Happy Wednesday evening! I hope all of you had a good day. I had to help my Mother with her Kindle again today. She got a Kindle Fire 10 a few months ago, and she is slowly (so very slowly) learning how to use it. Today she found herself in the audible online store (she had no clue how she ended up there) and wanted to get back to her book. I again showed her how to get home (it is a little circle at the bottom of the screen). But then she could not remember what book she is reading! She claimed she had been reading it on her Kindle. After further questioning, I discover she had been reading a book, just not on this Kindle. Once I figured that out, I was able to download her book, and get her back to reading. Whew! I wonder what she will do tomorrow (maybe I should not have mentioned she could listen to music on it)!
Marriage, Monsters-in-Law and Murder by Sara Rosett is the ninth book in An Ellie Avery Mystery series. Ellie’s sister-in-law, Summer is getting
married to Brian Abernathy. Their
wedding will be a four day (wow) event on Camden Island (a barrier island off Georgia)
at the Camden Island Resort. Everything
is set up, but Summer could assistance with the last minute details and the
handling of things on the island (and keeping Brian’s mother, Yvonne and his
stepmother, Patricia apart). Ellie, an
organizer by profession, has agreed to help her (could be a new venture for her
business). It looks like it will be a
beautiful weekend and then Graham Murphy, the groom’s cousin arrives with Julia
Banning. Julia and Brian (the groom) dated for a time. Julia then became obsessed with Brian (very
stalkerish). Shortly after arriving on the island,
incidents begin happening to Summer. First
she is attacked with a paintball gun (very painful) and then her “Bride” shirt is
discovered to have been laced with ivy resulting in a terrible rash (which goes
great with the bruises from the paintball gun pellets). They suspect Julia, but no one has caught her
in the act. Then there is an incident
with the golf cart. The photographer,
Ned Blackson needed to return to the resort and borrowed the bride and groom’s
golf cart (it was decorated just for them).
On the way to the resort it flips over and Ned dies instantly. What if Summer and Brian had been in the golf
cart? Detective Redding is assigned the
case and he needs to work quickly. After
four days all the suspects will disappear.
Things are pointing to Julia until she is injured and in a coma. Who is behind these attacks? Ellie is determined to find the culprit so
Summer can have her wedding. Will she
succeed before the killer strikes again?
Marriage, Monsters-in-Law and Murder was a good cozy mystery. I liked
the characters, the pace, and the mystery as well as the lovely setting. It had
humor but it was not over-the-top (it was just right). The author provided good clues for the reader
to follow. The mystery will really have
you thinking and analyzing the clues to find the killer. My favorite character was Ellie’s daughter,
Livvy. She reminded me of myself at that
age (she takes a book or two with her wherever she goes). I give Marriage, Monsters-in-Law and Murder
4.5 out of 5 stars (I more than liked it).
I downgraded a little because I was able to solve the mystery early in
the book. You can read this book without
having enjoyed the previous novels in the series (like me). I had only read the first couple of books in
this series. It does not hinder your
enjoyment of the novel in any way. I
will definitely be reading more books in An Ellie Avery Mystery series.
Moving is Murder is the first book in An Ellie Avery Mystery series and currently it is $1.99 on Amazon. You can follow Sara Rosett on Amazon and Facebook. I received a complimentary copy of the novel in exchange for
an honest evaluation of the book.
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