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Description: In the cozy town of Redwood Grove, Annie Murray’s Valentine’s Day plans take a sinister turn when a beloved pillar of the local community is found dead at her Agatha Christie-inspired bookshop.
As Annie assists the lead detective in unraveling the mystery, she quickly identifies a host of likely suspects – from an oddball psychic, to a professional matchmaker, to a rival bookseller – each with a worryingly plausible motive.
With her keen eye for detail, soon Annie suspects there may be connections to the decade-old tragedy of her best friend’s death, which still haunts her. Putting her own Valentine’s Day plans with the irresistible Liam on hold, Annie must solve the crime – before she ends up on a hot date with a killer.
Genre: Mystery - Cozy
Why I Picked This Book: I've enjoyed the previous books in the series and this is one of my favorite cozy mystery authors.
My Impression: This may be the of the coziest cozy mystery series ongoing at the moment. There's a small town with a big community feel and more than few festivals and events, there's an Agatha Christie themed bookstore in an old house complete with a secret bookshelf with a dash of found family, and an amateur sleuth with a cat named Professor Plum - and of course a shockingly high crime rate.
I liked that Annie studied criminology and that she and Fletcher are in the process of starting a PI business. That makes the crime solving make sense a bit more than when it's just a nosy resident (not that I'm anti-nosy resident). This was an interesting mystery. The victim is someone that everyone likes but things didn't seem quite right in the days before the murder. Just what secrets were floating about and who hated the victim enough to commit murder.
I really enjoyed this one and loved spending time in the bookstore with Annie, Fletcher, Pri, Liam, and the rest of the cast of characters. The mystery kept me engaged and reading and I enjoyed trying to figure out all the secrets. This is a series best read in order as there are a few story arcs that involve multiple books.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? I would! I don't feel this is Alexander's best series and it isn't really one I think of when I'm not reading it but I always enjoy my trips to Redwood Grove.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you are a cozy mystery fan this series is a must read.
* 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? If you are a cozy mystery fan this series is a must read.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Her cat is named Professor Plum? How cute is that! :D
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute cover. And I love the name of the cat. :-)
ReplyDeleteI liked this one and will read the next, but I don't feel enough of a pull to go back and read the previous books.
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