This is a challenge to help us get some of those books on out To-Be Read stacks read without the pressure of a review (unless we want to) or meeting any other challenge. These books are read totally Just For Fun. I have given just a brief review because I read the book JUST FOR FUN!!
I needed this challenge so bad this month. So many books are screaming from my shelves and this one has been on the top of my Kindle List for too long. It kept getting passed over for review deadlines. Last Sunday I decided it was a “ME” day and I was going to read what I wanted to read, review reading could let me let me have this one day!!!
The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb
(A Cait Morgan Mystery)
3rd in Series
Cozy Mystery
Publisher: TouchWood Editions (April 22, 2014)
Paperback: 240 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1771510639
E-Book File Size: 797 KB
ASIN: B00HUBWC5S
A dream vacation at a Mexican beach resort swiftly dissolves into a nightmare for criminologist and foodie Cait Morgan when her significant other, Bud Anderson, is wrongly arrested for the murder of the local florist, a gifted plantswoman.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
Again Cathy Ace channels Agatha Christie to bring us another fantastic mystery.
In this 3rd Cait Morgan Mystery, Bud and Cate head to Mexico for a vacation to take their relationship to the next level. A simple trip for some snacks lands Bud in jail accused for murder before they even unpack their bags. Cait is in a place where she doesn’t know a soul. Not knowing who she can trust Cait has to keep her relationship with Bud a secret, and she soon discovers she’s not the only one with something to hide. Worried about Bud she follows where the clues lead putting herself in danger. She knows time is not her friend as the Federales can show up at any minute to take Bud away. It is up to her to save him and herself too!!
Cait and Bud make a great team but this time Cait shows she can solve a mystery on her own, well almost. Her eidetic memory and wakeful dreaming technique are her best resources even if she doesn’t understand how all the parts of the puzzle fit together at first.
I love following the clues along with Cait but never figure it out who the killer is until she gathers all the suspects for her big reveal. Then everything makes perfect sense. That in addition to the fleshed out characters make these stories so much fun to read.
The location was a small tourist town in Mexico and I really enjoy learning about how tequila is made and the different versions. All I knew before this story was tequila was the main ingredient in my margaritas 🙂
I have enjoyed all 3 books in this series. The Corpse with the Platinum Hair is coming out soon, I can’t wait.
Cathy Ace’s The Corpse with the Platinum Hair (A Cait Morgan Mystery) Great Escapes Book Tour starts September 1.
Sigh!, sounds good… another one to add to my own towering TBR list! 🙂
The title alone makes me want to read this one. 🙂
This sounds a bit deeper than most cozies. I’d like to give this series a read. Thanks for the recommendation!
Sounds like another good one. Glad you got a chance for a “just for fun” read!