I hope you are having a good week. Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon, Room for Doubt by Nancy Cole Silverman, The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star by Vaseem Kahn and Dead Storage by Mary Feliz were published today. Lynn Cahoon is the writer of A Tourist Trap Mystery series and A Cat Latimer Mystery series. Lynn Cahoon can be found on Facebook and more details about her books on her website.
Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon is
the ninth book in A Tourist Trap Mystery series. Jill Gardner is packing for a weekend getaway
with her boyfriend, Greg King and his friends.
Greg’s childhood friend, Levi Walker is getting married, and he is holding
a stag party weekend in South Cove at The Castle. Jill is looking forward to enjoying the spa
services and escaping Aunt Jackie’s wedding planning while Greg reconnects with
his friends. On Saturday, the men go on
a boat excursion to “fish” (ingest alcohol) while Jill shows the ladies around
South Cove (it seems that Greg “volunteered” Jill for the task). It gives Jill an opportunity to introduce
herself to newcomer, Vladimir Petrov who opened a Russian collectibles
shop. Early the next morning (around 4
a.m.), Greg and Jill are awakened by Brenda Morgan, manager of The Castle. A dead man has been found in the pool. Greg runs downstairs and discovers it is his
friend, Levi. Because of Greg’s close
connection with the victim, he is not allowed to investigate the crime. Mayor Baylor asks Bakerstown PD to step in. This does not stop Greg and Jill from
conducting their own inquiry into Levi’s murder especially when the detectives
focus on Greg. Could one of Greg’s friends
committed this homicide? Tag along with
Jill on her latest adventure in Killer Party.
Killer Party is easy to read, has
good writing and has a nice steady pace.
Each book in A Tourist Trap Mystery series builds upon the previous
(they are not stand alone books). We get
to know a little more about the characters and see them change/grow. Killer Party focuses more on the cozy element
(food galore, Jill adjusting to living with Greg, Jill out jogging, Emma,
shopping, Toby getting over Sasha, Aunt Jackie planning her wedding, Aunt
Jackie annoying the employees of the coffee shop, Jill spends a lot of time
reading, Jill getting ready for a new class at college, and Aunt Jackie going
to the doctor). It is an easy, breezy
type of book that is perfect to read while lounging by the pool or at the
beach. My rating for Killer Party is 3.5
out of 5 stars. The mystery is made to
seem complex. Unfortunately, I
identified the killer before Levi (I just knew he would end up belly up) turned
up dead in the pool. There are a limited
number of suspects (one really stands out).
The characters in Killer Party seemed grumpy (especially Aunt
Jackie). I liked how Lynn Cahoon found a
way to work Cat Latimer into the story (from Ms. Cahoon’s A Cat Latimer Mystery
series). I believe, though, that Greg
and Jill may be moving too fast. There
are still many details they do not know about each other (they really need to
talk more). Killer Party ends with a
cliffhanger. Readers will have to wait
until the next A Tourist Trap Mystery to find out what is going on with Aunt
Jackie.
For readers who enjoy paranormal mystery novels, Molly Harper's Accidental Sire releases on July 24. I am a fan of the Half-Moon Hollow series and Ms. Harper did not disappoint with Accidental Sire. I will be reviewing Familiar Trouble by Carolyn Haines on Wednesday. May you have a delightful day. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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