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I am absolutely tickled to have Terrie Farley Moran visit us today!
I am delighted to be spending another Cozy Wednesday with all of you. Read to Death
Read ’Em and Eat owners Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield have arranged for members of the book club to read The Florida Life of Thomas Edison by Michele Albion
To insure the success of the trip, Sassy and Bridgy have rented a van and requested driver Oscar Frieland, who they know will engage in entertaining chatter with the club members. Sure enough, Oscar is both flirtatious and informative.
With such splendid planning, the day is a huge success complete with a snack break next to a statue of Thomas Edison which stands under the largest Banyan tree in America. After arriving back at the Read ’Em and Eat, everyone gathers in the café for a brief book club meeting. Bridgy runs out to retrieve her sunglasses from the van only to discover Oscar’s dead body sprawled across the seat.
Although Lieutenant Frank Anthony of the Lee County Sheriff’s Department insists that Bridgy is a witness, not a suspect, Sassy is afraid that Bridgy’s status could change in an instant. She calls lawyer Owen Reston to come to Bridgy’s aid and then enlists reporter Cady Stanton to help her investigate Oscar’s life, past and present.
Bridgy’s mother, who is the flamboyant Ophelia’s sister Emelia arrives to comfort Bridgy but the sparks that fly between the sisters are anything but comforting. And the surprise guest that Emelia brings along with her is nothing short of spectacular.
So, open up a copy of Read to Death
~Terrie
Read to Death
(Read Em and Eat Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Florida
A Berkley Prime Crime Mystery
An Imprint of Penguin Ransom House LLC
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0425270301
E-Book ASIN: B016JPTN5W
At their seaside Read ‘Em and Eat bookstore café, Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield offer fresh scones, great books, and excellent detective work…
With their book club season wrapping up with The Florida Life of Thomas Edison, Sassy and Bridgy decide to take their group on a day trip to the beautiful Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Hiring driver Oscar Frieland, who’s known for his colorful stories and love of the café’s Robert Frost fruit tartlets, the bibliophiles set off for a day of sunshine and history.
After a lovely excursion, the club returns to the café for lunch and a book discussion, but the group falls silent after Oscar is found dead in his van. The sheriff’s deputies have some questions of their own for the group, and if the ladies don’t find some answers soon, the next book they read might be from a prison library.
Dollycas’s Thoughts
The Cool Reads/Warm Climate Book Club goes on a field trip but it ends badly. The van driver, Oscar, is killed on the van after all the book club members have scurried off. Bridgy ends up finding his body when she returns to look for her missing sunglasses and that makes her the prime suspect for his death. Everyone knows she is innocent but the police don’t appear to be looking for other suspects. Before Bridgy is reading her books in a jail cell she and Sassy with the help of their friends do their best to find the real killer.
I have escaped right into all three books in this series. Sassy and Bridgy are fabulous characters and I wish the Read ‘Em and Eat bookstore café actually existed because I want to visit and meet them, Miguel, Ophie, and all the other characters that come through the doors. I really enjoy reading about the teenage book group and all the things they do.
The plot was terrific, just as I knew it would be. Plenty of suspects with plenty of twists. As each suspect was eliminated the focus kept returning to our Bridgy. When things seemed too dire Ophie always came to the rescue to brighten things up. Things were a little tense when her sister, Bridgy’s mom, came to town but Sassy’s mom came too and that helped to lift the tension. These women love to shop and you can’t stay mad when you are shopping.
Of course the setting was pure bliss and we get to see many different places as the girl’s investigation continued. We also traveled to some touristy spots to keep one certain mother out of Miguel’s kitchen.
An truly captivating cozy! Great characters with great relationships, an intriguing whodunit in a delightful setting! I can’t wait to return to the Read ‘Em and Eat!
I highly recommend the entire series!
About The Author
Short-listed twice for The Best American Mystery Stories, Terrie Farley Moran is delighted to introduce mystery fans to the Read ’Em and Eat café and bookstore, which debuted with Well Read, Then Dead. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is playing games and reading stories with any or all of her grandchildren.
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Written with Laura Childs
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I love the bookstore cafe setting for this story.
The Terrie Farley Moran books that I’ve read previously have all been great! Looking forward to this one. Thanks!
Terri this is a wonderfully fun series. Thank you.
I sat and devoured this book as I had done the previous two! I just wish I could have been sat devouring it whilst in the bookshop/cafe!
Reading is my absolutely favorite thing to do. Thanks for a chance to win a copy of your book.
I would love to belong to this reading club. They’re field trips sound wonderful as well as the discussions about books. Thanks for the chance to enter the giveaway. Also thanks to Terrie Farley Moran for providing a book. robeader53@yahoo.com
Love a good mystery.
Sounds like a great cozy. I love the cover.
Wonderful series. Thanks for this great giveaway.
I didn’t know Terrie had collaborated with Laura Childs on that series. ?
Hi. I was fortunate that Laura Childs approached me a couple of years ago and asked me to assist in writing Parchment and Old Lace and then we collaborated again on Crepe Factor. She needed extra time in her very busy schedule to write her fab new thriller Little Girl Gone written under her real name, Gerry Schmitt.
Read to Death sounds like a wonderful book — I need to get a start on that series! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I love your series! I wish the Read ’Em and Eat café/bookstore was real – I’d visit it and practically never leave lol.
Add in the book clubs they run and it really is perfect!
I love good cozy mysteries! I’d love to win this book! Thanks for the chance!!
Thanks for the great post & review. It made me push this book up on my TBR List. I loved the first book & have to get caught up with the second one. Thanks for the chance to win the third.
Can’t wait to read this. I’m a new Florida snowbird.
Wow Peggy, that is great. I hope you enjoy your winters.
I haven’t read this series yet. I’m looking forward to reading, really like the setting being a bookstore/cafe. Sounds amazing.
I loved this one!
Hi Everyone, I am happy to see so much interest in the Read ‘Em and Eat books. I wish everyone great luck in the giveaway of not one but two copies of Read to Death. xo
I’m going to have sober raisin scones instead of drunken ones when I read the book!
Looks like a great read.
The books written by Terrie Farley Moran that I’ve read have all been great. Thank you for the chance to win a copy of Read to Death.
I love this series. My family lives in the area, and my sister enjoyed the book, too!
I really enjoy this series and glad to see that it’s continuing!
What an interesting book! Love the bookstore setting.
Terrie, the Ford and Edison Winter Estates are a great place to visit. It is fascinating that you included them as a setting for your book.