Another Fine Mess
- Judith D Collins
- 6 days ago
- 3 min read
Bless Your Heart #2
By: Lindy Ryan
Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker
ISBN: 9781250324238
Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books
Publication Date: 04/15/2025
Format: Other
My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) (ARC)
From Lindy Ryan, "one of the “most electrifying voices in the horror genre” (Gwendolyn Kiste), Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this unputdownable, crackling, rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror.
Making sure dead things stay buried is the family business ...
For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick–and that’s what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna’s mother, Grace, and Lenore’s mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date.
But when the full moon finds another victim, it’s clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff—their biggest ally—must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise–forcing Lenore and Luna to face the possibility that the undead aren’t the only monsters preying on their small town.
Praise
"Vampire fans will enjoy this spine-chilling tale." ―Kirkus
ANOTHER FINE MESS is a Gizmodo, Criminal Element, CrimeReads, Rue Morgue, Brit + Co., and more Most Anticipated title for Spring 2025
A Line-Up Best Horror of 2025
"Newly exposed gaps in the Evans family’s knowledge and history will intrigue fans, leaving them hungry for more."
–Booklist STARRED Review
"The Evans women are back... fans will love this series that's full of heart and charm. Readers will look forward to returning to the world of the Evans women and their strange Texas town."
–Library Journal
"Vampire fans will enjoy this spine-chilling tale, which is not for the faint of heart."
–Kirkus Reviews
"Original, deftly crafted, a fun and fascinating read from cover to cover...distinctive and narrative driven storytelling style that raises her novel to an impressive level of literary excellence."
–Midwest Book Review
"If you ever thought Supernatural should have starred the Golden Girls, have I got the series for you. Smart, at times devastating, and just as funny as it is dark, Another Fine Mess is Lindy Ryan's unputdownable follow-up to Bless Your Heart. Balancing grief and duty, monsters and men, the Evans women are characters to sink your teeth into.”
-Katrina Monroe, author of Through the Midnight Door
"Sometimes the dead can ruin your life. Lindy Ryan’s Another Fine Mess is a rich and captivating story about family legacy, history, lore, and, of course, murder. Delightfully alluring and richly suspenseful."
-Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Awards®-winning author of Vanishing Daughters
"Overall, this is a dark, clever, and unsettling novel that was a fast read. Readers looking for a horror novel with shocking and disturbing details plus excellent characterization, secrets, and the supernatural will likely enjoy this novel."
–Mystery & Suspense Magazine
"Ryan’s talent for blending genuine scares with authentic emotion and touches of dark humor makes this series a standout in contemporary horror literature. The Evans women aren’t just monster hunters; they’re fully realized characters with relatable struggles who happen to have extraordinary responsibilities. That human element, more than the monsters themselves, is what makes readers invest in their story and come back for more."
Bless Your Heart Series
The Evans women are back in this unputdownable, crackling,
rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror.
About the Author
Lindy Ryan is an award-winning author, anthologist, and short-film director whose books and anthologies have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist and Library Journal. She also writes sweet, seasonal romance under the pseudonym Lindy Miller. Several of her projects have been adapted for screen.
Ryan is the current author-in-residence at Rue Morgue and regularly contributes articles to outlets including BookTrib, Crime Reads, and more. Declared a “champion for women’s voices in horror” by Shelf Awareness, Ryan was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree in 2020, and in 2022, was named one of horror's most masterful anthology curators. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA).
She is an award-winning professor at Rutgers University, and has published several academic texts. Prior to her career in academia, Ryan was the co-founder of Radiant Advisors, a business intelligence research and advisory firm, where—as research director and then chief operations officer—she led the company's research and data enablement practice for clients including 21st Century Fox Films, Warner Bros., and Disney.
Born and raised in Southeast Texas, Ryan currently resides on the East Coast.
For a full dossier of Lindy's published articles, see here.
