Review & #Giveaway – Death in Advertising by Laura Bradford #cozy #MysteryMonday @bradfordauthor #5paws
Death in Advertising (A Tobi Tobias Mystery)
1st in Series
Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Lyrical Underground (February 7, 2017)
Approximately 300 PAGES
ASIN: B01FBZXSFW
Synopsis
When Tobi Tobias decided to open her own ad agency, having to moonlight in a pet shop wasn’t part of her vision . . . of course, neither was murder.
Sometimes when opportunity knocks, the door you open leads to a closet. That’s certainly the case for Tobi, whose weekends spent cleaning cages in her best friend’s pet shop may soon be over. She’s just landed her first big break—Zander Closet Company needs a catchy campaign slogan ASAP, and Tobi thinks she’s got the right hook to knock ’em dead: “When we’re done, even your skeletons will have a place.”
But when a real dead body topples out of a showcase closet, she’s about to discover there is such a thing as bad publicity. To save her fledgling business and not get killed by the competition, Tobi takes on a new pet project: solving the murder. But with a stressed-out parrot as the only witness to the crime, Tobi will really have to wing it to put the cagey killer behind bars.
Review
A fun start to a new cozy series! It combines mystery, a variety of character personalities and even a budding romance.
For me this book was a fast read, it hooked it and kept me wondering how the story was going to end and would I figure out who the killer was before he/she was revealed? The answer to that last question is no BUT I think there was a clue that I read and didn’t tie to the murder. I will say it was quite the shocker but not too surprising considering how everything unfolded. I did figure out part of the story line and how Tobi was going to figure it out.
I liked that Tobi didn’t put herself in harms way getting the killer to reveal themselves (or being in the wrong place at the wrong time). Sometimes I wonder about cozy protagonists and why they put themselves in harms way!
I like the budding romance of Tobi and Andy. He seems like a really down to earth guy and just what Tobi needs right now.
Grandpa Stu is a hoot, hope to see him often in future books!
We give this 5 paws up.
About the Author
While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house more than thirty years ago, Laura Bradford (a.k.a. Elizabeth Lynn Casey) fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do anything else.
Today, Laura is the national bestselling author of the Amish Mysteries, the Jenkins & Burns Mysteries, and the Southern Sewing Circle Mysteries (written as Elizabeth Lynn Casey). A new cozy mystery series will be added to the mix in 2016 with the release of The Emergency Dessert Squad Mysteries. Laura is a former Agatha nominee and the recipient of an RT Reviewer’s Choice Award in romance. In her free time, Laura enjoys making memories with her family, traveling, baking, and visiting the sea lions at the Central Park Zoo.
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Dianne Casey
“Death in Advertising” sounds like a great start to a new series. Can’t wait to read.
Celia Fowler
I enjoyed the review and would love to read Death in Advertising. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Kathleen Kendler
New series to me. Thank-you for the opportunity.
Jayme
Loved this book.. the story was great, lots of surprises and I didn’t guess the killer until right before it was revealed.
Grandpa Stu was hilarious and I hope he pops up in more books.
Laura Bradford
Thank you for the wonderful review of DEATH IN ADVERTISING. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Pamela Woodfield
Great review. Definitely one new series I want to read.