Do you like to read holiday themed books? I read this delightful collection of Easter
mysteries in the week leading up to Easter.
I’m trying to catch up on my reviews and am just now posting my review
on the third Sunday of Easter. At least
I’m still in the Easter season?
This book had three easter mystery themed novellas in
it. I loved their short length. It kept the action moving without getting
bored. I enjoyed all three stories, and
they were a perfect read in the week before Easter. The stories were as follows:
Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier
Tinker Cove’s chamber of commerce has put together an
Easter themed promotion to help local businesses. If you get stamps from all of the businesses
on a card, you have a chance to win a fabulous Easter basket which contains a one-of-a-kind
Easter egg by a famous and reclusive artist.
When the egg is stolen, and a murder occurs, will reporter Lucy Stone be
able to crack the case?
Death by Easter Egg by Leslie Hollis
After the Easter bunny is found dead after eating a
peanut butter egg that he is allergic to from her grandson’s easter basket, Hayley
Powell is determined to clear her young grandson’s name. Will she discover who really murdered the
Easter bunny and why?
Hopped Along by Barbara Ross
On a remote island in Maine, Julie Snowden has been
rehabbing a mansion that will soon open as a resort. She is startled to find a dead body in the
garden, that soon disappears. Is this an
April Fool’s Day joke or is something else afoot?
I enjoyed all three stories equally, which is rare to
find in a collection. They were all
amusing mysteries that caused me to laugh out loud at times. They also made me
feel old when I realized that Hayley Powell, the grandmother detective in Death
by Easter Egg is my age. My oldest is
just graduating from high school and I hadn’t thought of myself in a
grandmotherly way yet. The mystery plot
in all three novellas was interesting and had great conclusions. I loved the three main heroines. I have not read any of these authors before,
but I think I need to investigate more cozy mysteries by all three as I enjoyed
these so much.
Overall, Easter Basket Murder is a great collection of
Easter themed cozy mystery novellas that I highly recommend if you are looking
for a holiday read and intriguing cozy mysteries.
Book Source: Review copy from NetGalley. Thank-you! Opinions expressed in this review are
completely my own.
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