{"id":10595,"date":"2021-08-30T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=10595"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T19:12:02","slug":"killer-deception-kathy-hamilton-mystery-book-1-by-maggie-casteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=10595","title":{"rendered":"Killer Deception (Kathy Hamilton Mystery Book 1) by Maggie Casteen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=10596\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kilelr-deception.webp?fit=196%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"196,293\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kilelr-deception\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kilelr-deception.webp?fit=196%2C293&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kilelr-deception.webp?resize=278%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10596\" width=\"278\" height=\"416\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A layered and nuanced mystery\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casteen kicks start her Kathy Hamilton Mystery series with this taut, fast-paced installment. When Marcie Brooks, a bereaved widow, hires Kathy to look into the recent theft of a family heirloom, Kathy doesn\u2019t think much about the case. But as she begins her investigation, the shocking truth about John Brooks\u2019s suspicious death a few months ago comes to surface, changing Kathy\u2019s perspective about the whole case. Kathy must tread carefully as the killer is still lurking in the shadow. Casteen adeptly weaves together an intricate plot and complex, multifaceted characters. The novel opens with the seemingly straightforward theft investigation and deftly maintains its intensity and brisk pace, with new revelations unfolding relentlessly. Casteen\u2019s expert characterization allows her to explore her characters\u2019 anxieties and insecurities which ultimately makes this novel\u2019s ending all the more satisfying as the narratives move swiftly toward its ending. Great storytelling, a feisty heroine, and a tight plot make this a must-read for suspense-thriller fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Killer Deception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Kathy Hamilton Mystery Book 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Maggie Casteen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Killer-Deception-Kathy-Hamilton-Mystery\/dp\/1098348796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date December 14, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 9781098348809<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $15.99 (USD) Paperback, $3.08 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A layered and nuanced mystery\u2026 Casteen kicks start her Kathy Hamilton Mystery series with this taut, fast-paced installment. When Marcie Brooks, a bereaved widow, hires Kathy to look into the recent theft of a family heirloom, Kathy doesn\u2019t think much about the case. But as she begins her investigation, the shocking truth about John Brooks\u2019s suspicious death a few months ago comes to surface, changing Kathy\u2019s perspective about the whole case. Kathy must tread carefully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":10596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,178,1136176,13078,157360,1473,1008073,856121,309,349],"class_list":["post-10595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-books","tag-indie-books","tag-mystery","tag-mystery-and-suspense","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kilelr-deception.webp?fit=196%2C293&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-2KT","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10598,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10595\/revisions\/10598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}