Roses & Thorns

Roses & Thorns

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel #CozyMystery #Suspense #Humorous



Blurb:

Charley Carpenter has poured heart and soul into her clothing store, Old Hat Vintage Fashions. She’ll do anything to make it a success—even join the stuffy Agathas Book Club in order to cultivate customers among the wealthy elite of Oakwood, Ohio.

Although mixing with the most influential women in town has its advantages, Charley finds the endless gossip a high price to pay. But after two women with close ties to the Agathas are brutally murdered, everyone falls under threat—and suspicion. When key evidence indicates that both murders are the work of the same hand, Charley realizes that the killer has arranged each corpse in perfect imitation of crime scenes from the Club’s murder mystery reading list. She uses her membership in the Club to convince Detective Marcus Trenault to use her as an inside informant. Not that he could stop her anyway.

Intelligent, fearless, and every bit as stubborn as Marc is, Charley soon learns the Agathas aren’t the only ones with secrets to protect. Passions explode as she and Marc must race against time to prevent another murder. And if Charley’s not careful, she may find herself becoming the killer’s next plot twist.

About the Author:

Leslie Nagel is a writer and teacher of writing at a local community college. Her debut novel, “The Book Club Murders”, is the first in the Oakwood Mystery Series. Leslie lives in the all too real city of Oakwood, Ohio, where murders are rare but great stories lie thick on the ground. After the written word, her passions include her husband, her son and daughter, hiking, tennis and strong black coffee, not necessarily in that order.

Review:

The Book Club Murders was a fun cozy mystery. The small town of Oakwood, Ohio, is shaken when a woman is murdered. It’s a nice little town with very little crime, which is one reason Marc Trenault gave up his job as a homicide detective in Chicago and moved home. The last thing he wants or needs is more murder. Yet, that’s what he gets—not one murder, but two, and then more. And to make matters worse, he finds Charley Carpenter in the middle of every crime scene he tries to investigate. And she’s the one who identifies the crime scenes as set-ups from the book club’s latest reads.

There were plenty of suspects among the town’s elite book club members, and lots of scandal to wade through in figuring out who dunnit. Ms. Nagel kept me guessing right up to the end. Is my brain slowing down or are writers getting better?

Author Website:  http://www.leslienagel.com/
Warnings:  Descriptions of Murder Scenes
Length:  271 Pages
Digital Price:  $3.99

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Download the file from the publisher onto your computer as you would any other file. I’ve created a folder for books on my computer, with subfolders by source (Marketing for Romance Writers, Net Galley, Authors who find me on Kindle lists, etc.). That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on your computer. Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle breaks and my kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If you have a Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate copies, so buying directly from the publisher can save you money.

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Your author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.

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