ARC Review: The Corpse in the Closet (Riley Thorn #2) by Lucy Score

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago. First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild." Then there's the homicide detective who needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet. Nick's got his own hands full with a tricky missing person case and his parents who want to know why he didn't tell them about his live-in girlfriend. Then there's the fact that he's still the tiniest bit stressed about Riley almost getting murdered earlier that summer. The last thing he wants is her getting involved in another investigation. Things go from bad to worse when the body count starts stacking up, the meet-the-parents dinner goes horribly wrong, and their elderly roommate is up to no good…dressed like a mime. To top it off, Riley is forced to return to Channel 50 on official police business to question her spray-tanned news anchor ex-husband and his new weather girl fiancée. The trouble comes to a head when Riley receives a warning from the Back off or she's next. Someone has to solve these murders before she becomes the next corpse.

Title: The Corpse in the Closet (Riley Thorn #2) 

Author: Lucy Score

Publisher: Bloom Books

Original Publication Date: July 7, 2021

Expected Publication Date: April 16, 2024

Review:

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for providing me with an egalley of this book to read and give my honest review. The opinions here are my own.

Riley Thorn, reluctant psychic, and her private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago are back after solving their very first case together. But the fun hasn't stopped, and neither have the cases. Nick's ex-partner, Webber, has requested Thorn lend her psychic ability to help find a murderer.

I really enjoyed the first installment in this series, The Dead Guy Next Door. It was cute and quirky, mysterious and fun. I really enjoyed the banter between Riley and Nick, and the romance, too! Plus the incorporation of Riley's psychic ability to help solve the case was a great addition to the story.

This book picks up where the first one left off. So we know Riley and Nick are together. And we know she has an ability that helps her help him in his PI business, and the cops, as well. And now we see more of all the quirky neighbors and Riley's family, plus Riley's psychic guide, Gabe. They go on adventures, get into trouble, save each other, and have a lot of fun doing it all. I was never bored. And I loved how Score created even more complex characters in this book. 

I like that the romance is not the center of the book, At the same time, I love the relationship between Nick and Riley. They don't seem like they would fit but in the long run they do. They have so much fun together and care so much about each other. 

There's glitter bombs, dog farts, older lady vigilantes, ice cream, and just a ton of fun. If you need an escape from reality then watching these characters interact and try and solve murders together is just what the doctor ordered!

The book ends with enough wiggle room to bring. a third in and you bet I'll be reading that one, as well!

Author: 

Lucy Score is an instant #1 New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in a literary family who insisted that the dinner table was for reading and earned a degree in journalism.

She writes full-time from the Pennsylvania home she and Mr. Lucy share with their obnoxious cat, Cleo. When not spending hours crafting heartbreaker heroes and kick-ass heroines, Lucy can be found on the couch, in the kitchen, or at the gym.

She hopes to someday write from a sailboat, oceanfront condo, or tropical island with reliable Wi-Fi.

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