Deceptive Designs Cozy Corgi Mysteries Book #25
Cozy Mysteries, Woman Sleuths, Mystery Thriller
Independent
June 21, 2022
Kindle
275
amazon
Colorado’s winter storms might rattle the windows, but the heavenly scents of zucchini bread and a crackling fire warms the Cozy Corgi Bookshop and Bakery. Between chapters of a favorite novel and the caffeinated joy of dirty chais, Winifred Page considers new literary challenges as her faithful corgi sidekick, Watson—who has no such ambitions—naps contentedly, after lots of love in the form of treats, of course.
But the growing unease in the shops linking Elkhorn Avenue brings on a shiver that has nothing to do with the weather. New stores are opening, adding glitz and glam to downtown Estes and worrying long-time business owners. When Anna Hanson’s grand scheme of hiring an elite interior designer and social media maven to add some buzz to her high-end furniture boutique backfires, she faces consequences more dangerous than bad press.
To help a friend, Fred and Watson investigate, stumbling upon an old secret… and murder. The uncovered lies that have poisoned one Estes Park resident threaten to change the way Fred views her beloved little mountain town irrevocably.
Review by Gloria Lakritz
Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
Already Book 25??? I admit I am addicted to this series???? My surprise for the first time ever, a book comg out earlier than the expected release day; I was caught reading something else. Needing to finish that, I am sadly a little late to the Party.
Ms. Abbot has brought back the sense of real DANGER to the storyline with her original Bad Guys ‘The Irons Family’. The book began with Winifred being attacked emotionally from all ends.
Her thoughts that she wanted to add more to her life besides only selling books, to the explosion of all that was thrust at her had me reeling. The question of who is moving to Estes Park to open new shops on the Avenue; one being ‘a book shop’…….
Next, Anna seeing a member of the dreaded Irons Family in town had me and Fred all over the place. Then Anna being attacked; shot …….AAAND the other storyline of the designer and a murder…….This certainly could have been three books!!!
The readers like myself who have read this series from the beginning needed a score card to keep up. But Katy and her baking had me famished, so there’s that too and my snack breaks kept me active as well…
Needless to say I loved it….It challenged me……Bring on the NEXT