A Very Mummy Holiday
by Lynn Cahoon
Jill, a passionate reader and the owner of Coffee, Books, and More in a small, coastal, tourist town in central California, takes off for Thanksgiving week with her boyfriend Greg who is a very capable detective. They go with another couple to stay at a large cabin on the Oregon Coast. A Very Mummy Holiday by Lynn Cahoon is a little novella packed with action and mystery as the focus turns to the case of a runaway bride. Things turn from sad to deadly as a corpse is found. Danger seems to surround the visitors in the subtle form of threats from the Devil Riders motorcycle gang. Jill and Greg work with the local police to bring justice to the fiancee and avert a kidnapping—all before more friends arrive to celebrate with a big dinner.
I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press) for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 5/5
Category: Mystery
Notes: A Tourist Trap novella, but it works well as a standalone.
Publication: October 28, 2019—Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press)
Memorable Lines:
“Everything okay?” Blake called out. “Just wondering if you locked the cabin.” Greg lied. And he did it so calmly. I was beginning to see a new side of my boyfriend. I wasn’t sure I liked it.
“You know this isn’t your investigation.” Sheriff Anderson’s eyes went flat and hard. “I’ve been looking for that girl for years and for what it’s worth, only one man had motive and opportunity to kill. And he’s sitting on that porch.”
Some days the best conversations I had were with my dog.
A good review
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Thank you, Betty!
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Thank you !
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A good, short mystery. Thanks for stopping by. I’m enjoying your blog posts as well.
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I thought I was all caught up on this series, but somehow I missed this one. Another wonderful review Linda, that I will definitely be catching up on.
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As it is a novella, I’m sure you will easily slip it in. I had Halloween on the brain as I started reading because of “mummy” in the title, but that is not the case.
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I’m really getting into these cozy novellas. Short, sweet, and packed with enough mystery to tide me over until the next book in the series. I love the quotes you highlighted here!
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Yep! A little more than a short story; satisfying if you enjoy the series. Thanks, Christopher!
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