Review & #Giveaway – Bed and Breakfast and Murder by Patti Larsen #cozy @PattiLarsen #4paws
Bed and Breakfast and Murder (Fiona Fleming Cozy Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Patti Larsen Books (January 28, 2017)
Print Length: 189 pages
ASIN: B01N6W3JKN
Synopsis
A Poo Poo Kind of Morning
I tried not to look down the mouth of hell staring back at me from inside the glaringly pristine outer ceramic shell of the white throne, my throat catching, stomach doing half flips and a rather impressive rollover routine that would have gotten at least a 9.5 even from the Russian judges. Instead, I forced myself to smile and swallow and remind myself the elbow length yellow rubber gloves grasping the handle of the standard issue plunger were all that stood between me and Pooageddon.
Suck it up, Fee. Big girl panties and adulting and all that.
“At what point,” I waved the dripping plunger, wincing as droplets of yuck flew, “did I think owning a bed and breakfast was going to be glamorous and romantic?”
Fiona Fleming hasn’t lived in Reading, Vermont in over a decade, her escape from small town living leading her to New York City and a life of adventure. An adventure that has left her with no career, an ex who cheated on her and zero plans for the future. Her grandmother’s death grants her a new chance–inheriting Petunia’s, Iris Fleming’s bed and breakfast, seems like the ideal fresh start. But when Fee finds out ownership of the property Iris willed her might be in question, she’s drawn into the seedy underbelly of the cutest town in America after being singled out as the main suspect in a murder.
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Review
I always love reading new cozy series to see if they can match the mark left by so many authors before them. This series has a good mix of humor and mystery all rolled into one. There is even a little bit of potential romance brewing that I expect will be explored in future books.
The mystery itself – who killed Pete – was a total shocker when the killer was revealed. I catch myself saying this a lot when it is someone totally unexpected – but I did not see that reveal coming! The details fit and explain a lot but I don’t think there were any clues to point me in the direction of this character. I suspected other people, and while they were guilty of other things, murder was not one of them.
I think this series is going to be a hoot and look forward to reading more about Fee and this cozy little town in Vermont. We give it 4 paws up.
About the Author
Patti Larsen is an award-winning author with a passion for the voices in her head. Now with over 80 titles in happy publication, she lives on the East coast with her patient husband and multitude of pets.
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Edye
Love the cover!
Dianne Casey
This is a new author to me. I really enjoyed the description of the books and they sound like a fun read. Looking forward to reading.
Patti Larsen
Thank you so much for having me and for the lovely review 🙂