Book Description 

Brooklyn 99 meets The Charm Offensive in this sparkling romantic murder mystery: it’s murder cute in the first degree when a detective finds himself falling for the lead suspect in a career-making case.

At 29, Detective Rav Trivedi is the youngest member of the NYPD’s homicide squad, and his future looks bright. He may be a bit of an outsider in the department—an ivy-league educated gay Brit with a weakness for designer suits—but his meteoric rise and solve rate prove he belongs.

So when his CO assigns him lead on the high-profile murder of a record executive, Rav is ready for action. He won’t be distracted by TV crews, tabloids, or what’s trending on social media, nor by the ridiculously hot rock star with a clear motive and no alibi.

This is it, his shot, and he is not going to screw it up—certainly not by falling in love with his number one suspect…

My Review 

Brooklyn 99 is one of my favorite comedies, so seeing the comp made me excited about the opportunity to read this book. 

I enjoyed this book, but I’m not really seeing the comparison, beyond Rav being a Brooklyn cop. Rav is very good at his job and a bit of a maverick, but he’s not a class clown type. In any event, he is the sole point-of-view character, so it’s advantageous that he’s personable. Normally, I like dual points of view, but given that Jack is a murder suspect, depriving the reader of his perspective keeps the mystery going. 

Speaking of which, I found the mystery to be satisfying and very well-crafted. It was much more fleshed out than the romance, which was essentially just insta-love. That being said, Rav and Jack did have good chemistry and the serious cop vs bad boy rock star set up a nice opposites attract dynamic. 

I would recommend He’s To Die For. This was a fun book with a nice mix of romance and mystery. This is a great debut and I’m looking forward to more from Dunn in the future. 

I received a digital ARC of this book from St. Martin’s/NetGalley.