Apple Cider Slaying
Paperback, 320 pages
Expected publication: October 29th 2019 by Kensington Publishing Corporation
Goodreads synopsis:
Apples are at the core of the family business run by Winona Mae Montgomery and her Granny Smythe. But this year's crop is unseasonably ripe with murder . . .
ONE ROTTEN APPLE
Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny's beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it's struggling. That's why they're trying to drum up business with the "First Annual Christmas at the Orchard," a good old-fashioned holiday festival with enough delicious draw to satisfy apple-picking locals and cider-loving tourists alike--until the whole endeavor takes a sour turn when the body of Nadine Cooper, Granny's long-time, grudge-holding nemesis, is found lodged in the apple press. Now, with Granny the number one suspect, Winnie is hard-pressed to prove her innocence before the real killer delivers another murder . . .
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4.5 Stars
This is the first book in the A Cider Shop Mystery series by Julie Anne Lindsey.
What a great start to a new cozy series! I think the author did a fantastic job introducing us to this new world and all the citizens of Blossom Valley. In this book like in many others, the main character never does what they are told. And that is why we follow along with them, right? So, when a dead body ends up in the cider tank, the first thing Winnie does is worry whether her cider business will survive this fiasco!
And from there on it was a roller coaster of action with Winnie stumbling over clue after clue and trying to evade Sheriff Wise when she isn’t wondering if he might be a possible love interest. But she has mixed feelings about the police man since she and her Granny are his top suspects! This makes Winnie want to discover the truth even when the Sheriff Wise tells her to stay out of it. She has to prove Granny’s innocence!
I really enjoyed this and look forward to all the new cider stories Julie Anne Lindsey plans for us. If you love cozy mysteries, definitely check this one out!
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.
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