Author: Staci McLaughlin
Publisher: Kensington Books (July 3, 2012)
Format: Kindle
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: Overdrive
Series: Blossom Valley Mysteries #1
What are the odds that Dana Lewis could find two dead bodies within one week in idyllic Blossom Valley, California? If it were not for its beautiful vistas, people would not stop any longer than to fill their gas tank and grab a quick burger.
Dana has returned home to care for her mother a year after her father’s death. Giving up a semi lucrative career in San Jose, Dana now spends her time creating brochures for the O'Connell Organic Farm and Spa. With her contract running out and the spa needing an extra set of hands, she helps where she can. Delivering towels and picking up honey from the local beekeeper should not involve death, but Blossom Valley has a few strange things going on – and I am not talking about the Cricket Contest.
With Detective Caffrey leading the investigation and Jason the newspaper reporter writing the editorials, Dana is determined to help solve the murders and help her mother’s friend Esther get her fledging farm and spa up and running.
Going Organic Can Kill You follows the typical cozy mystery genre of small town and diverse personalities. The writing has continuity issues and after a choppy start, the flow pick up. Well actually, I am not sure if the flow improved or I just settled into what was offered and decided not to fight it anymore.
Once again, it is a semi adequate offering from Kensington Publishing. This is a proposed first in a series, but from what I read, I do not find a need to continue with book number two.
Dana has returned home to care for her mother a year after her father’s death. Giving up a semi lucrative career in San Jose, Dana now spends her time creating brochures for the O'Connell Organic Farm and Spa. With her contract running out and the spa needing an extra set of hands, she helps where she can. Delivering towels and picking up honey from the local beekeeper should not involve death, but Blossom Valley has a few strange things going on – and I am not talking about the Cricket Contest.
With Detective Caffrey leading the investigation and Jason the newspaper reporter writing the editorials, Dana is determined to help solve the murders and help her mother’s friend Esther get her fledging farm and spa up and running.
Going Organic Can Kill You follows the typical cozy mystery genre of small town and diverse personalities. The writing has continuity issues and after a choppy start, the flow pick up. Well actually, I am not sure if the flow improved or I just settled into what was offered and decided not to fight it anymore.
Once again, it is a semi adequate offering from Kensington Publishing. This is a proposed first in a series, but from what I read, I do not find a need to continue with book number two.
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