Friday, December 9, 2022

Book Beginnings on Fridays/The Friday 56 - December 9th




This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

It's that simple.





I'm also joining in Book Beginnings on Friday. It's hosted by Rose City Reader


I just started reading this one.  The excerpts are from the E-ARC.







First Chapter

The first rule of life in New Orleans is any time you leave your house not looking your best, you'll run into your nemesis.  You'd think as many times as this has happened to me, I'd know better by now...

From 56% on my e-reader...

She was right - we shouldn't talk about this in front of our Lyft driver.

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Blackmail in the Big Easy turns to cold-blooded murder in this debut cozy mystery perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland.

When the mysterious letter arrives by courier, Valerie Cooper doesn’t know what to make of it. She’s become the beneficiary of her late husband’s estranged uncle’s will—a man she never knew—and inherited a majority partnership in the family’s company, New Orleans Fine Antiques. Valerie knows nothing about antiques, but she decides to learn the business and become an active partner. She’s also got her hands full fending off Collette, a woman who wants to sell the huge old house in the Irish Channel neighborhood Valerie and her husband painstakingly renovated.

Valerie isn’t interested in selling—but when her best friend Lauren, drags her to a costume party for the women’s Mardi Gras club, the Krewe of Athena, she stumbles over Collette’s body, a jeweled dagger sticking out of her chest. In a rush of panic, Valerie recognizes the dagger from her shop—and before she knows it, she’s become murder suspect number one.

Egged on by Lauren, she starts digging into Collette’s business dealings, and the deeper she digs, the dirtier it gets. Now all fingers are pointing at Valerie. In a desperate bid to clear her name, Valerie frantically tries to find who could have gotten hold of the dagger. But among a cadre of guests in full costume, it could be impossible to find the thief—and unmask the real killer.





What do you think?  What are you sharing today?



7 comments:

  1. I did like that opening quote when I read the book.

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  2. Sounds intriguing. I love a mystery. And the cover is very eye-catching!

    Have a great weekend!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    My post:
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/12/09/friday-56-letters-from-father-christmas-by-jrr-tolkien/

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  3. LOL I can totally relate to that beginning! Happy weekend!

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  4. That IS a great 1st sentence - makes you wonder what's going to go wrong.
    Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
    https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/friday-memes-4

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  5. Oh that first sentence is so true! I enjoyed this one though it's a bit inconsistent. I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it.

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