Author: Emmie Lyn
Genre: Mystery/Paranormal
Digital Book
ASIN #: B0CT7NFGD6
The Cozy Mystery Cafe (Whiskered Mysteries)
176 Pages
$4.99 Amazon
January 31, 2024
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Does this award-winning flower garden hide a sinister secret?
After the Frog Hollow Garden Tour announces the winner of this year's contest, all that's left is to enjoy a delicious banquet with friends and neighbors. But the evening takes a chilling turn when my dog Dash discovers a body near the garden's beautiful pond.
What was meant to be a night of celebration soon blossoms into a true crime scene. As we try to weed out the culprit, every clue points to my good witchy pal, Pearl, especially when her pet peacock is found nesting in a patch of poisonous plants.
Can Dash and the Accidental Ghost Detective team unearth this garden of secrets and restore tranquility to Frog Hollow before the poison finds its next victim?
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Nikki Knight inherited her aunt Audrey's B&B when the woman was killed. What she didn't know, however, is that she also inherited the ghost of Audrey, too, along with her quirky attorney friend and cook Birdie. Not to mention having acquired a talking Dachshund named Dash (for short), her best friend Lacey, and a witch named Pearl whose spells always seem to come out wonky.
When she attends the garden party for Pearl, who has won this year's award for best garden, she doesn't expect to find another body. Well, technically, Dash found the body. She just followed him. Unfortunately, it was the head of the committee, and Nikki has discovered that the woman regretted giving Pearl the award. When Detective Mallory Paine arrives, she finds that the woman was poisoned, and since it might have been from something in Pearl's garden, she becomes the prime suspect. But Nikki and her friends refuse to believe that Pearl could kill anyone.
So naturally they start their own investigation to discover a killer -- and if they can stay under the radar while rescuing an angry peacock, they just might stay alive and keep Pearl out of jail...
I must say that I really enjoy this series. In order to read fantasy, you need to leave your logic at the door. It's delightful enough that I can willingly step into the world of Nikki Knight and follow along as she (and Dash) sniff out clues to solve a murder. In fact, without Dash by her side, Nikki might have a harder time than she does.
This time out, she has another problem: her relationship with the mystery writer Luc. While she's growing fond of him (to say the least) she also wonders if she needs to let him into her world. Will he stay or run? What a conundrum to have, right?
Looking at all the clues, she comes to the realization that someone is framing Pearl for the crime. Is it one of the other gardeners or the new head of committee? Or someone who was at the party? As it all heats up, the last clues from from an unexpected source, and we watch while Nikki puts it all together and sets the trap, hoping her fish will bite...
All in all, I loved the stories and the characters, and I can't wait to visit Frog Hollow, Georgia again. Highly recommended.
I was given a copy of this book from the publisher but this in no way influenced my review.
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