Blog Tour: Chorus Lines, Caviar, and Corpses by Mary McHugh (Review, Giveaway)

About the Book

First in New Series
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Kensington (November 4, 2014)
ISBN-13: 978-1617733598



Synopsis from Goodreads:

First In A New Series--With Recipes!

There's no pussy-footing around murder . . .

It's never too late to kick up your heels. Just ask Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini--aka the Happy Hoofers. After posting a video of their tap-dancing routine on the Internet, the leggy ladies find themselves booked to perform on a Russian river cruise up the Volga from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

But when murder cuts in, the five fabulous friends find it's not so easy to tap their troubles away. A crew member has been killed, and a passenger is missing. With a killer on board, the Hoofers need to watch their step. But with a little fancy footwork, these soft-shoe sleuths may get a leg up on a killer who's cruising for a bruising. . .

Includes Travel Tips And Tasty Recipes

"A fun book! Travel tips, mystery, and recipes (and oh, are they good). What could be more delicious?" --Carole Bugge, author of Who Killed Blanche DuBois?

My Review

 
Mary McHugh begins a brand new cozy mystery series with the introduction of “The Happy Hoofers”. Who exactly are the Happy Hoofers? They are a group of friends in their fifties who love to tap dance – Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise and Gini. Looking to do some exercising, they learned to tap dance and were soon doing actual performances at local community centers. A Russian cruise ship saw their video on You Tube and hired them to perform. The women happily accepted.

However, this was not the type of cruise their friends all raved about. This one had horrible food with a crew that knows nothing about friendly customer service. It should come as no surprise when a crew member is murdered. The women find themselves trapped on board with a killer.

I loved “The Happy Hoofers” immediately. What a fun group. This mixes some of my favorite things in one book – a cruise ship setting, a group of friends, and a murder mystery. What could be better? This book moved along at a fast pace and had engaging characters – some nicer than others, of course. Add those things to a great setting and it’s off on a wild adventure with a very interesting cast of characters.

I’m very excited to see that there is another book in this series and this time the women are off to Spain. I’m looking forward to reading all about it, but we have to wait until March 2015.

FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review for this blog tour. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.

About the Author

Mary McHugh graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in English Literature and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She is the author of nineteen nonfiction books and two novels. She was a contributing editor for Cosmopolitan, an articles editor at Woman’s World, Travel Holiday, and Bridal Guide, and has written articles for The New York Times, Good Housekeeping and Family Circle.

She loves to tap dance and to travel -two passions that inspired her to write the Happy Hoofers series.

She lives in the New York area. Visit her at http://marymchugh.org/index.html

Author Links
WebPage: http://marymchugh.org/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.mchugh.77

Purchase Links
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Tour Participants
November 4 – Melina’s Book Blog – Review, Giveaway
November 5 – Shelley’s Book Case – Review, Giveaway
November 6 – Socrates’ Book Reviews – Review, Giveaway
November 7 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Interview
November 8 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – Review, Guest Post, Giveaway
November 9 – Girl Lost In a Book – Review, Giveaway
November 10 – Tea and A Book – Review, Guest Post , Giveaway
November 11 – Griperang’s Bookmarks – Review
November 12 – Kelly P’s Blog – Guest Post
November 13 – Brooke Blogs – Review, Interview, Giveaway

BOOK GIVEAWAY!!!!

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