This is the first book in the Cozy Capers Book Group series by Maddie Day. I have read some of her Country Store series and really enjoyed them so I thought I would try this series as well.
This book as the name implies is set in Cape Cod. It was fun to learn about the region that I have not visited. Day explains the geography of the area and gives vivid descriptions of the landscape that make it easy to visualize the town and scenery.
The story itself is very well written, with Mac, the female MC trying to determine who killed the local handyman that she inadvertently stumbled over in the fog. The unique characteristic of this book is how Mac and her fellow detectives, from her Cozy mystery group, continually reference how things would be done in the books they read. The mystery feels almost like a biography of the genre. There are also lots of references to cozy series and writers in the book which makes for fun connections to the characters.
The mystery is well written with clues and red herrings mixed into the story. There is no true indication of the guilty party until the conclusion of the story. The author does a wonderful job of creating several plausible guilty parties. This includes making the reader unsure if the party Mac is looking to clear of wrongdoing is, in fact actually guilty.
I intend to continue reading this series along with the other Day has written.
Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a very enjoyable mystery. I liked how the story basically mimicked a typical cozy while having the characters compare their activities to cozy mysteries. It was enjoyable to read about the Cape. mac’s relationship with her parrot Belle adds a bright spot and humor. It was fun to have a mystery that wasn’t about cats or dogs.
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- Row 2
- Knife
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