I listened to the audiobook and thought it was really good! The writing was smart and the storyline was fast paced. I didn’t realize it was part of a series. I will definitely go read the other books.

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When I picked up this title, I did not realize that it was part of a series. Although it can be read as a stand alone, I think it may have been better as read as part of the series

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Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this audio book.

I actually did not realize until now that this was part of a series, so definitely can be read as a standalone. This was really interesting and the pacing was perfect, kept me hooked. I will be going back and reading the previous books. The narrator did a good job as well.

3.5⭐ rounded up

This was a interesting book but not super plausible. Perhaps because it is book 3 in the series or perhaps just because there are some holes in the logic. Why would anyone ask an English professor to come investigate a crime scene, even if he had solved a case before? The book kept my attention and I would read other books in the series, so it still goes in the win column.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for my advance copy of this audiobook

I had a tough time rating this book because it’s a 5-star story in terms of quality, but the ickiness factor of it definitely changed how much I enjoyed the book.

Klavan has written a tremendously nuanced and compelling protagonist who only gets more interesting as the series progresses. And I love the way he weaves together the professor’s past as a spy with his present as an amateur detective and scholar.

In some ways, the mystery itself is excellent. It’s well-paced, intricate. and enthralling. Even the solve is clever, though the ickiness of it made it hard for me to truly enjoy the story in the way I have others in the series. And I really don’t love the “mercy for the killer” stuff for a killer of this sort.

I hope the next book in the series stays away from this kind of icky material, but maintains the level of quality in both writing and story that Klavan produces.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced audio copy of this book. This is the third in the series featuring Cameron Winter. In this installment, a nanny, her employers and their daughter are all shot dead in their home. Before she is killed, the nanny lowers the family’s little boy out of a window to safety. Once again we are treated to part of Cam’s background. This time, a young college student that he, only in retrospect, realizes he loved. Character development is well done, with not too many details, but enough so that you are thoroughly intrigued. Once again, Cam’s therapist is spot on with her questions and lack of questions. This doesn’t seem to be to be targeted at a book club so just enjoy with a cup of tea and a long afternoon.

A family and their nanny is brutally shot to death. Then, their house is set afire.

Former spy and now an English professor Cameron Winter has a certain instinct about crimes. His former profession has honed his observational skills and he is a keen judge of human nature. He has a skill that lets him see the details of a crime by walking the scene.

He is interested in the house fire murders. He travels to the little town outside Chicago to take a look. Cameron learns that there is one survivor of the tragedy. A young boy, now living with his aunt and uncle.

Local law enforcement do not want him there. They already have a suspect and are anxious to arrest him. In fact, the sheriff goes to extreme measures to make sure Cameron leaves town.

What’s going on?

This is a very well written book and grabs you very fast. The plot is interesting and not predicable which makes it even more fun to read. I will be reading more from Andrew Klavan in the near future.

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What an interesting story! I often find that my initial impressions are not my final opinion, and that is definitely true with this book. I didn't like Cameron, I couldn't stand any of the other characters, and yet.....I grew to understand and appreciate them. The various people are written with such depth and understanding and the plot, although complex and leading in various directions, comes together at the end. It's like a well written symphony, where all of the parts really do lead to something bigger than the whole. Multiple mysteries and motives run through the book and the ending, while maybe not a total surprise, tied up so many dangling ends. Now I suppose I will have to look for the first two books in this series, and anxiously await the next.

The audio ARC was provided by the publisher and NetGalley, the opinions expressed herein are my own.

My first dive into this author's Cameron Winter series, and as much as I came to like Winter, this book was a slow burn for me. I'm still swinging back and forth of what I liked/disliked about this storyline. I liked reading how Winter's mind worked, being a literary professor with an interesting past, and how he submerged himself into figuring out about the mysterious deaths of a wealthy family. On the one hand, I enjoyed the mystery and the unfolding of the characters with Winter. Even enjoying his doubts toward the main detective. On the other hand, as emotional and personal as the characters got, I didn't feel a lasting impression on any of them or the final reveals. It was a great read, don't get me wrong, but I just didn't care much for the invested characters after reading it. Not sure if that made sense, but I really wanted the story and characters to stay with me after reading it, but it didn't.

This book is 3rd in the series, but can be read as a stand-alone. I want to read more of this author's work for sure, just hoping the stories stick with me beyond the last pages.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the audio eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This audiobook gave me such true crime podcast/The First 48 Hours vibes and I absolutely LOVED the voice of the narrator!!

For me the story started off super strongly and I was fully invested!! As it continued It became slightly slower in pace but in the end some real reveals were made It was a super fast listen at 1.75x speed and it was relatively action packed! And I really loved the main character and all the small and relatively large white lies that he had to tell in order to get some intel on the murders!

A perfect read/listen all in one day mystery suspense book! Also I could definitely see this being adapted into a movie and/or series on a streaming site!!!

4.0⭐️

Special thanks to NetGalley and @highbridgeaudio for the review ALC copy!!

I'm so disappointed that I missed seeing the archive date (one week before the pub. date). It disappeared from my NG app. I pre-ordered a print copy of the book and look forward to reading it soon.

The House Of Love And Death is a third Cameron Winter‘s mystery. Cameron Winters has a special ability where he goes into a few type state and can see crime scenes exactly as they were and sometimes where the pieces of the puzzle come together in this one he sees a family gun down with the only survivor being there a little boy when he arrives in town he learns that some think it was a Romeo and Juliet type situation where a boy from The Hollows, The poor side of town dated a girl from Maidenvale an upscale neighborhood and despite he was the soccer star he was still Spanish and still lived in the hollows. Not of that matter to Lily however to her he was just her boyfriend and they couldn’t have been happier to be together. He was new in town in new at the school but not so new he didn’t make his mark all the soccer field and with Lily but now Lily and everyone except her little brother is dead and Cameron Winters searching for answers. Even though he constantly second guesses why he’s there he stays even after Sergeant strange threatens him and told him to leave town he still stays this book is told indoor timelines one is him investigating the murder in the other is how he came to be the Cameron Winters he is today and trust me it is much different than one would think when it comes to a college professor. I thought this was a great book that reads like a mystery thriller in the narrator did a stellar job doing the book he had the right tone the right voice for Cameron Winters and I just thought he was brilliant. If you love great mysteries then you definitely need to read this book I thoroughly enjoyed it. I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I read the first 2 books in this series to prep for this ARC and I am so glad I did! This is such a good series and I enjoyed watching Cameron heal from his past hurts and trauma. I can't wait to see what trouble he gets himself into in the next installment!

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I found this book quite dry and drawn out to be honest. I thought his last was super interesting but the actual plot and storyline was mediocre and I didn’t really feel anything from it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a decent police procedural with a good mystery to solve. I enjoyed the mystery but did not realize this was part of a series.

I love a good murder/ mystery. Alex Winters is an English professor and reads a news line of a family murdered with a young son still alive. He can’t stay away he feels like he needs to go to the crime scene and see what’s going on.

I enjoyed the unraveling of the tale and the road it went down.

Thank you #NetGalley for the advance read.

This was a good murder mystery. I wouldn’t call it a thriller, and I wouldn’t call it a police procedural because it isn’t a police officer investigating. It isn’t cozy, either, so don’t go in thinking that. I wanted to like the main character more than I actually did. I felt detached and caught myself rolling my eyes something at the things that came out of his mouth or he thought in his mind. At one point he described a girl as being as slender as cigarette smoke?! Okay judgy English professor 🤣 who talks down about everyone’s poems. Calm down. I did like the mystery and the plot though, so there’s that.

Winter is a professor in the English department of his college. He also used to work for the government as an unlisted agent until *gasp* the government found out about his super secret squad that they were funneling all of this money to and in turn problems disappeared. He is in therapy talking about his past, and he also goes and investigates a family massacre that the story doesn’t quite add up when he comes across it. But people don’t want the truth to come out, only they think they are up against “just an English professor.”

House of Love and Death by Andrew Klavan
Audiobook Narrated by Adam Barr
Mystery thriller
Highbridge audio
Oct 31, 2023 pub date
3rd book in the Cameron Winter series following #1 When Christmas Comes and #2 A Strange Habit of Mind

Thank you to NetGalley and Highbridge Audio for an advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest opinion.

English professor Cameron Winter has the uncanny ability to dissect crime scenes to determine motives and solve crimes. He decides to put his skills to use after learning of the massacre of a wealthy family in the Chicago suburbs. Local police seem to think it is an open and shut case and have a suspect, but Winter doesn’t think it’s that simple. His investigation isn’t welcome by all parties involved and also resurfaces some of his own inner demons as he uncovers sinister behavior in the town.


This is a very well written, eloquent story and narrator Adam Barr does an exceptional job of bringing the characters to life. This was the first book by this author that I have read and it was a very different style than what I usually read. It was an enjoyable change. Even though I have not read the first two books in this series, I did not feel lost. This book can stand alone.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for the free audio book in exchange for my honest review. This is narrated by Adam Barr who does a fantastic job!

This is book 3 in the Cameron Winter series and can be read as a stand-alone. Cameron is a man with a literature professor who has a violent history as a spy, teaches poetry, and finds ways to insinuate himself in murder mysteries that he has no logical connection, using his "special" abilities.

This is my first book to read in the series and I enjoyed it. The characters are well developed, have depth and the plot is believable. Highly recommend!

The third Cameron Winners book finds him investigating after a family is killed, and only one small son survives. I struggled to get into this one with the way it was laid out. I liked the overall plot, but it took a long time to get into, and because I had an audiobook, I was a little confused about timeline, prologue, etc.

I didn't love the narrator here either. He had a very radio-style voice, which some people might enjoy more!