Weekend Book Reviews

S'More Murders by Maya Corrigan is the fifth book in the Five Ingredient Mystery series.  Val keeps busy running the fitness club cafe and helping her grandfather with his cookbook.  To earn extra money she adds caterer to her resume.  She takes a job recreating the final menu from the Titanic for a murder mystery dinner party aboard a yacht.  When the host disappears and is later found dead, Val is in the midst of a real murder mystery.  Val and her grandfather are a great pair, and the mystery kept me guessing until the end.  This is a wonderful, well-written series.  While this book can be read on its own, I highly recommend the other books. 

The second book in the Cat Cafe Mystery series by Cate Conte is Purrder She Wrote.  Maddie and her grandfather are excited for the opening day of their cat cafe.  Things seem to be going well until one of her volunteers gets into a shouting match with a wealthy visitor who wants a cat right then.  When this wealthy woman is later found murdered, the volunteer is the main suspect.  Maddie jumps in to solve the mystery to exonerate her volunteer and save the cafe's reputation.  I enjoy the idea of a cat cafe in a small town.  This book had quite a bit going on.  Some things were resolved, and the rest I expect will carry over to future books. 

Death Over Easy by Maddie Day is the fifth book in the Country Store Mystery series.  Robbie's country store and cafe are a big hit.  She opens her small bed and breakfast just in time for the annual bluegrass festival.  Two of her first guests are her dad and her stepmother.  When a performer is found murdered, her family members are among the many suspects.  After a second body is found, Robbie wonders if there could be more than one killer.  This particular book focused on the bluegrass festival.  Robbie is a strong cozy mystery heroine who spends more time in her business than most.  The mystery kept me going from one suspect to the next.  I look forward to the next book in the series.

disclosure: I received these e-books through NetGalley and the publishers but was not otherwise compensated for these reviews.  All opinions are my own!