A new cozy mystery series from USA Today best-selling author Dale Mayer. Follow gardener and amateur sleuth Doreen Montgomery—and her amusing and mostly lovable cat, dog, and parrot—as they catch murderers and solve crimes in lovely Kelowna, British Columbia.Riches to rags. … Chaos again. … Winning is important, … at least for some!Doreen is overwhelmed with joy when she sees all the … sees all the volunteers who show up to help get her deck addition built. Most of the men are cops, friends of Corporal Mack Moreau’s, and are happy to help Mack’s special friend and the lady who has helped solve so many crimes for them with a spot of home renovation.
But before the deck improvement can be finished, duty calls, and the cops are called away on a case. Another gray-haired lady has dropped dead. Yet another heart attack victim is added to the long line of previous ones. And, of course, neither of these recently deceased women had a heart condition that would explain their sudden demise.
With her animals at her side, Doreen is determined to figure out what the ladies had in common, plus why and how kiwis keep popping up in this case. As she digs into the ladies’ lives, the things Doreen discover are shocking, … but not as shocking as the answer is to this riddle …
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After moving into her Nan old house, Doreen finally gets her backyard upgrades. She soon learns and sees how a small town works. Her work on closing cold cases brings the town together including one man helping out because his wife wants a photo of Mugs, Theodore and Goliath. During this a new dase of little old ladies passing but with a Kiwi twist. A nice easy read, very relaxing. Love this series.
Wow, this plot took some turns I didn’t see coming, it was a slow build but once it all started to come together it completely took off. I absolutely loved how everyone pulled in to help Doreen, I wanted pictures to show the results as it all sounded amazing. The ending ! Boy that’s hard now to wait for this book so I hope it won’t be long. Fabulous read as always in this series, I love The animals, Mack and Doreen, poor Nan though, I really felt for her in this one. Loved it!
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I’m absolutely loving this cozy mystery series, Doreen is an incredibly likable character, I love her relationship with the animals and Nan, she has so much patience with her. Her relationship with Mack is deepening and even though she thoroughly exasperating, he is patient, kind and incredibly helpful.
With all the old ladies dying so quickly, Doreen is worried about Nan and really sticks her nose into police business, how she solves this one I honestly don’t know.
Now that her deck is nearly complete and her new lawyer is on the way to see her, I can’t wait for the next book.
An Absolutely Outstanding Cozy Mystery .This is one of my favorite series .
I loved reading this story . Doreen and her furry family are always knee deep in the cold cases of Kelowna . Building her new deck is not enough to keep her busy. Doreen is curious what kiwis and older women deaths have to do with each other . Detective Mack is busy himself with the new case and Doreens new deck and also keeping Doreen out of his case . Which is easier said than done .I enjoy seeing how Mack and Doreens friendship is growing . This story is humorous and entertaining even with the deaths . Such a well written story .I enjoyed reading and I highly recommend taking the time to read .
Oh Boy up to the next level of Great! Doreen has solved her last case and seems to be drawn to a Serial Killer Truck Driver, but gets thrown off by the sudden increase in old ladies dropping dead. Since it’s a current case that Mack is working on, it’s kind of off limits or is it? In the mean time Mack has arraigned for his Police buddies and some of their buddies to come and work on Doreen’s deck and Patio. She is so thrilled and amazed at how many and how fast they got it done, even if she had to buy beer and pizza, a small price to pay! When one of the old ladies died, she had a message for Doreen in her pocket. Mack tried to keep her out of it, but well it’s Doreen! Their relationship seems to be moving a long, they are more couply, but not quite there yet. The ending though! Ya got to read this!
Doreen and her house is a work in progress. Her skill — solving cold cases. In the midst of rehabbing her backyard and deck with the help of Mack and friends, she stumbles on an active case with surprises. In the meantime a gentle romance continues and the animals continue to protect their mistress and make new friends. A fun, fun book with beloved characters from previous books. It is a standalone book of romance and mystery but is also so much more fun when read in a series.
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Doreen is one smart, loveable person and I enjoy this series. The relationship with her grandmother, Nan, her friendship that appears to every so slowly be developing into more with Mack the Detective, the relationship with her animals. I like that her deck is finally done, and I wonder about her garden. When she sits on her deck and looks out I just feel her peace, her happiness. This one had grandmas dropping left and right and fear for her Nan drives her to investigate, or poke her nose in 🙂 I admit this one had me stumped. OK most do, but this one I couldn’t quite figure out how Doreen put it all together. Usually when I get to the end (where I am always surprised on the culprit) I understand her conclusion. I think that might be because I am so looking forward to Lifeless in the Lilies. Thank you Dale Mayer Booksprout for the arc. I freely share my thoughts and opinions, unsolicited.
Doreen and crew tackle another intriguing case in this installment. This time it is not so much a cold case. When little old ladies start dropping she’s worried Nan may be next and so she can’t help but get involved much to Mack’s grumbling. She also finds that the group of guys Mack knows and works for are more than happy to help her with her deck. Doreen and her animals are always a delight much to the dismay of some in the community. She always solves her cases though. I volunteered to read this book via Booksprout.