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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Apple Pie with a Side of Murder

 Apple Pie with a Side of Murder is the 3rd Daley Buzz series by Meredith Potts.  I am reading these mysteries as part of a giant compilation of 32 books from Kindle Unlimited.  These mysteries are a bit shorter in length than many of the cozies I read and thus I found myself reading several in quick succession.  Each of the books has a sweet that makes a regular appearance in the story as Sabrina's family owns a coffee shop with a dessert counter and thus is the title of that book.  

This book focuses on Sabrina and her boyfriend, David investigating a murder of a chef with whom they have an acquaintanceship prior to her death.  This leads to a high level of emotional involvement in the investigation as well as a familiarity with many of the suspects.  Intertwined with this murder is an ongoing suspicion about a secret society meeting in Treasure Cove.  The known members of the group keep appearing as suspects in the murders.  


Apple Pie with a Side of MurderApple Pie with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I like the main characters in the story, Sabrina, the curious amateur sleuth and her boyfriend, police detective, David Carlson. The mystery itself was engaging and had lots of suspects. What I didn’t care for was the dialogue when they were interviewing the suspects. It felt very repetitive but then maybe that’s how real police interviews would sound. It just got a bit monotonous for a bit.
Overall I like the series and plan to continue working my way through the compilation I have from Kindle Unlimited
I do like the thread of an ongoing mystery that runs over from story to story. It reminds me of tv detective shows and keeps you coming back for more

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

  1. Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2022  Series: 15  Book #1
  2. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022   Book #28
  3. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #18
  4. Cruisin thru Cozies  Free choice #13
  5. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #27
  6. Craving for Cozies  Book #26
  7. Medical Examiner Challenge 1 Toe Tags
  8. Beachcomber Challenge  
    • Crime Scene- kitchen
    • Weapon- knife
    • Detectives- Sabrina Daley
    • Victims- 
  9. Six Shooter Challenge  Target # 25 Shot #3
  10. Bookworm #13 Read a book published 5 years ago
  11. BooklistQueen  #booklistqueenreadingchallenge2022  #32 Two Books by the Same Author
  12. Nancy Drew #34. The Hidden Window Mystery (1956) - read a book with a window on the cover
  13. OWLS 22  #28 Death Eaters: A book with a dark cover
  14. Pick your Poison #9 a book with a mug or cup on the cover
  15. 52 books in 52 weeks  #4 Solve a Riddle

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