by Sarah Erwin & Sandra Murphy
This week we’ve 3 extra enjoyable cozy mysteries on your finish of summer season reading-Homicide Buys a One-Means Ticket by Laura Levine, A Homicide for the Sages by Amy Lillard, and Peg and Rose Play the Ponies by Laurien Berenson. Particulars on the finish of this submit on the way to enter to win a duplicate of all 3 books and hyperlinks to buy them from Amazon on the finish of every evaluation.
Homicide Buys a One-Means Ticket by Laura Levine
Evaluation by Sarah Erwin
Whereas Homicide Buys a One-Means Ticket by Laura Levine is reportedly the ultimate installment within the Jaine Austen Thriller collection, readers new to the collection can be joyful to know there are 20 books whole to take pleasure in!
On this hilarious, fast-paced thriller, struggling freelance author Jaine Austen will get what she hopes is a fortunate break––she’s employed to ghostwrite a health ebook for Chip Miller, aka Iron Man, a rich gymnasium chain proprietor. Whereas Jaine would possibly take pleasure in scoops of ice cream greater than understanding on the gymnasium, she’s joyful to have a venture with a reasonably hefty paycheck. And to kick off this new writing venture, Chip invitations Jaine to affix his household and associates on an unique practice trip from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. He even tells Jaine to deliver her feisty cat Prozac alongside!
As soon as on board, Jaine shortly realizes that Chip is an egotistical tyrant, bullying all these round him, and because of this everybody on board appears to despise Chip. Readers received’t be shocked, then, when Chip is discovered murdered in his practice cabin. Being the one to search out Chip lifeless, Jaine turns into the primary suspect within the eyes of the police, so like all good sleuth, she should work to show her innocence and discover the responsible social gathering.
What follows is 228 pages of pure enjoyable, intermingled with a stable thriller. Asides from Prozac the cat, and Jaine’s entertaining interior monologue saved me chuckling as I turned the pages. Interspersed all through the story are emails from Jaine’s dad and mom about their life of their retirement group. I laughed out loud whereas studying these and wished we may have a narrative that includes her dad and mom and their group as a result of they sound like a hoot.
Readers searching for mysteries with some entertaining and zany antics ought to choose up this newest entry within the collection. It was a wild trip for Jaine, and I cherished being part of it.
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A Homicide for the Sages by Amy Lillard
Evaluation by Sarah Erwin
Whereas A Homicide for the Sages is ebook three in Amy Lillards “Sunflower Cafe Mysteries” it’s the first one I learn, and I loved it tremendously. It was particularly enjoyable to take heed to as an audiobook, narrated by Lisa S. Ware.
Sissy Yoder is a secret recommendation columnist and in addition works at her Aunt Bethel’s Sunflower Café in Yoder, Kansas, dwelling to such a close-knit, cozy group. The thriller novel opens with everybody within the cafe speaking in regards to the uncommon demise of herb farmer Ginger Reed. Deputy Sheriff Earl Berry has dominated it an unintended demise, however clients aren’t certain they purchase that–did Ginger actually by chance run herself over with the tractor?
Naomi, a buddy and worker of Ginger and Sissy’s cousin, insists Ginger’s demise should be homicide. She asks for Sissy’s assist, and Sissy, alongside along with her loyal Yorkie companion, Duke, is on the case. What Sissy quickly discovers is that there’s a quite lengthy listing of suspects, and she or he desires to maintain digging however Naomi out of the blue places the brakes on the investigation.
I adored the small city setting and fantastic characters. I needed to journey to Yoder and dine on the Sunflower Cafe. Apart from the homicide, it felt like a spot the place I may neglect my worries and easily benefit from the firm.
I don’t understand how Sissy retains her recommendation columnist alter ego Aunt Bess a secret, and I’m glad she shares it with a trusted few right here. The Aunt Bess sayings in the beginning of every chapter are pleasant. I particularly loved the household dinners and Sissy’s canine Duke. It’s enjoyable to observe Sissy actually come into her personal and defend her alternative to remain in Yoder and reside in a hen coop to her well-meaning however meddlesome mother. I’m cheering for Sissy to put in writing a ebook. There’s additionally a captivating romantic curiosity for Sissy that has me eagerly awaiting the following ebook.
A really cozy deal with for thriller followers!
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Peg and Rose Play the Ponies by Laurien Berenson
Evaluation by Sandra Murphy
A couple of years in the past, Peg was shocked to inherit a racehorse, a broodmare really. Thus far, she’s offered the yearlings and accepted that the farm the place the mare lives is aware of what they’re doing and can get the perfect value.
This yr, she’s judging a canine present close by and decides to go to the farm since she’s within the space. After all, she invitations (coerces) Rose to go alongside. It’s fairly a deal with for Rose to see Peg in a scenario the place she’s not the know-it-all.
Annually, an enormous public sale is held and the logistics are thoughts boggling as horses are shifted from barn to barn to indicate ring with arriving horses timed to coincide with departing horses as gross sales are finalized.
The yearling supervisor, Jim Grable, could be congenial to purchasers however to the employed arms, it’s one other story. Nobody complains as a result of phrase would unfold quick—in Jim’s favor. It’s simpler to not trigger issues.
When Jim is discovered lifeless, it’s thought he was kicked by a horse, however a hammer discovered close by proves somebody lastly spoke again to Jim.
One of many trainers is the prime suspect. Peg is bound the lady is harmless. Can she and Rose show it? With so many individuals coming and going, it’s an actual problem.
Peg and Rose are studying to get alongside after a few years of estrangement. Peg tends to make all the selections and expects Rose, a former nun, to associate with the plan. Rose is studying to share her personal concepts and problem Peg’s considering.
Berenson writes the Melanie Travis mysteries (Peg being Melanie’s Aunt Peg). There at the moment are 29 of these plus three Peg and Rose books. In every, readers will be taught lots but it surely’s by osmosis quite than by lecture (nicely, Peg lectures a bit typically). The characters are certain to be favorites, the mysteries good to the final phrase, and there are horses and canines. What else may you want?
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