Hello! I hope everyone is having a delightful weekend. The Liverpool Girls by Pam Howes will be released on November 28. It is the latest book in her Liverpool series. The first two books are The Lost Daughter of Liverpool and The Forgotten Family of Liverpool.
Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox is the sixth installment in The Southern Ghost Hunter
Mysteries. Verity Long feels the need to
escape Sugarland, Tennessee after an incident with her ex-fiancé, Beau Wydell
at the soft opening of Southern Spirits.
Ellis Wydell, Verity’s boyfriend, books them on a trip on the Sugarland
Express. Verity is hoping for a break
from mysteries and ghosts while on the trip.
Unfortunately, Frankie (her resident ghost) believes it will be the
perfect romantic getaway for himself and his girl, Molly. Verity soon learns that the train has a dark
history attached to it (and some unwelcome guests in the cabin next door). As the bell rings on the Sugarland Express,
the old ghosts are being called back.
The original train experienced a murder before a bridge collapsed and
plunged the train into the icy river.
Inspector De Clercq (a ghostly detective) is intent on solving the
original crime. It is soon apparent that
the Sugarland Express is following in the original trains footsteps (so to
speak). A woman is found murdered in
compartment 9 in the exact same spot as the original murder. Verity, Ellis and some unlikely allies set
out to catch two killers—one past and one present. Will the train make it back to Sugarland or
will it suffer a similar fate to its predecessor?
Murder on the Sugarland Express
can be read alone. I found the story to
be well-written, have a decent pace and enjoyable to read. I did find, though, there to be some repetition
of details (and a couple of slow spots).
A little fine tuning would not go amiss.
Murder on the Sugarland Express has humor, intrigue, romance, ghosts, a
cute skunk, and plenty of action. I
loved the descriptions of the train (I found out something I never knew about
the caboose). What mystery lover would
not love to take a ride on a replica of a vintage train (especially one with
ghosts and a mystery)? The mysteries
were engaging with great details. I
especially liked two clues on the vintage (1929) murder. I had hoped that the mysteries would be more
challenging. It would delightful to
finally see growth in Virginia and Beau Wydell (it’s about time). Whether it sticks or not remains to be
seen. Readers will be entertained with Frankie’s
hijinks. At the end of the book we get a
hint of what to come in the next book.
I will be featuring The Plot is Murder by V.M. Burns next time. It is the first book in A Mystery Bookshop Mystery series. May each of you have a beautiful day. I am currently reading The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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