A Very Mummy Holiday (Tourist Trap Mysteries #10) by Lynn Cahoon

A Very Mummy Holiday

(Tourist Trap Mysteries #10)

by Lynn Cahoon

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: October 29th 2019 by Lyrical Underground

Goodreads synopsis:

Jill Gardner has left her book-and-coffee shop behind to spend Thanksgiving week in coastal Oregon with her cop boyfriend, her golden retriever Emma, and a crowd of friends and family. But before the feast can start, foul play interrupts their vacation . . .

The rented house was supposed to be a relaxing getaway. But Jill and her companions feel a sense of danger instead. First, they learn that their hosts’ son had a fiancée, but her disappearance remains unexplained—and then they meet some menacing members of a local trail-riding club. When one of Jill and Greg’s friends finds human remains amid the dunes—with a diamond ring around one mummified finger—things start heating up fast, and they’ll be thankful just to survive through the long weekend . . .

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4 Stars

This is a novella in the Tourist Trap mystery series by Lynn Cahoon. She numbers her books in order no matter if it is novella or novel. This is book ten in the series.

I was really hoping this was going to be a full novel. No such luck. I am not certain when the next full length story will surface. I am still waiting patiently. Thank goodness for these novellas! They make the wait not so trying.

This book features Jill Gardner and her cop boyfriend, Greg along with some newer characters from the previous few books. They are not ones you may easily remember so maybe go back and check out the last few books to brush up on the backstory if you need to. They are on vacation with this couple. Jill is trying to make friends but would rather stay in her hidey-hole and read. Greg forces her to get out and socialize. During one of their outings, they stumble across a dead body in the sand after a rather nasty storm had shifted the ground revealing the body of a woman.

I wish this book had been a bit longer. I really felt like this needed a bit more development. I was just starting to get into the story and then it was over. I never really had a handle on who some of the main characters were from the area where they were vacationing. Sometimes I really need that backstory in my mind to understand all the motivations and who might have wanted the person dead.

This is still one of my favorite cozy mystery series! I will always pick up a new title no matter if it is novella or novel. I just can’t get enough! I hope Jill is back in her normal setting at Coffee, Books and More in the next installment. I am missing my South Cove regulars!

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.