Review – Poison by Punctuation by Kelley Kaye @kelkay1202 #cozy #mystery

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Poison by Punctuation (Chalkboard Outlines)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Red Adept Publishing, LLC (April 24, 2018)
Print Length: 243 pages

Synopsis

High school teacher Emma Lovett is finally recovering from her first year of teaching when she discovers another dead body. As if that wasn’t bad enough, this time, someone has killed a student, Kisten Hollis.

Emma and her best friend, Leslie, are desperate to solve this murder. But suspects abound. The perpetrator could be a teacher, an administrator, a member of Kisten’s zealous church community, or even another student.

Emma must juggle her teaching responsibilities, her new romance with handsome Hunter Wells, and interest from a hunky second suitor, all while searching for evidence to bring a killer to justice before someone else dies.

Review

What a fun follow up to the first in this series.  I am really enjoying the antics of Emma and Leslie and what they will go through to solve a murder.  They remind me of Nancy Drew with their sleuthing and finding themselves on the edge of getting into more trouble than they had planned.  In this book, there are a few times where the case and their efforts to solve the murder puts a small strain on their friendship but I also think it is Leslie overreacting in some situations.

The mystery portion is well written because I did not suspect the killer at all!  I didn’t have anyone in mind and looking back I remember a few vague clues that might have pointed me in the right direction but there is nothing that really points to this character.

I enjoyed the different plot lines throughout the story and how everything came together in the end and made sense.  There is some good news and bad news when the dust settles but it really brings out some discussion on some important topics like adoption.

It wouldn’t be a book without some romance between Emma and Hunter and they are able to take their relationship a step further.  However, Dr. Will has his eyes on Emma and while he knows she is taken that doesn’t stop him from being interested in her and sharing those thoughts with her.  Will she stay with Hunter or will Will have a shot?

We give this 4 paws up and really enjoy this series!

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About the Author

“Kelley Kaye” taught High School English and Drama since 1992 in California, then Colorado and now Cali again, but her love for storytelling dates back to creating captions in her high school yearbook. Maybe back to the tales she created for her Barbie and Ken—whatever the case, the love’s been around a long time. She’s married to an amazing man who cooks for her, and they have two funny and wonderful sons.

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1 Comment

  1. Kelley

    Thanks for continuing with Emma and Leslie’s adventures, Storeybook Reviews! You are appreciated…🤗. Kelley Kaye

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