About the book: The first book in the Waterfell Tweed Cozy Mystery series!
Sandy Shaw finds herself torn away from her beloved bookshop and cafe when village eccentric Reginald Halfman is found murdered, just hours after he announced his plans to open a competing bookshop right across the village square. As the city police arrive and make it clear Sandy is under suspicion, she is forced to investigate the murder herself. Can she solve the case before it's too late?
Once Upon a Crime is a novella of around 35,000 words. Light and cozy, the book introduces our female amateur sleuth, the village of Waterfell Tweed, and a whole host of quirky characters! Each book in this series can be read as a standalone (but is better enjoyed if read in order), and is free from swearing, sex, violence and cliffhangers.
My review: This book was a lot of fun! I liked the whole sense of mystery and the way the reader doesn't know who the killer is and finds the clues just like Sandy does.
Sandy is just your average woman. She runs the local bakery/bookstore in the tiny village of Waterfell Tweed. You see the whole book through Sandy's perspective, which is why the reader doesn't know who the killer is until the very end when Sandy figures it out.
Sandy has a bunch of friends/neighbors who she ends up suspecting. But as soon as she suspects each and every one of them, she finds out that they couldn't have been the killer. And she has to move on to another suspect. I loved that she was thinking and working out just who it could have been the whole time. It kept me engaged in the plot and wanting more.
This book is short enough to read in an afternoon. It will keep you wanting to read more until you figure out just who the killer is! It's clean, suspenseful and just a fun story.
I was sent an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Purchase link: Amazon
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