Review: Bowled Over Americano
Sara and Sean Cozy Mystery Series #1
by Carolyn Arnold
Published: April 11, 2023
Publisher: Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc.
Genre: Mystery, Thrillers, Cozy Mystery
Blurb:
Sara Cain isn't your typical thirty-two-year-old woman. Murder detective by day, writer and… sleuth by night? Just as long as there’s enough coffee to keep her going…
When her first novel gives her trouble, Sara goes for a walk to clear her writer’s block and ends up stumbling right into a real-life murder mystery. Magnum, an adventurous beagle, comes running off leash toward her in the local park, and she returns him home only to find his master dead on the entry floor.
Cliff Cunningham was a championship bowler with a mean streak and a temper, and police are pegging his Golden Pin bowling trophy as the murder weapon. While any number of people could have clocked a strike by knocking him on the noggin, the prime suspect is a friend of Sara’s mother—and she expects Sara to prove the woman’s innocence. A tall order, as the case isn’t officially hers and belongs to a rival detective.
But a promise is a promise, and Sara soon finds herself sleuthing undercover—and off the clock—in a world of polyester shirts and rental shoes. It’s not all bad, though, as she’s taking her friend and partner Sean McKinley along for the ride. They are better together than they’ve ever been split, and they’re not amateurs at finding killers.
Despite being up against small-town hijinks and colorful characters who threaten to roll their efforts into the gutter, they are having fun. That is, until they get close to the killer and a dangerous twist puts their lives at risk.
A completely addictive caper full of twists that offers up a serving of murder, a dollop of romance, and a dash of humor. This perfect blend of robust and sweet is bound to hit the spot with readers who are fans of Verity Bright, Tonya Kappes, and Agatha Frost.
My Review:
Sara Cain needing a break from her writing decides to take a walk to clear her head. She takes a walk down to the park. While out on her walk Sara sees this little dog, a beagle running around the park with no leash. She knows who the dog belongs to so decides to take him home.
Upon arriving at the dog’s home she notices the front door is a jar. Sara is a part-time sleuth and has a lot of questions running through her mind like why is the front door open and why is the dog off his leash? Upon entering the residence she finds the dog’s owner lying on the floor dead. Someone has bashed his head in with a trophy. Who killed this man? What was their motive?
Sara and her partner Sean decide to do a little sleuthing on their own after Sara’s mother ask her to look into the case as her best friend was arrested for the murder.
In the meantime, Sara and Sean have another case to look into as well for their daytime job. Another body has been found. As a reader, one of your first questions may be are the two cases related? Really want to know? Yeah, well, grab a copy of Bowled Over Americano the first book in the Sara and Sean Cozy Mystery Series.
Bowled Over Americano is a great start to a brand-new series by author Carolyn Arnold. Like most of her novels Bowled Over Americano will grab your attention from the first page and pull you so far in that you won't want to let go until you have read that last page as you will be hooked and lost in Sara and Sean’s world.
Bowled Over Americano is one of those warm and cozy reads where you will want to grab a snugging and sit by a warm, glowing, cozy fire as you are pulled in deeper and deeper into its world of mystery, murder, and suspense.
Bowled Over Americano reminds me of those mystery shows like Remington Steele, Murder She Wrote, and/or Hart to Hart just to name a few. There is a piece of each one of these shows that reminds me of Bowled Over Americano in one way or another.
I would like to suggest that you give this new series a chance. Pick up a copy today to solve a murder or two. Be sure and check out all of Carolyn Arnold’s books for more mystery-solving crimes.
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