Well, I have been to some contentious PTA meetings in my time but never one that ends up in murder. Murder at the PTA is the first book in the Maya and Sandra mysteries which I found on Kindle Unlimited. It is different than most of the cozies I read because it has an MC who is a private investigator. Normally my books just have amateur sleuths. This book was alright but wasn't the most engaging of the cozies I have read this year. I think the characters in this book were a bit too edgy for me. But, it is perfect for readers who are looking for an MC that isn't the wholesome, girl next door character. They mystery itself was well written for me it was just about not necessarily liking or warming up to the characters. I think I prefer Lee Hollis' other series about Hayley Powell who is a private chef.
Murder at the PTA by Lee Hollis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
great cozy with strong female leads
Unlike many cozies with amateur female detectives this one has 2 strong women who find themselves working together. They support each other in solving the case but also in helping each other weather some trying personal disappointments. Maya and Sandra make an unexpected pair but watching their friendship and partnership develop is as engaging as the actual mystery. I look forward to reading more about their PI cases together
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Challenge Prompts
The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Goodreads and Reading by the Numbers #ReadingByNumbers2023 Book # 6
- AtoZ #2023AtoZReadingChallenge #AlphabetSoupChallenge M
- Stacking the Series #stackingseries2023 1
- Series Catchup #seriescatchup2023 -1
- Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2023 Book # 6
- Back List Reader #Backlistreader Book # 5
- Cruisin thru Cozies Free choice #1
- Cloak & Dagger #CloakDaggerChal Book #3
- Craving for Cozies Book #3
- Six Shooter Challenge Target # 50 Shot #2
- Medical Examiner Challenge 1 Toe Tags
- 23 in 2023 # 7 A book with a tricycle or other child-related object on the cover
- 52 Book Club #the52bookclub2023 #11 A Book about Secrets
- 52 books in 52 weeks #7 sleuths
- Around the Year in 52 Books #2 A book by an author you read in 2022
- Nerdy Bookworm #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO #49 Read any book from a series
- Bookworm #3 Read a book with a female main character
- BooklistQueen #booklistqueenreadingchallenge2023 #37. Detective Story
- Beat the Backlist #BTB2023 #31 protagonist name starts with “M”
- Cozy Mysteries #10 Main character is different than you
- HP Quidditch 23 #11 Nimbus 2001: Set or written after 2001
- Nerdy Bookworm #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO #49 Read any book from a series
- Nerd Daily #thenerddaily #nerdreading2023 #31 SILVER ON COVER
- PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #31 A book about a family
- Pick your Poison # 77 A book about marriage
- Read with Allison #41 Multiple POVs
- Sci and Nature # 35 That was Sustainably Acquired (library, used, borrowed, etc.):
- Unruly Reader Bingo #19 Electives
- Read Around the US Maine
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