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I am pleased to participate in this book blog tour with Great Escapes, from whom I received the e-book to review. I am trying to be as impartial as possible in my review. This is not a genre that I often read. I chose this book because I thought it might be fun to read about a father and daughter running a B & B and to read something different for a change. It seems to me that it was written in a style suited to a younger audience.
This cozy mystery is part of a series (Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast), but although I have not read any of the previous books in the series, I didn’t feel that I was missing any background information that was pertinent to the story.
The story centers around Rick and his eleven-year-old daughter, Alex. Rick is the owner of a Bed and Breakfast inn, in the small town of Seaside Cove. Alex’s mother has left them, and Rick is sweet on Marquetta, who helps him run the inn.
Point of view alternates by chapters between Rick and Alex. Alex’s chapters mostly consist of her journal entries and are quite short, although she is the real star of the story. She is a wannabe sleuth and also matchmaker and writer. Because of her centrality, the book has a present-day Nancy Drew feel about it that would appeal to young readers around Alex’s age.
A treasure hunting tour boat docks at the harbor. It becomes apparent to the townsfolk that the captain, crew, and passengers are bickering and unhappy. There is a brawl between them, in a restaurant where Rick and Marquetta are dining with friends, and the next day the captain is found dead.
Rick is a friend of the police chief, who asks him to help solve this crime, and Alex can’t be stopped from getting in there and doing her own detective work. She enlists a couple of friends to help her, but she is the one who oversteps the boundaries, venturing into trespassing and danger.
The story-line has several strands running through it. Besides the who-dunnit theme there is some light romance between Rick and Marquetta as well as between an elderly pair staying at the lodge. Alex is actively encouraging these romances.
Alex also interviews several people to gather information for a newspaper article about the treasure-hunters and their ship.
There are some scares when Alex and others are in danger, but I won’t tell you about those or the results of the mystery or romances here. You’ll just have to read it for yourself!
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Publisher: Satori (April 29, 2020)
Print Length: 261 pages
Digital ASIN: B085DC4ZVS
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
May 12 – I’m Into Books – SPOTLIGHT
May 12 – PearlAdaPridham.com – REVIEW
May 13 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW, RECIPE
May 13 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT
May 14 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
May 14 – The Book Decoder – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 15 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
May 15 – Here’s How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT
May 16 – Diane Reviews Books -GUEST POST
May 17 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST
May 18 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 18 – Readeropolis – SPOTLIGHT
May 19 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
May 19 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
May 19 – The Journey Back – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
May 20 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
May 20 – T’s Stuff – SPOTLIGHT
May 21 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
May 22 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
May 22 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT
May 23 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – REVIEW
May 23 – ebook Addicts – SPOTLIGHT
May 24 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST
