Many thanks to NetGalley for the Arc of A Beautiful Corpse I had previously never heard of this author but the synopsis for this book and the cover caught my eye and I was delighted to receive and arc to read but I noticed it was #2 in the series so I purchased #1 The Echo Killing and read it first and I’m very glad I did because not only was it a brilliant read but it also set the scene for The Beautiful Corpse and the story continued so I would definitely recommend you read The Echo Killing first!
I read both of these books back to back and I’ve hardly slept for the last few nights ... they are that good !!!!!! Christi Daugherty is the best new author I’ve discovered this year and her books are right up there with my favourites !!! Harper is such a brilliant character she’s SO courageous nothing fazes her and she will stop at nothing to get to the truth no matter what it costs her, she’s one of my favourite female characters yet!!! This book gave me sleepless nights and kept me guessing the whole way through and i love the way they end with cliff hangers that leave you dying for more ... Roll on march 2020 for the next book I can’t wait !!!!!!!!!

Thanks netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this excellent book.
One problem have read it in wrong order, as have read this one first, hope there will be a third to this great series of books about Harper.
Harper is a reporter,who will do Anything to get a story, and when a young bartender is murdered she is determined to find out who killed her.
After reading all these thrillers I wonder if I could become a detective,
This was a well written and very descriptive story about a reporter and a detective.
Well done Christi Daughtery

Harper McLain is a crime reporter for a newspaper in Savannah. She’s catching up with her best friend Bonnie when she’s called to a murder scene. When she and Bonnie arrive they realise they know the victim - Naomi Scott was a law student who worked part time at the same bar as Bonnie. Naomi has been shot. The police think her boyfriend Wilson did it. There are also two other suspects - the owner of the bar where Naomi worked as well as a fellow student who stalked her and led her to take a restraining order out on him. While working on the story Harper comes to realise that someone has been breaking in to her apartment on a regular basis and that they’re watching her all the time.

This is the second book in the Harper McLain series and the fact I haven’t read the first didn’t detract from my enjoyment of this one. A really well paced story and I look forward to reading more about Harper McLain soon.

Thanks to Netgalley, Harper Collins and Christi Daugherty for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC, which I have enjoyed reading.
A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daugherty is a very slick and entertaining story about a predator who stalks and was the subject of three separate restraining orders taken out by three different woman. When the predator’s father is well connected and wealthy, the son believes he can get away with murder.
However Harper is a female reporter who wants to stop the killer and make sure he is held accountable for his actions. She is a very determined female. The storyline was excellent and the characters were all interesting and I enjoyed reading this book and will read more again by the same author.
Highly recommended.

When a bartender colleague of her friend is found dead, Harper McClain has a lot on her plate but she is still a reporter at heart. Following events the previous year Harper finds herself shunned by the local police and they think they have the killer, Naomi's boyfriend. However Naomi's father doesn't believe it is him and Harper starts to follow her own leads. This bring her to the son of a wealthy politician who has links to the board of her newspaper. Fighting for justice for Naomi, Harper is also aware that someone is stalking her.
Not having read the previous book about Harper McClain I wa splaying catch-up to a certain extent but this is an engaging and pacy thriller that grabs anyway. It's a fairly standard American procedural with a modern setting and a few twists. On the whole very entertaining but without being completely unputdownable!

Christi Daugherty wasn't an author I'd come across before I read this book - but now I've been introduced to her writing I'll definitely keep an eye out for her books. This is the second book about Harper McClain, a young reporter on a Savannah newspaper, who on going to a crime scene (where a young woman she vaguely knew is lying dead after being shot) takes her reporting a stage further and ends up solving the crime and almost getting herself killed in the process. If this was the only plot in the story I think the book would still be good, but there's another twist - Harper herself is being kept under surveillance, her apartment and car have both been broken into, but she doesn't know why or who has done it. I think it would have been helpful if I'd read the first book before I read this one as there are quite a few references to things that had happened in that book, but this is still a very good read. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series - and I've just bought and downloaded the first one to my kindle!

Although this is the second book of the series, it is the first I have read but it won't be the last. The fast paced plotline kept me gripped from start to finish, an absolute triumph of a book

Really enjoyed this novel.

Crime writer and reporter HArper McClain is convinced that the police have the wrong man for the murder of Naomi Scott. What follows is an outstanding story which weaves in and out of this outstanding thriller which will keep you guessing right until the end.

Will be looking out for more in this series.

Some books seem to draw you in from the first page and you don't want to put it back down. A Beautiful Corpse is definitely in that category. Although I hadn't read her previous book, The Echo Killing which introduced the reader to the main character Harper McClain I did not feel to be at any disadvantage. That is all thanks to Christi Daugherty who is a tremendous storyteller with credible characters and plot. The story moves at a pace with sufficient intrigue to maintain my interest at all times. This is a great read and I can recommend it to anyone interested in this genre. Now, I must get myself a copy of The Echo Killing!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The author serves up a credible murder plot wrapped inside a story where the lead character is a female crime journalist, rather than a detective. Notwithstanding the role limitations the journalist succeeds where the police fail, with a suitable number of plot dead ends to trap the unwary reader. The writing is fluent and rarely gets in the way of the reader's enjoyment. There are a number of sub plots, which for the most part add relevant texture and colour to the standard crime-solving storyline. However, for this reader at least, the amorous distractions affecting the lead character and the will he/won't he aspect of her love life added little to the book. This is a shame, as the writing and storyline were strong enough without this aspect. Despite this reservation I think this deserves a highly recommended from me.

Another day, another book where someone gets murdered – will I ever be able to resist? Probably not. This time, it’s a young law student who leaves her part-time job in a bar in downtown Savannah in a hurry, only to end up dead a few hours later. One of the first people on the scene (outside of the police) is Harper McClain, the local paper’s crime reporter. She’s used to seeing dead bodies, just not those of people she knows…it turns out the bar the young law student worked at was Harper’s local.
Almost immediately, police have a prime suspect, one that doesn’t quite fit with Harper’s view of the crime or the reasons the victim might have ended up dead. Like an itch she has to scratch, she ignores the police when they tell her there’s nothing to see and keeps looking into the murder, putting herself in danger in the process. At the same time, she’s dealing with a potential stalker, someone who may or may not want her dead.
Between the plot and sub-plot (which I think must link back to an earlier novel I haven’t read) the pace with A Beautiful Corpse doesn’t let up from the moment you pick up the book till the last few pages, making it a great read. Unfortunately, for me, the sub-plot was a bit of a distraction because I felt I was missing something. That aside, however, I really enjoyed the story and liked Harper as a character and definitely want to get to know her more in the future.

I requested the book because i found the summary plot interesting and i liked the cover. I didn't realise then that it is the second book of a series and now i regret missing on the first book because this one is full of spoilers, i think i would go back to it anyway.

Harper McClain is a crime journalist, with her own share of tragedy. When she covers the murder of a young woman she knew, the investigation becomes rather personal to her. One beautiful young woman, three man who claim to have loved her, one killer.
The story was easy to read and enjoy; there wasn't exactly any unforeseeable twists but that somehow made it more interesting, to see how the story would unravel, to follow the complicated relationships of the various characters and also to witness the impact of what happened in the first book of the series.
The end rather opened a new chapter, which i hope will be developed in the next book. And this time, i will be waiting for it.
I would definitely recommend this book.

Gripping and a real page turner. I’m even more pleased to find the heroine is in other books. Off to purchase tomorrow. Totally recommend and 5/5 on goodreads.

I am really enjoying these books by US authors, I enjoy the speed of them, the depth of the female lead characters and the action.
I didn't read the previous book, and I will be looking out for it.

Thanks to NetGalley, Christi Daugherty and Harper Collins

Despite some elements of character ideas and events I have read before, this police procedural told from pov of a feisty journalist who lost her own mother to a crime ... is heartfelt which saves it from being clockwork crime. A boyfriend is distracted and some creepy such people impinging on her life: stalkers abound. There is a kind of rage under this story that keeps it genuine. Which I liked.

Wow. I'm blown away. I haven't read the first book in this series, or any of the author's previous works so I went in with minimal expectations. I got SO much more than I bargained for.
Harper McClain is the crime reporter at a newspaper. She finds out that Naomi, a quiet girl that worked in a bar alongside Harper's best friend, has been killed in the middle of a busy street in the middle of the night. And from there, it's a rollercoaster.
There's several key suspects and Harper investigates a little into each one. It's obvious pretty early on who the killer is, but I think part of the fun is figuring out the why/how. Which gets teased out slowly.
Luke, her exboyfriend who she still hasn't gotten over, returns and takes over Naomi's case. And in between, Harper is also being stalked by someone. There's high tension levels throughout the story but something I did notice is that quite a bit of the book goes by without much happening. However, you really only realise this after finishing it so maybe it's a case of "it's the journey that matters".
Some of the questions don't get answered in this book. I'm guessing it's to stretch out the series but it's a little annoying.
Anyway. I've already ordered this and the previous book and will now patiently wait for the next installment.

A Beautiful Corpse has a lovely down home charm as only a thriller set in the South can have. Taking place in Savannah, Georgia (USA) Harper McClain is a journalist who won't let threats to her safety keep her from discovering the truth behind A) her mother's murder years ago and B) the recent killing of acquaintance Naomi Scott. Who would want to kill a smart, twenty-something who is currently studying law?

Harper has one huge network; she knows nearly everyone in Savannah. More specifically all the outlets that matter most to her late night crime beat. Police and hospital staff are like extended family to Harper, very friendly... well, maybe a dysfunctional family as some police officers still hold anger toward Harper for her involvement in taking down one of their own last year. Our girl's got a lot going on if we add to her current investigations the fact that someone is breaking into her house with disturbing frequency and the reappearance of hunky detective Luke, who she still holds a candle for.

A Beautiful Corpse is a refreshing take on a police procedural from the perspective of a journalist. Lots of pressures to find facts and write it up in record time makes this novel a fast paced whodunit with polite southern charm.

A Beautiful Corpse was so enjoyable that I've just ordered the first Harper book and I eagerly look forward to the third! A strong five out of five!

I really enjoyed reading this book, it kept you engrossed right from the off until the very last page. I haven't read the first book in the series, but I enjoyed this one so much I'm off to read that one now too!

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this novel. It was OK but I didn't find it very original. A female main character; the handsome male love interest which was no more but both wished they were still an item; the slightly deranged baddie. No real surprises here. There was one unanswered question which did leave you wanting more but I am not sure that I actually do want more !