The Rosewood Hunt by Mackenzie Reed

The Rosewood Hunt is many things – an intriguing mystery, a devastating story of betrayal and a captivating romance; making it hard to put down and not devour in one sitting. Lily Rosewood lives with her Gram, Iris Rosewood, who dies suddenly, launching Lily into solving a puzzle she never bargained for, with people she never thought she would cross paths with.  At the reading of her will, Lily discovers Gram’s billion-dollar fortune from the family luxury coat business is missing, when she and three others get letters sending them on a treasure hunt around Rosetown. Together, they hope solving the riddles written with invisible ink by her grandmother will lead them to the Rosewood inheritance, but they soon discover they are not the only ones hunting for Gram’s treasure - and the hunt becomes more dangerous than they ever could have imagined.

The four teens must work together - Lily, her childhood friend and first love, Leo, whom she's not speaking to after he chose her cousin Daisy over her; Quinn, the zealous one who dislikes her cousin Daisy; and Caleb, the brains of the group.  Whilst the four are wildly different, all of them are connected in some way with Iris, and they all share that great motivator - they all need money. There are some excellent twists and turns as the quartet utilise their unique skills to solve the mystery behind the lost inheritance. It’s not long however before they find themselves in danger when Daisy turns the inheritance game into a TikTok sensation. There are very dangerous people out there who want to steal the money from them, and Lily realises she can’t trust anybody, even the people close to her, as they might endanger her life.

If you love puzzle solving and a mystery, with a host of well written characters you’ll love this read. Like me, you’ll be desperate to discover what happens and who in the end gets an inheritance. 

Themes: Puzzle solving, Mystery, Grief, Inheritance, Family, Friendship, Romance.

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