A Killer Romance (A Beach Reads Mystery)

A Killer Romance is a cozy mystery set on the small island of St. Brigid located off the coast of North Carolina. Summer Merriweather comes back to live and work in her hometown after her mother Hildy is murdered. Summer takes over her mom’s bookstore, Beach Reads, and is surrounded by loved ones on the small island including her cousin Piper, niece Mia, a close friend of her mom’s named Glads, and assistant manager of the bookstore, Poppy. The fiancé she left at the alter, Cash was now a prominent attorney on the island. When a bestselling author named Lana Livingstone comes to town, Summer hopes it will drum up some business for the store. What happens next is disastrous. After Lana’s presentation, the author is found dead in her hotel room. The main suspect? Glads. Glads was the one who served Lana tea and there was poisonous residue in Lana’s teacup. Summer knows Glads didn’t do it and takes it upon herself to do the detective work.

This book is fun, exciting, and full of colorful characters that are quirky and interesting. I recommend this book to fans of cozy mysteries who love a straightforward story that has several good twists and turns to stir the pot.