Title: ARSENIC AND OLE
Series: Coastal Playhouse Mysteries #2
Author: Jessa Archer
Publisher: Archer Mysteries
Publish Date: 08.13.2019
Category /Genre: Cozy Mystery, Short Story
Recommended for: 14+ due to vocabulary & murder/suspense
Grammar/editing: received as an
unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Jessa Archer
Goodreads link: Arsenic and Olé
Date completed: 08.15.2019
Description from the publisher:
A QUESO MISTAKEN IDENTITY?
Tig Alden's neighbor is a royal pain. Rebecca Whitley has managed to annoy pretty much everyone she's met since she followed her youngest son to Southern Coastal University two years ago. Whitley's little dog, Leo, doesn't respect boundaries. She delights in leaving scathing reviews online trashing local restaurants, the latest play at the university, and even the town's veterinarian.
When Mrs. Whitley turns up dead in her backyard pool, there's no question that it was murder. Evidence points toward the owners of the local taco shop--the same people she accused of trying to kill her precious little Leo. Tig thinks the couple is innocent, but with so many people who hated Mrs. Whitley, finding her real killer won't be easy.
Tig Alden's neighbor is a royal pain. Rebecca Whitley has managed to annoy pretty much everyone she's met since she followed her youngest son to Southern Coastal University two years ago. Whitley's little dog, Leo, doesn't respect boundaries. She delights in leaving scathing reviews online trashing local restaurants, the latest play at the university, and even the town's veterinarian.
When Mrs. Whitley turns up dead in her backyard pool, there's no question that it was murder. Evidence points toward the owners of the local taco shop--the same people she accused of trying to kill her precious little Leo. Tig thinks the couple is innocent, but with so many people who hated Mrs. Whitley, finding her real killer won't be easy.
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ARSENIC AND OLE is the second book
in the Coastal Playhouse Mystery series. Each will stand completely on its own (but I
really, really wish I had the others in this series).
I’m going to start with Tig’s
name. I love the nickname Tig; it’s
cute. On the other hand, her full name,
Antigone, I can’t stand, mostly because I positively can’t figure out how I’m
supposed to pronounce it. Therefore,
she’s just going to be Tig and nothing else.
I love Tig’s outlook and
relationship with life. She takes long
walks on the beach. She talks to her
mother’s ghost without apology to the reader – you don’t like it, don’t listen
(though she will respectfully try to do so without others around). She has a realistic relationship with her
daughter, but expects respect so gets it.
The same can be said of her boyfriend who is the police chief.
I loved this story, the wonderful
characters, and the delightful twists that were spun throughout. I really didn’t want to put it down and get
my required eight (trust me; I snuck a few more minutes where I could).
I look forward to catching a few
more hours with Tig and her friends!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC
via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Coastal
Playhouse Mysteries:
0.5
The Phantom of the Opal
1.
Curtains for Romeo
2.
Arsenic and Olé
Also from Jessa Archer:
The Hand Lettering Mystery series:
3.
Kerning to Crime
Legal Beagle
Mysteries:
1.
Scales of Justice
2.
Hound on the Sound
Thistlewood
Star Cozy Mysteries:
Baskerville for the Bear
1.
A Murder in Helvetica Bold
2.
Palatino for the Painter
3.
A Séance in Franklin Gothic
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