Crime For The Books (A Jane Doe Mystery Book 3)

Author:    Kate Young

Genre:     Mystery

Hardcover; Digital Book

ISBN #:    9781639101085

Crooked Lane Books

336 Pages

$26.99; $13.99 Amazon

October 11, 2022

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Lyla Moody and her book club, the Jane Does, are hosting a Halloween party at Magnolia Manor, tailored after Agatha Christie's A Murder is Announced, but when the lights come on after the staged murder, a real victim lies dead with a gunshot wound in her chest.  The victim was an estranged relative of Elaine Morgan, operator of the B&B, who'd earlier been seen arguing with her about the fate of the property.  Suspicion immediately falls on Elaine, and she's arrested.

The Jane Does believe Elaine is innocent, and when they get the chance to team up with police officer Rosa Landry -- a member of the club -- they jump on it.  But then, the club discovers that two or more murders have been brazenly predicted online and in the Sweet Mountain Gazette -- and that one of the intended victims is Rosa.

Lyla thinks she knows who the killer is, but the only way to find out is by laying a trap using Rosa as bait.  But, like an Agatha Christie mystery, the truth is never what it seems.  Lyla and her trusty book club will have to sleuth out the killer before Rosa meets her final chapter.

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Lyla Moody is a PI in training at her uncle's business, Moody Investigations.  She is also a member of the Jane Does Book Club, who read a different book each week and then meet to discuss it.  But this evening the club is hosting a Halloween party based on Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced, and it's themed right down to costumes from the 1950s.  When the lights go out, Lyla hears four shots, not three, and when they come on again, she spies Patricia Richardson dying from a gunshot wound.  She'd seen Patricia threaten her cousin Elaine Morgan earlier, with a gun in her hand.  But now -- this death is definitely a real murder, and the person who is running the investigation is Rosa Landry, because her boss is on his honeymoon.

But all is not what it seems, not even in Lyla's personal life.  And she has to decide how to solve the murder and keep Rosa out of harm's way, especially when it's apparent she's targeted as a future victim.  Using Rosa as bait, she only hopes she'll be able to save her life -- and maybe her own, too...

This is the third book in the series, and unfortunately, it didn't resonate with me at all.  I didn't really care for Lyla this time out; she seemed harder and not as bright as in the last two books.  I also didn't understand where the marriage of Courtney and Quinn came in when they weren't even dating in the last book.  How much time did we lose between the two, and why wasn't this explained?  

There were just too many characters this time around, and I have a hard time believing that the police will involve a civilian in their 'stings.'  Nothing like getting sued by the family if something goes wrong.  Although the involvement of Rosa was a nice touch, she too seemed a bit timid for a police officer, and never really managed to take charge of her investigation.

Then there is Lyla's personal life which made me say 'what???'  I have known many law enforcement officials who are married to each other and have good lives in their careers and raising children.  You don't have to choose between the two.   Maybe she should just stop dating cops if all the cops are so close-minded as to relationships (Lyla too).  Also, most PIs run under the wire; it's where they can do their best work.  They don't put themselves out there so everyone can say: "Hey!  There goes George, he's the private investigator on this case!"  Lyla seems to want everyone to know she's a PI.  Why?  Is it a badge of honor?  (FYI, PIs can't carry or wear badges.  It's against the law -- not that she's done this yet.  Just sayin')

But then the plot got confusing.  There were too many threads and it took too long to put them together, and even if you did, there was still something else going on.  By the time I got to the end I really didn't care anymore.  I absolutely loved the first two books in this series, but this one was definitely missing something, and when it ended, I was left feeling there should have been more.

I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley but this in no way influenced my review.

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A Sticky Toffee Catastrophe (An Ivy Creek Cozy Mystery Book 7)

Author:    Ruth Baker

Genre:     Mystery

Digital Book

ASIN #:    B0B675BPQ9

Clean Tales Publishing

119 Pages

$2.99 Amazon

September 30, 2022

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When a new developer in town sways the community to support his plans of building new complexes that would involve knocking down Lucy's bakery, she's not much pleased.  She's determined to fight tooth and nail to uphold her parents' legacy and retain Sweet Delight's presence in Ivy Creek's landscape.

When this developer drops dead in questionable circumstances at a local fair, it doesn't take long for tongues to stop wagging in her direction.  Negative public opinion towards Lucy is strengthened when pieces of evidence begin to point to someone she cares for as a prime suspect.

But Lucy knows they didn't do it.

So if they didn't do it, then who did?

Lucy is at her wit's end as it seems the investment she's plowed into her business will count for nothing and lead to huge financial hole if the citizens of Ivy Creek continue avoiding her bakery.

Will she sever her relationship with the prime suspect to stem the tide of dwindling customers to her bakery?

Will she watch in despair as a cunning killer tries to outwit the local law enforcement agency and send an innocent person to the slammer?

Lucy is determined to find out who did it but will she be able to solve this murder mystery in the nick of time? 

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Lucy Hale lives in Ivy Creek and owns Sweet Delights bakery which once belonged to her late parents.  She returned home after their deaths and has since rekindled friendships, made new ones, and lives with her Aunt Tricia and her Persian cat, Gigi.  She and Tricia run the bakery, along with the help of two employees, Hannah, a high school friend, and Betsy, a new hire. 

One morning a man enters the bakery and tells Lucy that he wants to buy it.  When Rex Landon is turned down, he tells her he's buying the land around her for an office park. But Lucy wants to save the land, and save the townspeople from having an upscale office park right in the center of town.  Most of the townspeople are unhappy, but no one knows what to do about it.

Lucy also has other things on her mind -- the upcoming Fairy Tale Fair, where vendors and guests dress in fairy tale attire and enjoy themselves.  Hannah decides to go as Robin Hood, complete with all the accoutrements.  While Hannah and Lucy are watching the band, Rex gets up to speak.  But suddenly everything goes dark, and when the lights come on, Rex is dead.  Now Hannah is a suspect in his murder, and with her business and her employee's life on the line, Lucy knows she must act to help her prove her innocence.

But to confuse matters, a woman named Charlene moves to town and starts to make advances toward Lucy's ex-boyfriend, Deputy Taylor Baker.  Lucy doesn't know if she wants to date him again, but she doesn't like this idea.  Between the two situations occupying her mind, will she be able to discover the truth, or will she fail in her pursuit of both?

This is the seventh book in the series, and I have read them all.  Each one is better than the last, since we learn about the characters and their pasts (and present) and the story line is always interesting.  In this latest, not only is Lucy concerned about the upcoming Fairytale fair, but the fact that there's a new woman in town, and she has her eyes on Taylor Baker, Lucy's ex-boyfriend.  But what can Lucy do?  She's made it clear she's not ready to start dating again, and Taylor has to take that at face value.

Then she's worried about her employee Hannah, who's also a good friend, being suspected in a murder investigation.  So Lucy once again sets out to discover who's trying to get her friend in trouble, and who the real killer is.  Someone must have hated this man enough to murder him, and Lucy wants to know who it is.  

When we get to the end of the story, and the killer is discovered, not only is Lucy in trouble, but Hannah also.  And it will take all of Lucy's wits to keep them both safe.  When the murderer is discovered, and justice is served (as we know it will be), the ending left me feeling warm and satisfied, which is what a cozy mystery should do.  I eagerly await the next in the series.  Highly recommended.

I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher but it in no way influenced my review.

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Such A Pretty Girl

Author:    T. Greenwood

Genre:     Literature/Fiction

Paperback; Digital Book

ISBN #:    9781496739322

Kensington Publishing

282 Pages

$16.95; $9.99 Amazon

October 25, 2022

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Living peacefully in Vermont, Ryan Flannigan is shocked when a text from her oldest friend alerts her to a devastating news item.  A controversial photo of her as a pre-teen has been found in the possession of a wealthy investor recently revealed as a pedophile and a sex trafficker -- with an inscription to him from Ryan's mother on the back.

Memories crowd in, providing their own distinctive pictures of her mother Fiona, an aspiring actress, and their move to the West Village in 1976.  Amid the city's gritty kaleidoscope of wealth and poverty, high art, and sleazy strip clubs, Ryan is discovered and thrust into the spotlight as a promising young actress with a woman's face and a child's body.  Suddenly the safety and comfort Ryan longs for is replaced by auditions paparazzi, and the hungry eyes of men of all ages.

Forced to reexamine her childhood, Ryan begins to untangle her young fears and her mother's ambitions, and the role each played in the fraught blackout summer of 1977.  Even with her movie career long behind her, Ryan and Fiona are suddenly the object of uncomfortable speculation -- and Fiona demands Ryan's support.  To put the past to rest, Ryan will need to face the painful truth of their relationship, and the night when everything changed.

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Ryan Flannigan lives quietly in Lost River, Vermont, with her 18-year-old daughter Sasha.  They've been happy, and the only thing that Ryan is worried about is Sasha going on a road trip by herself to visit her father in California.

But then the text came...the one she didn't answer.  Then another, and another, and finally a text that told her to read the attached newspaper article.  Ryan suddenly felt sick.  Her childhood friend Gilly was reaching out to her -- to tell her about the article so she would hear it from him.  It nearly crushed what was left of her soul.  Then, to find out why the article was printed -- along with a long-ago photograph of her, just before she became an actress -- sickened her inside.  She couldn't think; she didn't want to believe it.

But the worst was to find out that someone she loved was gone.  Forever.  And the reason why hurt her beyond hurt; beyond pain.  The only thing she could do was to protect Sasha from this.  Easier said than done.  Sasha already knew; and insisted that they go to the funeral in New York.  The place she never wanted to be again....

When I began this book I really didn't know what to expect, since I have never read anything by this author (sorry).  At first it seemed a book about a simple life, and a happy woman.  But then I realized that she was not.  She was damaged, and trying to raise her daughter to be happy, healthy, and whole.  The damage, such as it were, was done by her mother -- a mother who appeared to care for her and protect her; but she learned that her mother's ambitions were far more important, and she was willing to trade her daughter's talent as if it were her own.  It was Fiona who wanted to be the famous actress, and Ryan who would be in the background.

But now things had changed.  And while Ryan was discovering just how and why the photograph came to be in the possession of a noted pedophile.  Someone her mother knew but she herself only peripherally.  

Ryan's final journey to New York takes her back and forth between Lost River and Westbeth.  When she was a happy child at one and a hurt, confused pre-teen at the other.  Growing up but not growing up.  It's a difficult read at times, sad at others, and even comforting once in a while.  Ryan needs to finally find her own closure, and we follow her thoughts as she reminisces and thinks about the here and now.  Her love for her daughter and her friends.  Finding out the truth isn't easy; but then again, it never is.  No more so for Ryan.

When the ending comes we walk away with a feeling of calm, grateful that Ryan has finally found her peace.  The price was high, but she has everything she ever wanted in this present and future.

I received an advance copy of this book from Kensington Publishing and Between The Chapters, but this in no way influenced my review.

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Death by Arts and Crafts (An Abby McCree Mystery Book 6)

Author:    Alexis Morgan

Genre:     Mystery

Mass Market Paperback; Digital Book

ISBN #:    9781496739681

Kensington Cozies

304 Pages

$8.99; $6.99 Amazon

December 27, 2022

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As the newest member of the Snowberry Creek City Council, perpetually overextended Abby McCree is picked to liaise between the council and the new planning committee for the town's first ever arts and crafts fair.  As far as gigs go, it's a fun one -- Abby's spending the weekend tooling around Washington State, checking out similar fairs with her two besties, coffee shop owner Bridey Roker, and ceramic artisan Dayna Fisk.

As Abby spreads the word about Snowberry Creek's fair, recruiting the industry's biggest movers and makers, the trip feels like a glittering success.  But then, someone is found murdered at one of the events and vendors begin disappearing amid suspicious circumstances.  Abby's determined to keep her hands clean, until Dayna finds herself stuck at the top of the suspect list.  Now, Abby must weave the clues together and clear her friend's name before the killer claims another victim -- maybe even Abby herself...

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Abby McCree inherited her aunt's home and moved to Snowberry Creek after a messy divorce.  She's made friends and put down roots, and has become close with her tenant, Tripp Blackston, who resides in the mother-in-law house behind hers.

In fact, she's become so much a part of the community that she was coerced into joining the city council.  Now, as its newest member, she's assigned to travel to several arts and crafts fairs around the area in order to see if they, having committed to being a part of Snowberry Creek's first arts and crafts fair, will need anything the day of the fair.  Along with her are her two best friends, Bridey Roker, who owns the local bakery, and Dayna Fisk, who works in ceramics.  

All seems well when they begin their journey, and they have no problems until they finally reach a noted craftsman.  But she can only meet the man's niece, as he seems busy, and decides to return later.  But when she does, the tent is closed, and so she returns home.

Then Abby, back home, is visited by Homicide Detective Ben Earle and local sheriff Logan Gage.  They have questions about her being at one of the fairs -- it seems someone was murdered and her business card was found at the scene.  When she explains her actions, she's determined to stay out of this murder, which pleases the three men in her lives. But when a woman disappears and her friend Dayna is considered a suspect, things change.  But how can Abby be there for Dayna and stay out of the murder?  She's determined to figure it out -- but fate has a way of changing things all around...

This is the sixth book in the series and I have read them all.  I must say that this is my very favorite of them.  For some reason, when Abby was sad, I was also.  When she cried, I felt my own tears pooling.  Usually, I am not drawn into books as deeply as I was in this one, and it was indeed an emotional roller coaster.  Following Abby as she tries to navigate caring for her friend and staying away from the murder isn't easy, because Abby is having a difficult time herself.  Each time she tries, something else occurs that pulls her closer; it eventually begins to pull at her instincts, and we feel the uncertainty that she does as she tries to figure it all out.

But it is a final note that brings Abby to the truth, and when she does figure it out, she comes to the same conclusion as I did a bit earlier (only because, and I state this regularly, I read a lot of mysteries).  Watching Abby in the climax of the book only shows us how intelligent and resourceful that she is.  

When the murderer is discovered, the reasons for  it seem rather sad on one side and as old as time on the other (read the book and you will understand); and yet -- there is more to come and it brings both joy and calm and expectation for the future.  All is well once again in Abby's Snowberry Creek; and I am glad that it is so.  Kudos to Ms. Morgan for bringing us a terrific tale of mystery and intrigue.  I thoroughly enjoyed it and anxiously await the next in the series.  Highly recommended.

I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley but this in no way influenced my review.

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The Vanishing Type (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Book 5)

Author:    Ellery Adams

Genre:     Mystery

Hardcover; Digital Book (Audiobook Available)

ISBN #:    9781496726445

Kensington Publishing

304 Pages

$20.49; $9.06 Amazon

April 26, 2022

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While January falls outside in Miracle Springs, North Carolina, Nora Pennington is encouraging customers to cozy up indoors with a good book.  Even though the shop and her bibliotherapy sessions keep Nora busy during the day, her nights are a little too quiet -- until Deputy Andrews pulls Nora into the sci-fi section and asks her to help him plan a wedding proposal.

His bride-to-be, Hester, loves Little Women, and Nora sets to work arranging a special screening at the town's new movie theater.  But right before the deputy pops the question, Nora makes an unsettling discover -- someone has mutilated all her store's copies of The Scarlet Letter, slices angrily into the pages wherever Hester Prynne's name is mentioned.

The coincidence disturbs Nora, who's one of the few in Miracle Springs who knows that Hester gave up a baby for adoption many years ago.  Her family heaped shame on her, and Hester still feels so guilty that she hasn't even told her future husband.  But when a dead man is found on a hiking trail just outside town, carrying a rare book. the members of the Secret, Book, and Scone Society unearth a connection to Hester's past.  Someone is intent on bringing the past to light, and it's not just Hester's relationship at stake, but her life...

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Nora Pennington owns a bookshop in the small town of Miracle Springs, North Carolina.  It's not only a bookshop, it's a meeting place for her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society.  While her relationship with her boyfriend Jed is done and finished, she still has June, Estella, and Hester in her life -- three women who are damaged as much as she is, all in their own way.  But a surprise soon enters in the form of Deputy Jasper Andrews, who wants to propose to Hester in a special way.  When Nora hears of his plans, she's delighted and enlists the help of Estella and June.  The proposal, like the town, is going to be magical.

However, before the proposal, Nora is stunned when her employee Sheldon finds copies of The Scarlet Letter vandalized, with the word 'Hester' scratched out in each one.  But even this is not as disturbing as when Sheriff Grant McCabe finds a dead man with no identification on his person, but a book by Elmer Freeman, Miss Delphinium.  It turns out that Elmer Freeman was a pseudonym for Enid Elton, who wrote eight books in her series.  When another of the books turns up in Hester's bakery, Nora begins to suspect something else is going on.

When more of the books start appearing around town, it's apparent to Nora that these all relate to Hester.  Could her secret from long ago be found out?  Who would be sending the clues?  And why now, after all these years?  On top of this, a young friend is injured in a car accident, and Nora thinks it could be related.  But how can she tell Sheriff McCabe, just when it seems their friendship might be turning into something more?  Nora knows she has to act, and turning to McCabe, whom she must learn to trust, might help her find the puzzle pieces and put them together.  Or will Hester's life be forfeit instead?

This is the fifth book, and perhaps even the best, in the series  It gives us more insight into Hester's past, and shows that the friendship between the four women is a strong bond.  When there is a crisis or two, they pull together and act as each other's anchor.  It's both charming and heartwarming; it brings a sort of calm to the series, and the want to read the other books.  This one is indeed my favorite.

We have a puzzle to figure out, and I did figure it out early on, but watching Nora and her friends put their minds together to save Hester was worth everything.  Their determination to keep each other buoyed while they worked through their problems with humor, love, strength, and friendship was the heart of the book.

When the ending comes everything comes together nicely; but at a cost.  Some things are never meant to be regained, while others will stay with us forever.  Well done, Ms. Adams.  Highly recommended.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley but this in no way influenced my review.

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Dead and Gondola (A Christie Bookshop Mystery Book 1)

Author:    Ann Claire

Genre:     Mystery

Paperback; Digital Book (Audiobook Available)

ISBN #:    9780593496343

Bantam Publishing

336 Pages

$17.00; $11.99 Amazon

November 1, 2022

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Ellie Christie is thrilled to begin a new chapter.  She's recently returned to her tiny Colorado hometown to run her family's historic bookshop with her elder sister, Meg, and their beloved cat, Agatha.  Perches in a Swiss-style hamlet accessible by ski gondola and a twisty mountain road, the Book Chalet is a famed bibliophile destination known for its maze of shelves and relaxing reading lounge.  At least, until trouble blows in with a wintry whiteout.  A man is found dead on the gondola, and a rockslide throws the town into lockdown -- no one in, no one out.

The victim was a mysterious stranger who'd visited the bookshop.  At the time, his only blunders had been disrupting a book club and leaving behind a first-edition Agatha Christie novel, written under a pseudonym.  However, once revealed, the man's identity shocks the town.  Motives and secrets swirl like the snow, but when the police narrow in on the sisters' close friends, the Christies have to act.

Although the only Agatha in their family tree is their cat, Ellie and Meg know a lot about mysteries and realize they must summon their inner Miss Marple to trek through a blizzard of clues before the killer turns the page to their final chapter.

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Meg and Ellie Christie run their family's bookstore in a small hamlet in Colorado.  They have a steady stream of local customers and tourists, and they're happy with what they do.  While having a book club discussion one morning, a man wanders in and looks around, insisting that he's there to meet someone named "Cece".  After they finally get him to leave, they don't expect to see the man later on, entering a gondola.  Since he left something at the bookstore, they want to return it to him.  But when they get to the bottom, it's discovered he has been murdered, and now they wonder who he is  --  there was no identification on him at all.

They also can't locate one of their employees, Ms. Ridge.  Worried about her, they discover no one saw her use the gondola down to town, and they hope she's alright.  But after several days, they file a missing persons report, and with the help of a local reporter named Piper, they get the word out.  Ellie knows something just doesn't feel right, with the death and Ms. Ridge's disappearance, but she can't really put her finger on it.  Then a friend she knew from school, Syd Zeller, asks for her help when the police suspect his father of the murder.  Now Ellie's up to her ears in mysteries, and not the kind in books...

This is the first book in a new series, and I must say that I enjoyed it immensely.  Ms. Claire has a way with words, and her descriptions of the area surrounding the bookstore is real enough that I could picture it in my mind easily.  The mountains, the snow, the cold; all is visible in her words.

She writes a good mystery with a good plot, and the characters are real enough, but hopefully will be fleshed out more in the next book.  The only character I didn't care for was Piper -- she was a little too pushy and abrasive; I would have liked her more if she had backed off somewhat.  But perhaps in the next book she'll relax a little.

The mystery was done so well that I had not even suspected the murderer; and that is rare for me.  The ending was indeed fun and ingenious; and I hope this talented author brings us another book to delve into quickly.  Highly recommended.

I received an advance copy from the publisher and NetGalley but this in no way influenced my review.

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Superfood Juicing (Nutritious and Vitamin-Rich Recipes to Supercharge Your Health)

Author:    Nora Day

Genre:     Cookbooks/Juicing

Paperback; Digital Book

ISBN #:    9781638077916

Rockridge Press

161 Pages

$15.99; $6.99 Amazon

June 7, 2022

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Juicing superfoods is an easy and delicious way to add more nutrients to your diet for greater health and overall well-being.  This book is filled with juicing recipes that make it simple to incorporate food like cinnamon, kale, and flax seeds into your daily routine so you can feel and function your best.

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I own several juicing books, and I have tried many recipes; of course, having favorites that seem to work well.  But I thought I would order this book and see what it has to offer.  What it does it quite nice.  The recipes are easy enough for anyone, the ingredients easily available, and the instructions and usage clearly printed.

There are so many recipes that it was difficult to choose one to start with, but since I had the ingredients on hand, I wanted to try the Blueberry Banana Booster (heart health, kid friendly, skin clarity).  Each recipe gives you notes on what the juices are for; and there's even a recipe for Vegetable 8 (I already drink V8 so that's a winner in my book).  There are immune boosters, cleansing and detox, and energy surge, among others.  The handy index in the back lists the recipes, so you can see that there are quite a few.  As I plan to try more for both my husband and I, this is a good way to get the nutrients into your body quickly and easily, and because I rarely eat breakfast, this is also a good way for me.

I received a free copy of this book through both the publisher and Amazon but this in no way influenced my review.

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