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Description: In the latest Tourist Trap Mystery by New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon, series sleuth Jill Gardner is trying to drum up business for Coffee, Books, and More—but a killer has other ideas . . .
With the Moonstone Beach Festival coming up, Jill is touching base with her fellow small business owners to make it as successful as possible. It’s frustrating when Darla, the owner of South Cove Winery, is late to a big meeting, but they manage to get the discussion rolling about the kite flying event and the big Battle of the Bands—which Darla’s musician boyfriend is hoping will be his big break. And Jill, of course, will be there with her food truck, hoping for a financial boost after a slow spring.
But amid the fun in the California sun, someone will soon be planning a funeral instead of a festival—and Jill and her detective fiancé will have to find out who ruined the Moonstone Beach mood with murder . . .
Genre: Mystery - Cozy
Why I Picked This Book: I have been reading this series from the beginning and it has long been one of my favorites.
My Impression: I do love a visit to South Cove and seeing Jill, Greg, Toby and all the rest of the crew of Coffee, Books and More in South Cove. It was fun to see what they were all up to and check in with them. In this book South Cove is hosting a music festival and tensions are high as bands compete and several townspeople are involved. When a troublesome lead singer is found dead it's a case of out of all the people who wanted to kill the singer whose motive was the strongest.
As usual in this series, there's much more going on then just the mystery. Aunt Jackie has some health concerns, there's stuff happening at the bookstore as they balance running the store with keeping the food truck going for the music festival, and Jill still has her day to day life to live. The mystery felt a bit more on the backburner in this book than in previous books and there were a few times that Jill got on my nerves with her occasional judge-y attitude over others' actions.
I did enjoy the read and was along for the ride as Jill and Greg tried to figure out just who had killed Axel and I was surprised at the reveal. While this wasn't my favorite in the series it is still such a comfort read and just like visiting old friends.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? I would! I really enjoy this author's books and am looking forward to the next one.
Would I Recommend this Book? I would recommend this series but I would recommend starting with an earlier book so you can get to know the characters as they develop.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? I would recommend this series but I would recommend starting with an earlier book so you can get to know the characters as they develop.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Lynn Cahoon has written a lot of books! Have you read any of her other series?
ReplyDeleteWow, there are 15 books in this series already? I’m so behind!
ReplyDeletehmm #15, so a long running series and a good one by the sound of it. I'd go for catching up with characters I enjoy any time. I like it when characters aren't perfect (judge-y) makes them real.
ReplyDeleteWhile not your favorite, it sounds like you had a good time with it.
ReplyDeleteI love this series, but I'm a few books behind.
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