Courtin' Disaster
(2024)(Book 24 in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series)
A novel by Cindy Davis
Can a yellow throat toucan, and lyrics from Neil Diamond songs, help Bliss solve the murder of a local woman competing in the annual fishing derby?
The phone rings at the crack of dawn. Life for Bliss, Whitney, and Hannah shoots rapidly out of control. First, the only fisherman at the derby is found in her ex-husband’s BBQ smoker. Even though Lucy’s less-than-sparkling personality offers up a truly diverse group of suspects, her on-again-off-again relationship with the ex makes him the leading suspect. But was it possible for the 120-pounds-soaking-wet man to lift the muscular woman alone?
Next, another murder—also a tournament competitor, and VP at the bank. As far as Bliss knows, the two people’s lives never crossed. Is it a coincidence they both die of an insulin overdose? Strange that each of their spouses are diabetics.
A visit in the form of Whitney’s deceased exe’s brother drops another snag in the day. Nobody “just passes” through Magnolia Bluff, Texas. What’s behind Matt’s sudden appearance and persistent demands for money?
As the girls decode clues brought by Diablo the toucan, a Tibetan monk arrives to perform a ceremony to transition Merrick’s ghost from the general store to the girls’ home. Unfortunately, Matt’s interference sends Merrick’s spirit shooting into the ether. Can they get him back, or is he lost forever?
Genre: Cozy Mystery
The phone rings at the crack of dawn. Life for Bliss, Whitney, and Hannah shoots rapidly out of control. First, the only fisherman at the derby is found in her ex-husband’s BBQ smoker. Even though Lucy’s less-than-sparkling personality offers up a truly diverse group of suspects, her on-again-off-again relationship with the ex makes him the leading suspect. But was it possible for the 120-pounds-soaking-wet man to lift the muscular woman alone?
Next, another murder—also a tournament competitor, and VP at the bank. As far as Bliss knows, the two people’s lives never crossed. Is it a coincidence they both die of an insulin overdose? Strange that each of their spouses are diabetics.
A visit in the form of Whitney’s deceased exe’s brother drops another snag in the day. Nobody “just passes” through Magnolia Bluff, Texas. What’s behind Matt’s sudden appearance and persistent demands for money?
As the girls decode clues brought by Diablo the toucan, a Tibetan monk arrives to perform a ceremony to transition Merrick’s ghost from the general store to the girls’ home. Unfortunately, Matt’s interference sends Merrick’s spirit shooting into the ether. Can they get him back, or is he lost forever?
Genre: Cozy Mystery