Dotty spots men’s clothes floating in the duck pond then realises there’s a body still wearing them. Is foul play suspected? Of course. With Dotty’s bad luck, it couldn’t be anything else.Jealousy, revenge, hatred and rage were all at work in nasty Nigel’s life. As head judge at the local spring fair he made many enemies but who hated him enough to kill him?As Dotty and her friends get involved, … involved, they unravel more than expected.
Can you help Dotty solve this cozy mystery with its laugh out loud capers?
This is Book 2 in the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series but can be read as a standalone.
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With the Spring Fair coming up, Dotty is trying something new. She is making chocolate truffles and other chocolate goodies to sell at the fair. As she is setting up for the opening, Dotty hears her neighbor, Betty Simpson, complaining about one of the judges, Nigel Hastings. He had a habit of being very judgmental and was very unpopular. Most people referred to him as Nasty Nigel.
When Dotty’s friend, Kylie, arrived to help with the chocolates, Dotty took a few minutes to walk around. Near the duck pond, Dotty spotted what looked like clothes in the water. They were clothes, but they were still being worn by the corpse of Nigel Hastings!
How did Nigel die? Did he drown or was he murdered? Considering his reputation for nastiness, if he was murdered, there would be no shortage of suspects. Can Dotty keep her curiosity under control and leave the investigation to the police?
Diane Ezzard has another winner with this installment of the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery series. The characters and situations are very realistic and there is a fair amount of humor throughout the book. The short chapters make for quick and easy reading. There is also plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings to keep the reader guessing clear to the end.
A judge no one likes at the faire is murdered and Dottie discovers the body. When a friend is suspect number one Dottie and friends feel compelled to proved her innocence!
I enjoyed reading this book. It did need more editing and proofreading. Some of the sentences didn’t make sense part was past tense and part was present tense. I muddled through and did enjoy the storyline.
Dotty Dreads a Disaster – Book 2 in the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series” By Diane Ezzard is a tale of one Dotty who only wanted to sell her specially made chocolates at the Spring Fair with Kylie’s assistance ..That was all….simple ..no?!? Not for Dottie….not when a simple stroll to the pond for lunch revealed that nasty Nigel Hastings had gone for a final swim with the fishes. Granted nobody liked the horrible Nigel… a judge for the yearly fair …that was no reason to murder him and leave his remains floating inconveniently in Dottie’s line of sight. And then to blame Millie, Kylie’s aunt on top of it all was too much for Dottie and her besties …Kylie and Rachel to bare. Someone was going to pay…Someone was going to own up to the dirty deed …Someone ….but WHO!!? But with Dottie and her buds on the case …that Someone doesn’t have a chance of remaining undiscovered!! Read and see!! Much enjoyed and Highly Recommended. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Copy of this book.
Dotty might be finding some success with selling her chocolates at the local fun fair, but the fun ends when things turn lethal.
Poor Dotty really does have a knack for trouble- and for finding bodies!
As long as she can continue to avoid becoming a victim Hersey, the fun will go on for us – we get to reward about Doty’s crazy antics, and those of her friends.
The lethal sides or rural and small town living are a lot more fun in this series!
An enjoyable series of mystery books!
As I’ve written before… Dotty, the main character, must have a magnetic field that pulls trouble her way! How could anyone be so unlucky? I know that if I were implicated in a murder, I would want someone just like Dotty and her BFFS, Kylie and Rachel, helping to find the murderer! I won’t give away any spoilers here… you’ll just have to read the story to find out what happens. I don’t think you will be disappointed. I can hardly wait to read what will happen to Dotty, Kylie, and Rachel as the Dotty Drinkwater Mystery Series continues.
I read the prequel to this series. Now that I have read this first and second books of the series, I plan to read the rest of the series as the books become available. I continue to enjoy the main cast of three quirky twenty-something BFFs that are as entertaining although as different as they can be. Whether I personally relate to them or not, I found their characters to be believable. I enjoy reading of their humorous antics and interactions of the BFFs as they worked together to solve this new mystery. This book is not a novel, I finished reading it in one afternoon sitting. I recommend Dotty Dreads a Disaster for anyone who loves a good mystery; but doesn’t have days to invest in reading a full-length novel.
A Deliciously Toxic Tale!
November 14, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Once again Dotty and her friends come up trumps…ensuring that a blackmailing murderer is brought to justice. The story is full of humour and has some genuine lol moments. Beneath the lightness of the story, however, runs a more serious thread addressing some contemporary social and moral issues. This lends depth and rounds out the plot very nicely indeed.
I received an ARC copy of the book but this review is my voluntary and honest opinion.