yes.

TW: violence, panic attacks, murder, kidnapping, abuse, cults.
Heroine: 7/10
Violence/dark scenes: 4/10
Plot: 7/10
Type: series (standalone)
Cover: 6/10</b>