ARC Review: Murder at Haven’s Rock

Synopsis: Haven’s Rock, Yukon. Population: 0

Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run. Haven’s Rock isn’t the first town of this kind, something detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, know first-hand. They met in the original town of Rockton. But greed and deception led the couple to financing a new refuge for those in need. This time around, they get to decide which applicants are approved for residency.

There’s only one rule in Haven’s Rock: stay out of the forest. When two of the town’s construction crew members break it and go missing, Casey and Eric are called in ahead of schedule to track them down. When a body is discovered, well-hidden with evidence of foul play, Casey and Eric must find out what happened to the dead woman, and locate those still missing. The longer Casey and Eric don’t know what happened, the more danger everyone is in.

My thoughts from the Vault

Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC of this book. I chose to review it and this in no way impacts my opinion of it.

When I saw Murder at Haven’s Rock up on Netgalley for review, I hit request unbelievably fast. I never honestly thought I stood a chance of being accepted but when I did, I was beyond excited. Kelley Armstrong is my absolute favourite author, so it is a dream come true to receive a review copy of one of her books.

I was very sad when I finished reading the last book in the Rockton series because I’ve loved revisiting Rockton each year for the past 7 years so when I heard that there would be a spin-off series, I was on cloud 9. Getting the chance to read and review the first book in the series? I’ve never been happier.

The novel opens with Casey and Eric building a new “Rockton” after the original closed down. They intend for this to be a safe haven for those in need but things don’t go as planned. The town is still under construction when two of the construction workers go missing. When Casey and Eric begin searching and find a dead body, they immediately begin an investigation.

This novel was the perfect opener to a new spin-off series. It had it all: mystery, suspense, and the excitement we’ve all come to love in the original Rockton series. Armstrong has once again wrote a suspenseful mystery that leaves you guessing until the last page. The only thing I disliked about reading this novel was that I now need to wait until 2024 for the second book in the series. If you loved the Rockton series, you’ll definitely enjoy Murder at Haven’s Rock.