This is just a fun cozy mystery series book - doesn’t require deep thought, but is always an entertaining quick read. I get a kick out of the main character, Sadie Kramer. She is a larger than life personality who carries her dog, Coco, with her everywhere she goes - in her handbag. She dresses loud and proud and embraces both her age and her (larger) body. She enjoys a nice glass of wine and shopping wherever she goes. Although she is a boutique owner from San Fransisco, she is often on the road - traveling from California wine country to New Orleans and beyond. And she always encounters a murder in her travels. The writing is good enough that I don’t always guess ‘who dun it’ but even if I do, it does not diminish the pleasure of the read. So if you are looking for a quick and easy read - fun cozy mystery - I recommend this series. The first book in this series is entitled A Flair for Chardonnay.
I have also really enjoyed her Paige MacKenzie mystery series which begins with Above the Bridge. In this series Paige is a newspaper woman who travels to western towns to write human interest or historic stories of interest. This means the books take place in some of my favorite locations including Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, etc. These mysteries are pretty well written and engaging - and definitely highlight the various locales as part of the story. (which I really like) The author even created an entire Christmas story series out of a cafe set in the 2nd book of the mystery series.
For this kind of easy reading cozy mystery series, Deborah Garner is one of my favorites.
I don't usually highlight anything in cozy mysteries, but this line jumped out at me. :D
Calories love company, I always say.
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