Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC.

This is book 3 in the Bad Girls Detective Agency series, and it's a smasher. I really like the dynamic between Clio, Amber and Jeanie, three feisty middle-aged women who take no crap from anyone.

Like the first book focusing mainly on Clio and the second on Jeanie, this has Amber as the main character, and there is an interesting personal component to the story for her. It's her birthday and she gets invited on a weekend away with her two BFFs to a luxury retreat with food from a world-renowned female chef from France.

Unfortunately, the retreat is on an island that gets cut off by bad weather, so when the bodies start to pile up on a dark and stormy night, there are only a handful of suspects, and they have to solve the case against the clock before they fall victim themselves to a murderer they are trapped with in very close proximity.

This is fast-paced, entertaining and easy to read. There is proper sleuthing and getting into danger going on, and it's all wrapped up in the relationships of the women with their friends and family. I found this compelling and was truly surprised by the ending, but equally charmed by the friendship of three strong women who stick together through anything. Recommended.