Publish Date: February 23rd, 2016
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
This is the first book that I have read by Staci McLaughlin and I really enjoyed this cozy mystery. Murder Most Wholesome is the 5th installment of A Blossom Valley Mystery Series and I had no problem reading this before any of the other books in the series.
The book centers around our main character, Dana, who works in marketing for the O'Connell Organic Farm and Spa in Blossom Valley. Dana accompanies her friend and cook for the Farm and Spa, Zinnia, to the local farmers market to pick up supplies and they run into Zinnia's old flame, Birch. He's back living on the commune that he and Zinnia lived in all those years ago. (wait, there's a commune? It seems like everyone knew about this commune in the area except Dana) Birch and Zinnia haven't seen each other for 20+ years, and when he turns up murdered in her yard the next day, she is heartbroken and understandably unable to go to work. Dana, who lives off of frozen meals, takeout, and lots of other unhealthy snacks, has to step in and prepare the healthy and organic meals. Easy right? Oh, along with doing her regular marketing duties and solving the 'whodunnit'
There are some fun, laugh out loud moments in this book and it kept me turning the pages. I like that the main character isn't involved with someone on the local police as many of the plots of other cozies have. In fact, most of the book centers around Dana and her friends investigating, the police are just in the background. I didn't guess the identity of the murderer right away, there were lots of clues pointing to several suspects. There are lots of fun and quirky characters and I am looking forward to going back to read the others books in this series.
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