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I picked up the next two in The Oyster Cove Guesthouse series from NetGalley.
A Whisker In The Dark by Leighann Dobbs Series: Oyster Cove Guesthouse #2
on July 31, 2019
Source: NetGalley
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 233
Format: eARC
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Discovering the 300-year-old skeleton of shipping tycoon Jedediah Biddeford in the ballroom wall is a big old hassle for Josie Waters, owner of the Oyster Cove Guesthouse. Especially when Biddeford’s descendants turn up, certain that a family legend about treasure buried nearby must be true.
Josie is too busy dreaming up the perfect cake for the Oyster Cove’s 250th anniversary celebration to worry about the Biddeford family – plus half the town – digging up her yard... until one of her guests is murdered in the guesthouse garden.
With worries that her guesthouse will get a reputation for being the kind of place you only leave in a body bag, Josie must put her detective skills to work to find the killer. Lucky for her, Nero and Marlowe and their gang of cat sleuths are also on the case.
From the old wharf, to the town common, to the guesthouse itself with its many nooks and crannies, the cats are sure to sniff out the killer… but can they help Josie stop the person behind the mysterious murder before they strike again?
A Purrfect Alibi by Leighann Dobbs Series: Oyster Cove Guesthouse #3
Published by Bookouture on September 18, 2019
Source: NetGalley
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 219
Format: eARC
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Fortune tellers and mediums have descended on the Oyster Cove Guesthouse, determined to solve the mystery of local seafarer Jedediah Biddeford’s murder 300 years ago... especially if it leads them to the treasure he buried on the guesthouse grounds. New owner Josie Waters has suddenly got bigger problems than burning the breakfasts: she’s up to her elbows in tarot cards and tea leaves…
When one of the mediums is found dead with an ominous note nearby, everything points to Jedediah’s ghost being the culprit. Suddenly, Josie finds that the fate of her guesthouse depends on not one murder but two, and she’s not going to rely on a crystal ball for answers. Despite the fact that cookbooks and candlesticks keep mysteriously falling off tables, Josie is sure there’s no such thing as ghosts. But guesthouse cats Nero and Marlowe know better…
Aided by her mom and eccentric family friend Millie, Josie sets out to prove the identity of the killer without summoning any spirits. Luckily Nero and Marlowe know the truth about ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night and they are on the case! Can they make Josie realize she is scratching up the wrong tree before the killer strikes again?
Two nice books.
They should be fun, light mysteries.
Leighann Dobbs is an author I’d like to read. Love the cozy covers and the cat characters.
Happy Reading!
I’ve really enjoyed the mysteries of hers I’ve read. They’re fun and light and just enjoyable.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a cozy mystery, but this series looks like an interesting one!
It’s fun and a little different than the cozies I normally read.