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Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
4.0
#47 Book Read in 2012
Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
This is the first book in a relatively new cozy mystery series. Deveraux has returned to her hometown and taken over a dime store and also has a business making specialty gift baskets. Also in her hometown is Noah, her ex from her younger years. Their relationship broke up with Dev's father was convicted of a crime.
When a socialite is murdered using parts of the gift basket Dev was hired to make for her, Dev becomes a prime suspect--especially when the murdered person is the fiancee of Dev's ex. Luckily her grandmother has a friend with a US Marshal nephew, Jake, and Jake agrees to investigate the murder to prove Dev's innocence. Dev and Jake begin a romance.
There are good twists and turns in the mystery investigation. The characters are interesting and well-written. I liked the friendship between Dev and her friends Boone and Poppy. Dev's grandmother provided some comic relief. Overall, I enjoyed this book and will continue this series.
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Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson
This is the first book in a relatively new cozy mystery series. Deveraux has returned to her hometown and taken over a dime store and also has a business making specialty gift baskets. Also in her hometown is Noah, her ex from her younger years. Their relationship broke up with Dev's father was convicted of a crime.
When a socialite is murdered using parts of the gift basket Dev was hired to make for her, Dev becomes a prime suspect--especially when the murdered person is the fiancee of Dev's ex. Luckily her grandmother has a friend with a US Marshal nephew, Jake, and Jake agrees to investigate the murder to prove Dev's innocence. Dev and Jake begin a romance.
There are good twists and turns in the mystery investigation. The characters are interesting and well-written. I liked the friendship between Dev and her friends Boone and Poppy. Dev's grandmother provided some comic relief. Overall, I enjoyed this book and will continue this series.
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Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
5.0
Book #48 Read in 2012
Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
This is the second book in a cozy mystery series set in a cheese shop. This series really makes me regret my lactose intolerance, LOL.
In this book, Charlotte once again dons her amateur detective hat when a local artist is killed at a fundraiser. The niece of Charlotte's friend is taken into custody and Charlotte wants to clear her name. However, this puts Charlotte herself at risk as she finds out the hard way.
This series is a good cozy mystery series. Charlotte and her friend Rebecca are good sleuths. Charlotte's cousin Matthew is a character that readers care about and when his ex comes back to town to try to take away their daughters from him, readers will root for him to win the custody battle. Secondary characters are well developed as well, such as Charlotte's grandparents and the Police Chief Urso. Personally, I love Charlotte's cat Rags, a Ragdoll, since I have three Ragdolls my self.
I have the third book here in the TBR pile. I recommend this series to cozy mystery fans.
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Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
This is the second book in a cozy mystery series set in a cheese shop. This series really makes me regret my lactose intolerance, LOL.
In this book, Charlotte once again dons her amateur detective hat when a local artist is killed at a fundraiser. The niece of Charlotte's friend is taken into custody and Charlotte wants to clear her name. However, this puts Charlotte herself at risk as she finds out the hard way.
This series is a good cozy mystery series. Charlotte and her friend Rebecca are good sleuths. Charlotte's cousin Matthew is a character that readers care about and when his ex comes back to town to try to take away their daughters from him, readers will root for him to win the custody battle. Secondary characters are well developed as well, such as Charlotte's grandparents and the Police Chief Urso. Personally, I love Charlotte's cat Rags, a Ragdoll, since I have three Ragdolls my self.
I have the third book here in the TBR pile. I recommend this series to cozy mystery fans.
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