The Body in the Backyard by Lucy Score

Who gets hired to be a bodyguard for their ex-husband? Riley Thorn sure just did. Her boyfriend, Nick, isn't enthusiastic about it but his partner in the detective agency jumps on the offer of twenty thousand dollars. 

It's not as if they're already juggling a lot. Just a group of elderly people, at least one of whom is senile, moving into their house. And the house isn't exactly a welcoming place, what with everything being so old. And then there's their dog, Burt. 

But Griffin Gentry has offered to pay. It's just too bad there So Many people that want to kill the man. He's refused to pay any number of bills, he put a giant statue of himself naked in his back yard, and then there's all of the women he's slept with, mostly while in a relationship with someone else. 

A fun, fast and fluffy ride as per usual. I don't think you have to have read the other books in the series but it sure would help. 

Four stars

This book comes out July 16, 2024

Followed Riley Thorn and the Blast from the Past

ARC kindly provided by SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books and NetGalley

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