Genre: Cozy
Mystery
Description:
“Moorehaven is swarming with guests during summer’s last hurrah, and
Pippa has her hands full at the mystery-author B&B. When her gossip-group
connections inform her that a local construction project has unearthed a
skeleton with a pocketful of Spanish gold, the news spreads, and treasure
hunters flood the beaches. But the skeleton has a more recent connection to the
area than anyone suspected, unearthing a shameful secret that hits far too
close to home.
A marine salvage team rolls into town, seeking the rest of the
treasure. When they hire Pippa’s boyfriend, Lake, to be their pilot, the team’s
pretty spelunker quickly stakes a claim, rousing Pippa’s jealousy. But Pippa’s
been playing tug-of-war over Lake ever since his ex-wife, Mallory Tavish,
became the new acting chief of police.
When a killer’s strike brings tragedy to Moorehaven’s door, Pippa must
rally her friends, family, and mystery-writing guests to catch the murderer before
she loses someone she can’t live without and all the warmth of summer dies with
one last gasp.”
Author:
“USA Today Bestselling Author Morgan Talbot is an outdoorsy girl with
a deep and abiding love for the natural sciences. Her degrees involve English
and jujitsu. She enjoys hiking, camping, and wandering in the woods looking for
the trail to the car, but there isn't enough chocolate on the planet to bribe
her into rock climbing.”
Appraisal:
This is the second cozy mystery in this series and for cozy mystery
fans makes for a good read. The setting, a bed and breakfast that limits its
guests to mystery writers. This means there is never a shortage of amateur
sleuths hanging around to throw their two cents in about the murders that
apparently happen frequently in the fictional Seacrest, a small town on the
beautiful and rugged Oregon Coast where it is located. As with every small
town, there are plenty of rumors, everyone knows (or thinks they know) everyone
else’s business. All of this combines to give our protagonist, Pippa
Winterbourne, plenty of things to check out and ponder, as she tries to find
the guilty parties. Burglars and Blintzes
is an entertaining read that kept me guessing to the end.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 90-95,000 words
1 comment:
Thanks so much for taking the time to review my mystery! You're welcome at Moorehaven anytime.
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