Today I'm participating in the Bookmarked for Murder Blog Tour. In this post you'll find book and
author information along with my review. And be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a Kindle copy of the book.
About the book . . .
About the book . . .
Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Kensington (November 26, 2019)
Paperback: 256 pages
5th in Series
Kensington (November 26, 2019)
Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1496718313
ISBN-13: 978-1496718310
Digital ASIN: B07P9MR138
ISBN-13: 978-1496718310
Digital ASIN: B07P9MR138
Synopsis . . . Amateur sleuth Samantha Washington's shopping trip to Chicago takes a deadly detour when a man is murdered on her bus . . .
After some post-Christmas retail therapy in the Windy City, mystery bookshop owner and historical whodunit novelist Sam Washington is returning home to North Harbor, Michigan, on a chartered bus. With Nana Jo and her gal pals Irma, Dorothy, and Ruby Mae from Shady Acres Retirement Village along for the ride, it’s a lively trip. But one passenger is not so lively—a gentleman Irma befriended is found dead in his seat after an unscheduled stop. The ladies immediately shift gears to find out who punched his ticket, while Sam slips into the driver’s seat to make sure Nana Jo and her crew steer clear of fatal conclusions . . .
My review . . . Murder seems to find bookstore owner and aspiring author Sam Washington wherever she goes. In the latest installment of the Mystery Bookshop series, Sam, Nana Jo, and their tight-knit group of friends from Shady Acres Retirement Village are returning from a shopping trip to Chicago when one of the bus passengers, an author who has snuggled up to the flirty Irma, is found dead in his seat. When the death is ruled a homicide, the bus driver and all other passengers are under suspicion. Who killed Max Franck and why? And as Sam, Nana Jo, and their band of sleuthing seniors attempt to answer these questions, danger strikes even closer to home as a second murder victim—Shady Acres resident Sarah Jane Howard—is discovered. Are the murders connected?
The feisty seniors turn up all sorts of helpful information through their small-town network, but it is up to Sam to make sense of it all. Sam turns to her tried and true method of writing to help her process the clues and her own thoughts about the crimes. As she develops the story line of her latest British historical cozy, her theory on the current murder investigation crystallizes. Will Sam be able to identify the killer before further harm befalls the residents of Shady Acres?
In the Mystery Bookshop series, Burns has created an inviting bookstore setting and cast of endearing family and neighbors who are devoted to each other through thick and thin. Their gregarious personalities and laugh-out loud antics add to the overall enjoyment of the reading experience.
Giveaway . . . Enter the Bookmarked for Murder Giveaway of a $20 Amazon Gift Card by using this link.
About the author . . .
V.M. Burns was born in
Northwestern Indiana and spent many years in Southwestern Michigan on
the Lake Michigan shoreline. She is a lover of dogs, British historic
cozies, and scones with clotted cream. After many years in the Midwest,
she went in search of milder winters and currently lives in
Eastern Tennessee with her poodles. Her debut novel, The Plot is Murder
was nominated for a 2017 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Valerie is a
member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers,
and a lifetime member of Sisters in Crime. Readers can learn more by
visiting her website at vmburns.com
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