Burden Of Proof by Julie Anne Lindsey Great Escapes Book Wish Review

 September 17 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

About the book 

An amateur sleuth named Bonnie and her kitty companion Clyde, with names like those, what could possibly go wrong?

Life hasn’t sparkled too brightly for Bonnie Balfour over the past few years, but a heart-breaking divorce has brought her back to her small rural hometown of Bliss, Georgia, and things are starting to shape up.

The proud new owner of Bless Her Heart—a second chance dress shop and boutique on the town square—Bonnie thinks thirty-eight might not be too late for a fresh start in life after all.

Until a grouchy old widow turns up dead in a pile of donations meant for Bonnie’s shop, and the town’s new detective pins her to the top of his suspect list!

To save her shop, dream and reputation, Bonnie must coordinate clues and stitch together the truth about her innocence, but the unreasonably handsome detective and prying eyes of the local gossip mill are fast fraying her nerves.

When a series of anonymous attacks begin to hem her in, Bonnie fears the real killer is fixing to make her his next victim. Can this amateur sleuth measure up?

And I thought 

I love new Cozy series especially if they are from favorite authors. 

Julie Ann Lindsay's newest  

Bonnie & Clyde Mystery  series promises to be a favorite! 

I can tell I really like a book if I am turning the pages and forgetting about cooking supper etc.  

I love a book that I have a hard time putting down and Burden of Proof was hard to put down.

Everything about Burden of Proof was charming.  

The town of 'Bliss' is welcoming and charming. 

 The townsfolk and other shop owners  that are introduced make you feel at home and wanting to visit. 

Bonnie and her sweet shop were just charming.  

I was sad it wasn't real! 

I loved all the characters and I can't wait to read the next book to see how everyone developes.  

And I want to see how Bonnie and the 'on loan'  Detective get along. 

BTW he decides to stay in town. There is some Romance simmering. 

This first installment leaves the reader expecting great things to come. 

I was a little thrown at the end when the villain was revealed. 

 Julie Ann had me going in a totally different direction.  The sign of a good writer throwing out red herrings that throw you off.  

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Swimming with the fishes by Marc Jedel Great Escapes Book Tour Review/Giveaway

 

About the book  

She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder?

Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward being back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime.

To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set out to reel in a killer by sifting through the murky depths of small town drama. But between missing money, ominous strangers, and a shady ex-husband, these amateur sleuths net more motives than they can handle.

Can this dynamic detective duo dig up an answer before the big one gets away?

And I thought  

You won't be able to put it down. 

Marc jedel gives the reader a page turning read!  

From page one the action begins and doesn't stop till you turn the last page. 

This series has quickly become a favorite. 

It is full of fun, quirky and charming characters that make giggle abit.  And laugh till you cry.  

I love the fictional town that reminds me so much of  Mayberry complete with a couple oldsters that chat the day away on a bench while watching the world go by.   

The main characters Elizabeth and Jonas and their dog Daisy are charming and witty.  

This is  a great series.  I look forward to read many more. 

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Swindler's Revenge by Ellen Butler Great Escapes Tour Review

September 15 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

About the book 

There are no softball cases in the FBI…especially when an agent gets dirty.

Karina Cardinal’s Saturday starts out with a bang, and it’s not the home renovation marathon she’s watching on HGTV. It’s the FBI banging on her door, hunting for a fugitive. As if she could easily hide one in her modest condo. Especially one named Mike Finnegan.

The two of them called it splitsville a couple months ago, but Mike? Take a $1.2 million bribe? No and no and no. No matter how much damning evidence the feds claim to have. When a mysterious burner phone shows up in her pocket, Karina has no doubt who dropped it there. Mike is deep undercover and so far off-grid, he needs help to figure out who’s framing him—and why.

Classic Karina, she jumps in with both feet, ignoring the dangers. The trouble with leaping before you look? You can land in a world of dirt. And when an old enemy starts playing hardball, you can end up six feet under it. 

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Cover Reveal An EggNog to Die For by Amy Pershing Great Escapes Tour

 

Christmas is coming to Cape Cod

                             

but when Sam Barnes finds a very dead Santa in a very hip restaurant . . .

                             

it’s up to her to sift out suspects who have been naughty vs. nice…. 

An Eggnog to Die For (A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (November 2, 2021) Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593199162 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593199169 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08VRGNFST 

Professional foodie Samantha Barnes has a simple Christmas list: a quiet holiday at home with her dog and a certain handsome harbormaster; no embarrassing viral videos; and no finding dead bodies. Unfortunately, she’s got family visiting, she’s spending a lot of time in front of the camera, and she’s just stumbled over the lifeless body of the town’s Santa Claus.

Plus, Sam’s plans for Christmas Eve are getting complicated. There’s the great eggnog debate among her very opinionated guests. There’s the “all edible” Christmas tree to decorate. And there’s her Feast of the Five Fishes prepare. Nonetheless, Sam finds herself once again in the role of sleuth. She needs to find out who slayed this Santa—but can she pull off a perfect feast and nab a killer?

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Amy Pershing, who spent every summer of her childhood on Cape Cod, was an editor, a restaurant reviewer and a journalist before leading employee communications at a global bank. A few years ago she waved goodbye to Wall Street to write full time. An Eggnog to Die For is the second of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries featuring Samantha Barnes, a disgraced but resilient ex-chef who retreats home to Cape Cod where she finds herself juggling a new job as the local paper’s “Cape Cod Foodie,” a complicated love life, a posse of just-slightly-odd friends, a falling-down house, a ginormous puppy and a propensity for falling over dead bodies. Kirkus Reviews gave An Eggnog to Die For a starred review, saying, "A delightful sleuth, a complex mystery, and lovingly described cuisine: a winner for both foodies and mystery mavens." A Side of Murder, the first of the Cape Cod Foodie mysteries, which Elizabeth Gilbert called “the freshest, funniest mystery I have ever read,” was the first book in the series. The third, Murder Is No Picnic, will be published in May 2022.

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Deadly Summer Nights by Vicki Delaney Great Escapes Tour

 

About the book 

A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is found murdered, in this new 1950s set mystery series.

It’s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman’s Catskills Resort. As a vacation getaway, Haggerman’s is ideal, and although Elizabeth’s ostentatious but well-meaning mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother’s business.

When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But Elizabeth isn’t so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the balance, she’ll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare, and catch a killer red-handed.

And I thought 

Winston the cover dog stole my heart. 

I loved the locale and the time period. 

The location  Haggerman’s Catskills Resort brought me back to one of my favorite movies.  

The resort is filled with lots of characters; guests, staff, entertainers.  And once the body is discovered

The Cozy Mystery had me turning the pages. 

Author Vicky Delaney hit the ball out of the park with this new series.  

A great start to a new series with great characters.  A bunch of mystery, a few laughs kept me turning the pages.  

I am rooting for Romance for Elizabeth she deserves it.  And a break from her famous mother that draws in the visitors and tries to run the show. 

Elizabeth is a good little sleuth that I am sure will get better as new mystery present themselves in the next book.  

I am looking forward to visiting Elizabeth and Haggerman’s Catskills Resort again soon. 

I received a complimentary copy. 

My review will be posted on retail sites and Good Reads.

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The Drop Dead Temple Of Doom by Heather Have Great Escapes Tour Review

 September 9 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW 

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A MOUTHFUL OF POISON FROG….

WHERE’S THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE?

Ace detective Lee Alvarez is perfectly cozy at home with her cats when she and her former Navy SEAL husband receive a panicky call from JJ, an archeologist cousin, who’s on assignment deep in the Guatemalan jungle. The news? JJ is pregnant– and the father of her child has gone missing in the wilderness. The site director won’t let JJ call the police, so she asks Lee to travel to the jungle and track down her missing man.

Begging for help from Lee Alvarez sure makes sense–Lee’s family runs Discretionary Inquiries, a ritzy Silicon Valley P.I. firm. Lee is the star detective, her Uncle Tio’s on staff as the genius chef, and Lee’s brother, Richard, is a whiz at all things technology. Not to mention the presence of Lee’s very high class, upscale, and frankly scary mother Lila. Who–by the way—steamrolls her way onto Lee’s jungle trip.

A beleaguered Lee, the judgmental and prissy Lila, and Lee’s gorgeous SEAL husband (turned partner-in-crime) depart on the adventure of a lifetime, perfect for cozy mystery armchair travelers. And, once in the jungle, the already-gripping story takes a grisly turn: the three investigators have barely arrived in the lush, verdant wilderness when they discover a dead man–the assistant to JJ’s missing husband–dressed in traditional Mayan warrior garb with a poisonous frog crammed in his mouth.

And that’s just for starters: author Haven concocts a wild ride through the jungle that’s simultaneously fun, potentially fatal, and always entertaining.

Fans of cozy authors like CeeCee James, Hope Callaghan, and of course Janet Evanovich, will discover a new favorite series! Lee’s gang will also appeal to lovers of female PIs, especially those with lots of colorful friends and relatives, like Linda Barnes’ Carlotta Carlyle and Lisa Lutz’s Izzy Spellman. A near certainty: If you like THE SPELLMAN FILES, you’ll love the Alvarez family! 

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And I thought

This is a fun series.  I have read a couple of the others too so I knew I would enjoy turning the pages.   

The cover didn't really draw me in.  Don't let keep you from reading this one.  

I am learning over and over not to judge a book by its cover!  

The reader is caught up in a fast paced adventure with Lee and her ex Navy Seal husband who jets them off to Guatemala when his cousin J.J. calls for help. 

The matriach of the Alvarez family and Lee's mom or should I say Mother Lila shows up just in time to jet with the couple.  

Lila is quite a character.  She is along for the trip because she has special training.  

All the special training is needed when people start dying suspiciously.   Then when Martin J.J.'s  husbandis found the truth comes out that he was kidnapped. 

Why?   A kidnapping. A couple of of murders. Mayan artifacts come up missing. 

The reader is on a wild ride trying to figure out who is behind all the unpleasantries. 

In the end clues are solved and Lila, Lee and Guen jet home.  

And receive a letter from J.J. so are we going back to Guatemala for book 8. 

This was a fun read.  The main characters are smart and with.  And fun. 

I enjoy this series and wait expectantly for the next one. 

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