Smells like a Mystery

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The Lavender House is a mystery story that tells the story of Evander Mills who is an ex cop who stubbles across a family in need of some answers. Set in 1952, with an all queer cast, the Lamontaine family owns a soap and fragrance empire and all live in a house called the Lavender House. Everyone has secrets and everyone is a suspect. It is up to Evander to figure it all out, while also coming to terms with his own secrets and trying to figure out how he fits in with his community.

What grabbed me from the very beginning was the style of writing from page one is excellent. A very character driven novel, with every sentence, action and body language very real life. There were little hidden gems of symbolism mixed into the story which were very smartly placed. I‘m not usually a mystery novel fan but the style of writing was so grabbing for me, i couldn‘t put it away. I would love to check out more from this author.