The Body In The Wetlands by Judi Lynn ~ My Cozy Review

Posted: April 24, 2019 in Cozy Mystery, reviews
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The Body In The Wetlands

A Jazzi Zanders Mystery

by Judi Lynn


The Body in the Wetlands (A Jazzi Zanders Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Lyrical Underground (April 23, 2019)
Paperback: 208 pages
ISBN-10: 151610840X
ISBN-13: 978-1516108404
Digital ASIN: B07FZN7CVT

My Review

Cozy  mysteries are one of my favorite genres and I’m always looking for a new theme. I loved the idea of house flippers. I watch those shows all the time. So, I eagerly started reading the book.

Cozies have lots of characters, Some central to the story and some secondary ones that make the story more genuine. I swear I recognize some of them. There were some fun ones in this mystery. And the author did a wonderful job of bringing them to life, helping me to connect with them, even the ones that had died my nefarious means.

Now for the mystery. It all starts with a missing man. But soon, two dead bodies are discovered and the why and whodunit part begins in earnest. I followed along as the investigation got going and was happy that I couldn’t figure it out easily.

I hadn’t read the first book in the series before I read The Body In The Wetlands. That didn’t stop me from enjoying this book, quickly getting familiar with the characters and their relationships to each other, and having a fun time reading along as the author dropped clues and finally gave me the villain.

I’m happy to recommend this book and now plan on going back to the beginning to see what I missed.

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Synopsis

High summer in River Bluffs, Indiana, is always sweltering and sweet. But the heat is really on when a decidedly dead body turns up in the neighborhood.

When established house flippers Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod donate a week’s worth of remodeling work to Jazzi’s sister Olivia, they’re expecting nothing more than back-breaking roofing work and cold beers at the end of each long, hot day. With Jazzi’s live-in boyfriend and partner Ansel on the team, it promises to be a quick break before starting their next big project—until Leo, an elderly neighbor of Olivia’s, unexpectedly goes missing . . .

When the friendly senior’s dog tugs Jazzi and the guys toward the wetlands beyond Olivia’s neighborhood, they stumble across a decomposing corpse—and a lot of questions. With Jazzi’s pal Detective Gaff along to investigate, Jazzi finds her hands full of a whole new mystery instead of the usual hammer and nails. And this time it will take some sophisticated sleuthing to track down the culprit of the deadly crime—before the killer turns on her next . . .

About Author Judi Lynn

Judi Lynn received a Master’s Degree from Indiana University as an elementary school teacher after attending the IPFW campus. She taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades for six years before having her two daughters.  She loves gardening, cooking and trying new recipes.

Readers can visit her website at www.judithpostswritingmusings.com and her blog writingmusings.com.

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Comments
  1. Tammy says:

    I love home improvement shows as well, in fact I always have HGTV on in the background! This sounds like fun😁

    • fuonlyknew says:

      My sister thought of trying the flipping houses thing. If she ever does, I will be helping. Got a feeling it is nowhere near as fun as it looks on the shows. LOL

  2. Judi Lynn says:

    Thanks so much for hosting my book and for the great review!

  3. Beware Of The Reader says:

    Wonderful review for a story that seems filled with interesting characters Laura!

    • fuonlyknew says:

      My favorite things about cozies are the abundance of colorful characters and the towns the stories take place in.

  4. Stormi D Johnson says:

    Looks like this could be a good one! 🙂

  5. alisbooks says:

    I like a good mystery that I can’t figure out easily!

  6. Greg says:

    House flipping and a murder mystery sound pretty good. 🙂

  7. StackingMy BookShelves says:

    Sounds like a great cozy. Glad you enjoyed it!

    Mary

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