Hippie Wagon Homicide (Twister Sisters Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Small farming/tourist town in the Missouri Ozarks
Wings of Ink Publications, LLC (February 1, 2022)
Synopsis
Cordelia Davis lives with no regrets, despite her life changing drastically a half century ago when a tornado altered the destiny of the little Ozark town of Willow Lane. The town grew back stronger and more beautiful, and Cordelia, her sister, Pamela, and her best friend, Wanda, built a life to treasure.
As Willow Lane honors the memory of those lost and celebrates all that has been achieved, tragedy refuses to remain in the past. News of murder rocks the pastoral countryside when Cordelia discovers a body on her farm, beneath her beloved willow tree. And while the police make an immediate arrest, Cordelia finds herself untangling a web of lies and long-ago secrets.
With suspects in every nook of her cozy town—and an old flame knocking on her door—it will take all Cordelia’s tenacity to face the past and to weather the mysteries of Willow Lane.
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Guest Post
Whether a beachside resort, Colorado mountain town, or English village, the setting of a cozy mystery can be as important and dynamic as the human characters themselves. In my brand-new Twister Sister series, you’ll get to explore the town of Willow Lane. A charming historical farming community in the Ozarks.
While two of the main characters in the first book, Hippy Wagon Homicide, live on farms, don’t worry, you’re not inundated by details of growing wheat, worries of drought, or tractors breaking down. (However, I can’t promise a tractor won’t ever be involved in one of the murders in the Twisted Sister series. Hmmm….) You will get all the cute and charming animals who live on a farm, and I’m sure your two favorites will be Cordelia’s canine best friend, a chow named Ursa, and a rather ridiculous goat named Breakfast. But thanks to Cordelia, Pamela, and Wanda’s casserole delivery business, Twister Sisters, you’ll spend plenty of time in Willow Lane itself, with its Americana town square of sloping lawns, gigantic trees, freshwater spring, and old-time bandstand. Then visit the charming shops, bakeries, diners, and tourist attractions where locals spend their lives and make their living. From farmhouses, to glamorous mansions on the ritzy side of town, there’s something wonderful, beautiful, and mysterious, no matter which part of the map of Willow Lane you choose to explore first.
Your guide on this murderous adventure will be Cordelia Davis, and there’s no one better help you through it as she’s has spent every one of her sixty-six years as a resident. In fact, she is descended from the town founders and the discoverers of the spring, which at the turn of the 20th century was believed to bring health, wealth, and twins. She can show you the willow tree where she received the first kiss from her true love when she was sixteen as its branches dangled into the water, hiding them from view. She’ll guide you to the underground tunnels that run under the park that serve both as a shelter and possible intrigue. She’ll be able to point out exactly where the tornado that tore through Willow Lane fifty years ago cut through farmland, ripped out houses, and flattened the downtown–leaving only the bandstand and one row of historical buildings intact. More importantly, she’ll be able to point out every beautiful, complicated, and sometimes delicious detail that shows how the very tragedy that nearly ended her beloved town all those years ago only served to make it grow back stronger, with a focus on equity and fairness, beauty and charm, comfort and family.
The one thing she can’t show you, what she would never even dream of being a possibility, is how that tornado five decades ago and the events that happened during its twisting tour through Willow Lane, will come back and prove the adage “revenge is best served cold” is accurate. Luckily for you, Cordelia is as smart, brave, and strong as she is exceptional at casseroles, knitting, and friendship. You’ll get to accompany her as she unravels mysteries, gets justice for the wronged, and makes Willow Lane an even more spectacular place than anyone ever dreamed it could be.
She can’t wait to take your hand and lead you on this first adventure in the Hippie Wagon Homicide.
About the Author
Reading the Cozy Corgi series is pretty much all you need to know about Mildred. In real life, she’s obsessed with everything she writes about: Corgis, Books, Cozy Mountain Towns, and Baked Goods. She’s not obsessed with murder, however. At least not at her own hands (nor paid for… no contract killing here). But since childhood, starting with Nancy Drew, trying to figure out who-dun-it has played a formative role in her personality. Having Fred and Watson stroll into her mind was a touch of kismet.
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