About the Book
Cozy Mystery
6th in A Tourist Trap Mystery Series
Publisher: Lyrical Underground (February 2, 2016)
Paperback: 198 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1601834201
E-Book ASIN: B00XSVSCHQ
Synopsis from Goodreads...
The food truck craze has reached the charming coastal town of South Cove, California, but before Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More—can sample the eats, she has to shift gears and put the brakes on a killer . . .
Now that Kacey Austin has got her new gluten-free dessert truck up and running, there’s no curbing her enthusiasm—not even when someone vandalizes the vehicle and steals her recipes. But when Kacey turns up dead on the beach and Jill’s best friend Sadie becomes the prime suspect, Jill needs to step on it to serve the real killer some just desserts.
My Review
Jill Gardner owns the Coffee, Books, and More shop in the small town of South Cove, California and she plans to expand her business to owning a food truck. Unfortunately for her, she loses a bid for a food truck to Kacey Austin. Kacey is turning the food truck into a gluten-free dessert truck – something Jill just can’t compete with.
Jill’s good friend Sadie has just been dumped by her boyfriend. To her shock, he happens to be Kacey’s husband. Sadie had no clue the man was even married. Now she finds out he’s been using her for her recipes which he gave to Kacey. Even more shocking, Kacey turns up dead and sweet Sadie is the number one suspect. Jill is determined to prove her friend’s innocence.
I love this series more with each book. This is another fun visit to South Cove. I feel like I live there myself. It’s so quaint, well…except for the murders that keep happening there. LOL
I was totally absorbed in the book. The story isn’t very complex, easy to follow and moves along at a steady pace. I wasn’t particularly shocked at who the killer turned out to be but that’s fine. I enjoyed getting to the end.
This mystery is self-contained and you don’t really need to read the whole series. However, I think it’s more enjoyable to start with book number one so you can get to know all the characters as well as I did.
Can’t wait for the next installment in this series.
For reading challenges:
Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge 2016
Craving for the Cozies Reading Challenge 2016
Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2016
2016 NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge
FTC Disclosure: The author and NetGalley 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
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Lynn Cahoon is an Idaho native. If you’d visit the town where she grew up, you’d understand why her mysteries and romance novels focus around the depth and experience of small town life. Currently, she’s living in a small historic town on the banks of the Mississippi river where her imagination tends to wander. She lives with her husband and two fur babies.
Author Links
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Website – http://lynncahoon.com/
Amazon Author Page – http://www.amazon.com/Lynn-Cahoon/e/B0082PWOAO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
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I am looking forward to visiting South Cove again! It's a really good series.
ReplyDeleteI love that cover and want to read it for that reason alone. LOL Your review makes me want to pick them all up. Great job. :-)
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That looks good. The cover reminds me of Scooby Doo. :)
ReplyDeleteThe more I read about the book, the more I want to read the book itself!
ReplyDeleteHippie van :D
ReplyDeleteI love this series!!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree about this series getting stronger! I really enjoyed this one as well. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI love cozies for the very reason that their not too heavy. I can relax and just have fun.
ReplyDeleteI haven't begun reading this series yet, and would love to start with this one - the great cover art, including the cool 60's VW-type van!
ReplyDeleteCoffee and books, what more could you want? But the gluten-free food truck intrigues me since my granddaughter needs gluten free. Thanks for another great review that has me putting a series on my TBR!
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying this series, too!
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