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Apple Cider Slaying
A Cider Shop Mystery
by Julie Anne Lindsey
Apple Cider Slaying (A Cider Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Kensington (October 29, 2019)
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1496723473
ISBN-13: 978-1496723475
Digital ASIN: B07NCQPSVW
My Review
In the three years since Winnie’s grandfather passed away, business has been declining. Her Granny Smythe supports her plans to expand the business to keep it open and profitable year round. So, she books several tours for the day the bank official is to come and assess her proposal. After a rocky start, he seems to be coming around, but that all changes when her big reveal ends up being a dead body in the apple press. Turns out the dead woman is someone that Granny Smythe has been at odds with, making her the prime suspect. The business isn’t the only thing in jeopardy now.
I’m a huge fan of cozies. They have such fun titles and cover art. Apple Cider Slaying says fall and the cover is a perfect representation to the story. Including those two adorable kitties, which Winnie adopted.
And they usually have homey settings. The town felt like home. We had a crab apple tree where I grew up. There was nothing I liked more than to climb it and settle on these two branches that made a perfect place to sit and read a book. I suffered many an upset tummy from munching the apples before they were ripe. LOL
And the characters could be your family and neighbors. They are so genuine. Winnie was smart and brave. I thought she was awesome in how she handled the banker. Despite being nervous she really stepped up to the plate. Just like she did when her Granny was suspected of the murder. She dug in and sorted things out while also juggling other issues.
And the mystery kept me guessing. I had two suspects in mind for the murder and didn’t know which one it was until right near the end.
While cozy mysteries usually have a murder to solve, I found myself just as wrapped up in the characters everyday lives. Apple Cider Slaying is a great beginning to a wonderful series and I’d happily read more.
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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 . .
Includes Recipes!
About Author Julie Anne Lindsey
Julie Anne Lindsey is a multi-genre author who writes the stories that keep her up at night. When she’s not creating new worlds and organizing the epic adventures of fictional characters, Julie can be found carpooling her three kids around Northeastern Ohio and plotting with her shamelessly enabling friends. Today, she hopes to make someone smile. One day she plans to change the world. Julie is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Romance Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime.
Author Links: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest
Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – GooglePlay – Indie Bound
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I have to read this one, especially since it takes place in WV!
It was the perfect fall cozy:)
That title and cover!! So much fun!! I will have to add this to my holiday reading list. 🙂
I sure did have fun with this one and I now have a new cozy series to follow:)
I have this one on my list. It looks so good!
The cover sure is fun and so was the story:)
I started this one a few weeks ago but had to put it aside for other books. This sounds really good! I’m definitely going to put this back into my upcoming pile.
I sure had fun with these characters!
I adore when I am wrapped up in characters every day life Laura! It makes the book extra special!
Exactly!
what a bright festive cover. sounds like a good one
sherry @ fundinmental
The perfect fall read:)
This sounds like a fab Christmas read, I’m adding it to my list now 🙂
I’m enjoying several Thanksgiving and Christmas cozies right now:)
Great review! I’m in a funky cozy mood. I only want to read the ones set in England right now. I want unique characters but not too quirky and some of the cozies have gone too far on the quirky for me. I want more focus on the mystery itself.
I’m focusing on Christmas ones right now:)